Shortlisted Books – Picture Books
Hello Lighthouse
Author/Illustrator: Sophie Blackall and Facebook site Winning the Caldecott Medal on KidLit TV 20:25 mins, demonstrates Mr Squiggle style drawings, and a great demonstration of how to paint a lighthouse with Chinese inks and watercolours and masking film.
Publisher: Hachette and Teachers notes
Little Brown Young Readers (USA) Educator Guide including a 7:04 mins video of Sophie discussing the book. The educators guide allows students to do tasks as the lighthouse keeper or the lighthouse engineer.
Reading of the book on YouTube 7:57 mins
Let’s Talk Picture Books – Hello Lighthouse
School Library Journal Article – Teaching with 2019 Caldecott Winner “Hello Lighthouse”
Learn from Play Resources
Library Lessons
IDTL Resource Hello Lighthouse Teaching Notes from IDTL (134 KB)
These teaching notes contain a range of ideas.
Nop (Honour Book)
Author/Illustrator: Caroline Magerl
Publisher: Walker Books and Teachers notes
I Need a Parrot (Winner)
Author/Illustrator: Chris McKimmie and interview on Trevor Cairney blog
Creating Me, Teddy with collage 5:52 mins
Publisher: Ford Street
Three (Honour Book)
Author/Illustrator: Stephen Michael King and his notes on the book
Publisher: Scholastic
Stephen Michael King illustrating Bella from Bella’s Bad Hair Day 5:19 mins
The Good Son: A Story from the Frist World War, Told in Miniature https://littlesoldierstories.com/
Author: Pierre-Jacques Ober
Illustrator: Jules Ober and Felicity Coonan
Publisher: Walker Books
Age range suggested: From 14 years. Based on true story from WW 1.
IDTL Resource The Good Son – Teaching notes from IDTL (163 KB)
These notes focus on the theme Shot at Dawn.
Tilly
Author: Jane Godwin
Illustrator: Anna Walker
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Jane Godwin reads Tilly on YouTube 7:29 mins