The Randolph Caldecott Medal is to be given to the artist who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year and named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott.
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The Primary Library has a copy of Mr. Randolph Caldecott's biography by Leonard S. Marcus. Detailed book information is as below. Borrow it and read more about Mr. Caldecott's life and his contribution to children's literature!
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