Du Iz Tak?

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Du Iz Tak?
Du Iz Tak (book cover).jpg
Author Carson Ellis
Publisher Candlewick Press
Publication date
October 18, 2016
Pagesunpaged
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

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 screened in many film festivals around the world. The audio-book 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

  1. "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.
  2. "Du Iz Tak | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2022-03-01..
  3. "Du Iz Tak?". Taiwan International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19.
  4. "Du Iz Tak?". Australian International Animation Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03.