White Snow, Bright Snow — Infobox Book name = White Snow, Bright Snow image caption = author = Alvin Tresselt illustrator = Roger Duvoisin cover artist = country = United States genre = Children s picture book publisher = Lothrop release date = 1947 media type = pages =… … Wikipedia
Louise Fatio — Duvoisin (1904 1993) was the author of the Happy Lion series of children s picture books. She was married to Roger Duvoisin, who illustrated the books and created several other books … Wikipedia
Caldecott Honor — The Caldecott Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott Honor is given to worthy runners up for the Caldecott Medal, a higher honor. Though the Caldecott… … Wikipedia
children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… … Universalium
Picture book — A picture book is a popular form of illustrated literature mdash;more precisely, a book with comparatively few words and at least one picture on each of its openings mdash;popularized in the 20th century Western world. The illustrations in… … Wikipedia
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis — Awarded for Outstanding children s literature Presented by Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Country Germany First awarded 1956 … Wikipedia
Alvin Tresselt — (born September 30, 1916, Passaic, New Jersey July 24, 2000) was a pioneering children s book author and graphic designer. His book White Snow, Bright Snow (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) won the Caldecott Medal. His most popular book was his… … Wikipedia
Happy Lion — The Happy Lion (ISBN 0 375 82759 5) is a 1954 children s picture book by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. In the book, the Happy Lion lives in a small zoo in France. When he escapes, he is surprised that people are now scared of… … Wikipedia
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival — The Fay B. Kaigler Children s Book Festival is an annual book festival that was founded in 1968 and is sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi.HistoryEarly yearsIn 1968, Dr. Warren Tracy, chairman of the Library Science Department and … Wikipedia
Natalie Savage Carlson — (October 3, 1906 Kernstown, Virginia–September 23, 1997 Rhode Island) is an award winning American author of children s books.[1] She was of French Canadian descent, and worked many old family stories and folktales into early books like The… … Wikipedia
