date_of_birth paul goble
Paul Goble ( born September ___MASK78___ , 1933 ) is an English - born American writer and illustrator of children ' s books , especially Native American stories . His book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses won a Caldecott Medal in ___MASK17___ . A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format , most often aimed at young children . The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints , acrylics , watercolor , and pencil , among others . Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now were Heinrich Hoffmann ' s " Struwwelpeter " from ___MASK19___ and Beatrix Potter ' s " The Tale of Peter Rabbit " from 1902 . Some of the best - known picture books are Robert McCloskey ' s " Make Way for Ducklings ", Dr . Seuss ' " The Cat In The Hat ", and Maurice Sendak ' s " Where the Wild Things Are ". The Caldecott Medal ( established 1938 ) and Kate Greenaway Medal ( established 1955 ) are awarded annually for illustrations in children ' s literature . From the mid - 1960s several children ' s literature awards include a category for picture books . Paul Goble ( ___MASK51___  5 January 2017 ) was an English writer and illustrator of children ' s books , especially Native American stories . His book " The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses " won a Caldecott Medal in 1979 . The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses , written and illustrated by Paul Goble , is a children ' s picture book originally released by Bradbury Press in ___MASK25___ . It was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in ___MASK17___ . As of 1993 , the book has been published by Simon & Schuster . The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year ' s " most distinguished American picture book for children ", beginning with ___MASK99___ publications . It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious American children ' s book awards . The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ). The award is given to the author of " the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children ." Named for John Newbery , an 18th - century English publisher of juvenile books , the Newbery was proposed by Frederic G . Melcher in ___MASK60___ , making it the first children ' s book award in the world . The medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan and depicts an author giving his work ( a book ) to a boy and a girl to read . The Newbery and the Caldecott Medal are considered the two most prestigious awards for children ' s literature in the United States . Many bookstores and libraries have Newbery sections ; popular television shows interview the winners ; textbooks include lists of Newbery winners , and many master ' s and doctoral theses are written about them . Randolph Caldecott ( ___MASK43___ March 1846  12 February ___MASK98___ ) was an English artist and illustrator , born in Chester . The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour . He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations . His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy . Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children ' s books during the nineteenth century . Two books illustrated by him , priced at a shilling each , were published every Christmas for eight years . The American Library Association ( ALA ) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally . It is the oldest and largest library association in the world , with more than ___MASK66___ , 000 members .