Artist Nonny Hogrogian, reflecting on her 1966 Caldecott Award

The Caldecott changed my life. It meant that I would not have to work in an office again. I would be able to work at books I loved in my own home without worrying too much about paying the rent.

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Artist Nonny Hogrogian, reflecting on her 1966 Caldecott Award in School Library Journal, Dec. 2012