Though Belle uses her imagination, Gaston isn’t such an idiot for wanting pictures in his books. He probably just never progressed past a third-grade reading level.
Looking over the Caldecott winners from the past seventy years, I saw some of my favorite books from childhood, all of which are illustrated in beautiful and very distinct styles. Here are some of the best:
1990 Honor: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Hershel shows a goblin he can crush a rock in his bare hands
1988 Honor: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Yet another Cinderella story
1993 Honor: Seven Blind Mice
Elephant quest ’93
And the gorgeous 1992 Winner: Jumanji
Follow the rules, kids, or you could be caught in a rhino stampede
