1. Who was The Caldecott Medal named after?
A.
Miss Potter
B.
Miss Greenaway
C.
Mr. Caldecott
2. What is on The Caldecott Medal?
A. A
galloping horse
B. Hunting
dogs
C. A
crouching cat
Answers:
1. The
correct answer is Mr. Caldecott. After reading about Mr. Caldecott, try to find
out what Miss Potter and Miss Greenaway did.
2. The
correct answer is a galloping horse from The
Diverting History of John Gilpin, published in 1878. After reading more,
how did Mr. Caldecott learn to draw a galloping horse?
Read all about Mr. Caldecott:
RANDOLPH CALDECOTT: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT STOP
DRAWING by Leonard S. Marcus with drawings by Randolph Caldecott (Farrar Straus
Giroux, 2013).
The Caldecott Medal book for 2014:
LOCOMOTIVE by Brian Floca (Atheneum Books, 2013).
Pencil Journey: It's time to find color pencils and start
drawing!
