I'm excited to see that the 1994 Caledecott winner, Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, is finally to be released as an animated movie on December 19.
This is a great classic story about an unlikely hero...tiny Despereaux. I would very much recommend this story as a read-aloud for a family to read together, as an audio (we have a cassette and CD version of this story), and as as gift, as the book itself is very beautiful and elegant.