The Little Island: (Caldecott Medal Winner) (Dell Picture Yearling) (Blue Ribbon Book)

by Golden MacDonald and Margaret Wise Brown

Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)

Children’s book icon Margaret Wise Brown – author of the cherished classic Goodnight Moon – and Caldecott Medal-winner Leonard Weisgard bring young readers an enduring picture book about the magic of nature.
 
Winner of the 1947 Caldecott Medal, this beautifully moving story centers around a little island in the midst of the wide ocean, and the curious kitten who comes to visit. As the seasons pass, the island and the creatures who call it home witness an ever-changing array of sights, smells, and sounds – proving that, no matter how small, we are all an important part of the world.

• ISBN10: 044040830X
• ISBN13: 9780440408307
• Publish Date: 1 October 1993 (first published 3 September 1946)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Random House Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 48
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780440408307

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

I got this one through interlibrary loan in a possibility to purchase and I'm torn. I love Margaret Wise Brown for many other books and parts of this one are wonderful with describing the seasons as they change and animal and plant life on the island and then other parts are completely random and bizarre. I'm not sure what I think. There is also no poetry or rhythm to it like I've expected in the past from others we've read.