While scrolling through the list of Caldecott winners, this book’s title stuck out to me right away. Written and illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein in 2003 and winner of the Caldecott in 2004, this book serves as both nostalgia to the author’s favorite street performer, Philippe Petit. Considering that this was only written two years after 9/11, its significance is heightened through its illustration of the Twin Towers and its underlying theme of triumph within the human spirit. While I was not aware that this book existed until recently, it still manages to pull at my own heartfelt emotions towards such a significant place in our country.