Caldecott Medal

Each year, the Caldecott Award is given to an illustrator for the most distinguished American picture book for children.  The illustrator must be either a United States citizen or resident.  The award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.  You'll see a gold seal on the Caldecott winner.  You'll see silver seals on books that were named honor books.

The 2007 Caldecott Medal winner is Flotsam by David Wiesner.

Flotsam is a cinematic unfolding of discovery. A vintage camera washed up on the beach provides a young boy with a surprising view of fantastical images from the bottom of the sea. From fish-eye to lens-eye, readers see a frame-by-frame narrative of lush marinescapes ebbing and flowing from the real to the surreal.