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December 8, 2011 by Travis Jonker

The Caldecott Medal: Danger to Society?

December 8, 2011 by Travis Jonker   9 comments

This is a tongue-in-cheek report.

Can you believe these Caldecott-winning books? Endangering the youth of America, I say! I have evidence to prove it. How can you condone books that are teaching children to…

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They Were Strong and Good

…engage in beekeeping without a head net…

Make Way for Ducklings

…ride a bike without a helmet…

The Rooster Crows

…maintain questionable firearm safety…

The Rooster Crows

…eat off of a knife…

The Little Island

…boat without a life jacket (I think)…

White Snow, Bright Snow

…eat unsanitary snowflakes…

Finders Keepers

…ignore leash laws…

The Biggest Bear

…hug bears…

Madeline’s Rescue

…jump off bridges…

A Tree is Nice

…burn leaves without a permit…

Time of Wonder

…this just looks dangerous…

Drummer Hoff

…stand in front of cannons and yell “Fire!”…

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

…imbibe…

Duffy and the Devil

…engage in public nudity…

Ox-Cart Man

…kiss oxen…

The Glorious Flight

…fly in a plane with little to no safety measures…

Mirette on the High Wire
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

…tightrope walk without a net…

The Lion & the Mouse

…trap lions illegally…

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

…encourage wild animals to ride public transportation…

Wonderful picture books, or a scourge to our society? What say you?

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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Comments

  1. Ed Spicer says

    December 8, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Great pictures, but did you have a permit to post these?

  2. Linda Baie says

    December 8, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Guess one could say ‘those were the days!’ Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

  3. Mary Voors says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:36 am

    LOVE this! Thanks for the laugh!

  4. Laurina says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Very witty and clever!

  5. marjorie says

    December 8, 2011 at 11:25 am

    TOTES scourge. I’m telling.

  6. DaNae says

    December 8, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Most awesome, but where was the picture from the first Caldecott of Eve and her bare nipples in close proximity to those venomous teeth?

  7. Jen says

    December 10, 2011 at 5:11 am

    Fantastic! Picture books for Free Range Kids!

  8. Mary says

    February 17, 2012 at 1:48 am

    What book is the beekeeping picture from? (And don’t forget to mention that there is a public display of religious belief in that one, too!)

    • Travis says

      February 18, 2012 at 4:23 am

      The beekeeping illustration is from They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson

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