Chris Raschka won the 2012 Caldecott Award for his wordless picture book, A Ball for Daisy.  The American Library Association announced the 2012 award winners on Monday, January 23.  The Caldecott Award recognizes the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children.  This  wordless picture book is about all the fun a dog can have with her ball.

Three Caldecott Honor Books also were named: Blackout, illustrated and written by John Rocco, Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane Smith, and Me . . . Jane, illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell.

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