The second entry in our fortnightly Caldecott series focuses on Thomas Handforth's 1938 Mei Li. Books naturally fall in and out of the publication cycle: some get found and republished, others remain dead. Despite having won one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature, Thomas Handforth's stunningly illustrated picture book debut is today out of print and can be quite pricey on the used market. Fingers crossed that your library has it!

Join us for a quick lesson on lithography and printing, with some thoughts on how Handforth's background as a printer helped him to bring this tale to life in new and innovative ways!

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Show graphics by Emily Tetrault. Theme and interstitials excerpted from Erik Satie's Gnossienne #1. All book images used under the Fair Use exceptions to exclusive copyright as defined under Title 17, subsection 107, of US Code.