Annal:1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Picture Book
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in the year 1993. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Lloyd Alexander, Trina Schart Hyman
- 1993 Horn Book-picture winner
- 1992 Golden Kite-picturebook illustration honor
- Score: 16.43
A carpenter in the West African country of Cameroon goes to a fortune teller and finds the predictions about his future coming true in an unusual way.
- 1993 Horn Book-picture honor
- Score: 6.43
“Mad about dragons, the boy who narrates this picture book is pleased when his doting parents decide to take him to Indonesia, home of the Komodo dragon….[The boy] takes the road less traveled through the jungle, where he encounters the dragon of his dreams….Full of intriguing detail….picture book, original in concept and beautiful in design.” —Booklist.
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
- 1994 Caldecott honor
- 1993 Horn Book-picture honor
- Score: 12.44
Raven, the Native American trickster, feels sorry for those who must live in darkness, and he decides to help. He flies over mountains, valleys, and lakes and discovers that light is being kept hidden inside the house of the Sky Chief. Using his cleverness, Raven finds a way to bring light to the world. “The physical environment, oral literature, and traditional life of the Pacific Coast Indians come alive in this amusing and well-conceived picture book.”—School Library Journal
