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Guest poster Brian Wilson examines Emile and the Field, a book about a boy pondering and loving nature that excels thanks to distinguished illustrations by Chioma Ebinawa celebrating a remarkable text by Kevin Young. Heres hoping the Caldecott committee takes a walk with Emile through this beautiful field.

Young Emile, his dog at his side, frequents a field that is “wide and blue” and filled with flowers, bumblebees, and his favorite maple tree. Throughout the seasons, Emile talks to the field, asking if it misses things it doesn’t know, such as the sea, and marvels at what the field does know, such as the stars in a mesmerizing night sky.