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Kitten's First Full Moon is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Published in 2004, the book tells the story of a kitten who thinks the moon is a bowl of milk and tries many different attempts to drink it. Henkes won the 2005 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.[1] The book is in black and white and typeset in sans-serif. The idea came from a line in another book by Henkes, "The cat thought the moon was a bowl of milk." Henkes gradually expanded on that for Kitten's First Full Moon.
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| Author | Kevin Henkes |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Kevin Henkes |
| Cover artist | Henkes |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins Publishers |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 31 |
| ISBN | 0-06-058828-4 |
| OCLC | 52386414 |
| [E] 21 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.H389 Ki 2004 |
Awards and honors edit
In 2017, the American Booksellers Association inducted Kitten's First Full Moon into their Picture Book Hall of Fame.[2]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Betty Ren Wright Children's Picture Book Award | Honorable Mention | [3] |
| 2005 | Caldecott Medal | Winner | [4] |
| Charlotte Zolotow Award | Winner | [5] | |
| Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award for Children's Picture Book | Winner | [6] |
References edit
- ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Awards: Indies Choice; E.B. White Read-Aloud; Dylan Thomas". Shelf Awareness. 2017-05-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Contest History & Past Winners". Council for Wisconsin Writers. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Clark, Larra; Morales, Macey (2005-01-17). "American Library Association announces award winners". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Charlotte Zolotow Award (for Outstanding Writing in Picture Books)". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "First Midwest Booksellers' Choice Awards". Shelf Awareness. 2005-08-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
