Green (picture book) explained

Green
Author:	Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Illustrator:	Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Published:	2012 (Roaring Brook Press)/ Neal Porter Books
Media Type:	Print (Hardcover)
Pages:	36
Isbn:	978-1-59643-397-7

Green is a children's picture book by American author and artist Laura Vaccaro Seeger. It was first published in 2012 by Roaring Brook Press. The pages illustrate different shades of green in nature, with cut-out shapes linking the different scenes.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews finds Green '...lovely, inventive, engrossing and interactive.'^[1] while Publishers Weekly concludes 'Here's hoping subsequent color books from Seeger get the green light.'^[2] Janice Harayda finds 'its romanticized green-is-good subtext borders on an environmental cliché.'^[3]

Awards and honors

• A 2013 Caldecott Honor Book^[4]
• A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012^[5]
• A 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year^[6]
• A 2013 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice Book^[7]
• A 2013 International Board on Books for Young People Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities^[8]
• A 2013 International Reading Association Teachers' Choice^[9]
• A 2013 Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children^[10]
• A 2013 American Library Association Notable Children's Book^[11]
• A New York Times best seller^[12]
• A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2012^[13]
• A 2012 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth^[14]
• A Wall Street Journal Best Picture Book of 2012^[15]
• A 2012 New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing^[16]
• 2013 winner of the Giverny Award^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green . www.kirkusreviews.com . Kirkus Media LLC . 2 April 2015 .
2. Web site: Green . www.publishersweekly.com . PWxyz LLC . 2 April 2015 .
3. Web site: Laura Vaccaro Seeger's 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, 'Green' . www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com . 26 January 2013 . Janice Harayda . 2 April 2015 .
4. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present . 2014-11-18 . American Library Association .
5. Review of Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger . 2014-11-18 . Kirkus Reviews .
6. Web site: Best Children's Books of the Year, Under Five, 2013 Edition . 2014-11-18 . The Children's Book Committee, Bank Street College of Education .
7. Web site: CCBC Choices 2013 . 2014-11-18 . Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713112422/http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/Choices%202013%20citations.pdf . 2014-07-13 .
8. Web site: Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2013 . 2014-11-18 . International Board on Books for Young People .
9. Web site: Teachers' Choices 2013 . 2014-11-18 . International Reading Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206114852/http://www.reading.org/Libraries/choices/ira-teachers-choices-reading-list-2013.pdf . 2015-02-06 . dead .
10. Web site: Up to Seven, 2013 List . 2014-11-18 . Capitol Choices .
11. Web site: 2013 Notable Children's Books List . 2014-11-19 . American Library Association .
12. News: Best Sellers, Children's Picture Books, April 11, 2013 . 2014-11-19 . The New York Times .
13. Horn Book Fanfare 2012 . 2014-11-19 . The Horn Book .
14. Web site: Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2012 . 2014-11-19 . Booklist Online .
15. News: Booklist Editors' Choice: Picture Books & Chapter Books of 2012 . 2014-11-19 . The Wall Street Journal .
16. Web site: Children's Books 2012: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing . 2014-11-19 . New York Public Library .
17. Web site: 2013 Giverny Award . 2014-11-19 . 15° Laboratory .