5/24/2023 0 Comments Gerald mcdermott arrow to the sun![]() ![]() In my town of Brookline, Massachusetts, Gerald began speaking about his work as a filmmaker and as a book illustrator, giving Arrow to the Sun its initial public showings. We met in 1973 at the Newbery–Caldecott announcement reception. Gerald originally produced Anansi the Spider as an animated film and since he knew of no precedents for transforming a film into a picture book, he made it his responsibility to solve the technical problems involved. Gerald then realized that his work as a book illustrator was valued by children’s librarians, even though he was at first a film artist. The awarding of the 1975 Caldecott Medal for Arrow to the Sun (Viking) concludes a critical period for Gerald McDermott, a period begun two years earlier when Anansi the Spider (Holt) was designated a Caldecott Honor Book. ![]() Photo courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children/American Library Association. From left: Gerald McDermott, Priscilla Moulton, and former Horn Book editor Paul Heins. ![]()
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