The 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Medal Winner
The 2011 Geisel Medal winner is Bink and Gollie, written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile. (Candlewick Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780763632663) Compare prices.According to the American Library Association, “Bink and Gollie provides a clever peek into the lives of dissimilar friends celebrating the ups and downs of their daily escapades in three lively chapters. Bink and Gollie explore the rocky terrain of compromise, asserting independence, and jealousy, yet their friendship remains steadfast.
"In this effervescent blend of picture book, reader and graphic novel, text and illustration unite the real and imaginary. Humorous and exaggerated illustrations propel the reader through a story sprinkled with challenging vocabulary. So much is said with so little.
“'Covering a range of emotional territory to engage and challenge developing readers, fresh and creative text and powerful visuals generate a special chemistry between two friends,' said Geisel Award Committee Chair Julie F. Roach." (ALA 1/10/10 press release)
The 2011 Geisel Award Honor Books
All of the quotations below come from the ALA 1/10/11 press release mentioned above.- Two Geisel Honor Books were named:
- Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!, written and illustrated by Grace Lin
(Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2010 ISBN: 9780316024525) Compare prices."Identical twins Ling and Ting are not exactly the same, but equally charming, in these six vignettes chronicling such daily adventures as getting their hair cut, performing magic, making dumplings and going to the library. Creator Lin cleverly recaps the day through Ting’s giggle-inducing revisionist retelling."
- We Are in a Book!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems
(Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group, 2010. ISBN: 9781423133087) Compare prices."Contentedly hanging out, Gerald and Piggie notice that someone is looking at them. That someone turns out to be the reader in this hilarious, interactive story about the joys of reading (and being read)! Children will be unable to resist Elephant and Piggie’s polite request to '…please read us again?'”
