As a true lover of children's books, one of my favorite lists that I always check out are the latest Caldecott Winners and Honors Recipients.

Lewellen, John. Illustrated by Fitch, Winnie and Phelan, Joe. You and Space Travel. Chicago: Children's Press. Inc. (60 p.) 24 cm. Reprinted numerous times this is one of the first children's books about the possibility of space travel. It has illustrations primarily of rockets and how they work. There are several spacesuit illustrations as well as a landing on the Moon. Look for the 1958 reprint. It is amazing how much the image of space changed in 7 years. Here are a few of the illustrations:

From an evil mask possessed by the devil to a whole family killed by a fire and now haunting their neighborhood. And these were for kids?

Trailer, Poster, Images and 4 Movie Clips for Surprise Oscar-Nominee THE SECRET OF KELLS

Our favorite children's books made into movies

Regular ol' children's books turn into banned children’s books for any number of reasons. Sometimes, you have to use your imagination to think about what might inspire parental vitriol: perhaps a topless beachgoer in Where's Waldo, or same-sex…