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Caldecott Winning Illustrators Series: Stephen Gammell

By Adrienne Rivera. Oct 31, 2021. 1:11 PM.

Topics: Caldecott Medal, Children's Books

Each year, the Caldecott Medal is awarded to an illustrator whose work represents the best in children's book illustration. 1989 winner Stephen Gammell earned this award for his charming illustrations in Katherine Ackerman's Song and Dance Man. But Gammell is interesting that while he won his award for a very particular and lovely style, he is best known for a work that evokes an entirely different feeling than the art for which he won the Caldecott Medal. Join us today in our Caldecott Medal Winning Illustrators Series as we take a closer look at the career of Stephen Gammell:

     
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