2012 CALDECOTT MEDAL
WINNER AND HONOR BOOKS . . .
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture books for children.
Winner: A Ball for Daisy, illustrated and written by Chris Raschka. Published bySchwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Honor: Blackout, illustrated and written by John Rocco and published by Disney - Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney book Group.
Honor: Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane SMith, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Honor: Me . . . Jane illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.