Du Iz Tak?
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Author | Carson Ellis |
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Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | October 18, 2016 |
Pages | unpaged |
Awards | Caldecott Honor |
ISBN | 978-0-7636-6530-2 |
Du Iz Tak? is a 2016 picture book by Carson Ellis. The story, told in an invented insect language, is about some bugs who discover a plant shoot emerging from the ground. The book was a recipient of a 2017 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.[1]
In other media
[edit]In 2018, a short animated film version was released by Weston Woods Studios, a division of Scholastic, adapted, directed, and animated by Galen Fott. It has been screened at many film festivals around the world. The audiobook won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook production from the American Library Association[2] The audiobook was written by Carson Ellis and narrated by Eli and Sebastian D’Amico, Burton, Galen and Laura Fott, Sarah Hart, Bella Higginbotham, Evelyn Hipp and Brian Hull.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to the Caldecott Medal Home Page!". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Du Iz Tak | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2022-03-01..
- ^ "Du Iz Tak?". Taiwan International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Du Iz Tak?". Australian International Animation Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03.