![]() The story is a perfect little fairy tale, complete with a “Once upon a time” opening: ![]() Millions of Cats also established a format for Gág’s books that a few others would follow almost exactly, including the horizontal, landscape format in which images would sometimes snake across both open, facing pages in a spread, and the image itself winding and flowing across that space to simulate movement or simply a rolling landscape. (Gág would win a second Newbery in 1934 for ABC Bunny, discussed below she also won two Caldecott Honor awards for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Nothing At All in 19, respectively). Newbery Awards are not often awarded to picture books, as the Caldecott Medal (first awarded about a decade after Millions of Cats saw print) is specifically devoted to picture books. Originally published in 1928, it won a Newbery Honor Award in 1929, which is of course awarded for distinguishing contribution to children’s literature. It's the book most often cited as an example of her work, at any rate. ![]() This is probably Wanda Gág’s signature work. ![]()
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