Mock Caldecott 2026 discussion

"During the selection meetings, the committee discusses all nominated and suggested books before beginning balloting. Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

http://www.ala.org/alsc/aboutalsc/als...

The book with the most points will become our Caldecott award. The second and third place books will become our honor selections.

Please list in order your three choices for the Caldecott award.

Your first pick will be awarded 4 points.
Your second choice will be awarded 3 points.
Your final selection will be awarded 2 points.

Points will not be given to any books mentioned past the third selection and only books from our voting list will be eligible.

The 2020 Mock Caldecott voting list:


A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

Saturday by Oge Mora

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

Another by Christian Robinson

Because by Mo Willems


This thread will close, in the evening, on January 21st.

These books were chosen in the Round 1 voting thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. The Undefeated
3. Another

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Fry Bread
3. Because

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Saturday
3 Fry Bread

1. The Undefeated
2. Fry Bread
3. Stone Sat Sill

1) The Undefeated
2) Saturday
3) Fry Bread

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Another
3. Saturday

1. Because
2. Saturday
3. A Stone Sat Still

1. Fry Bread
2. Another
3. Saturday

Saturday
A Stone Sat Still
Undefeated

Undefeated
Fry Bread
Because

1. Because
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. Saturday

1. Another
2. The Undefeated
3. Fry Bread

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Saturday
3. The Undefeated

A Stone Sat Still

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Because
3. The Undefeated

1. A Stone Sat Still

That’s it.

1. Because
2. The Undefeated
3. Saturday

1. Saturday
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. Because

The Undefeated
Fry Bread
Saturday

1. Saturday
2. The Undefeated
3. A Stone Sat Still

1. Saturday
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. The Undefeated

Another
Because
The stone sat still

1. Fry Bread
2. Saturday

1. Undefeated
2. Fry Bread
3. Another

1. Fry Bread
2. Undefeated

1. Fry Bread
2. Another
3.

1. Because
2. Saturday

Our Mock Caldecott Final Rankings are/;


A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel 36 Points

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander 29 Points

Saturday by Oge Mora 29 Points

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard 25 Points

Because by Mo Willems 19 Points

Another by Christian Robinson 14 Points

Thank you all for your participation this year!

Our Mock Caldecott winner is:,/b>

A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel 36 Points

The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson 29 Points

Saturday by Oge Mora 29 Points

What do you think of our selections?

I am happy that A Stone Sat Still was a clear choice in our mock caldecott voting.

I will be thrilled if the committee gives the gold to Brendan Wenzel. A Stone Sat Still is worthy of the highest honor. Very Glad that Saturday and Fry Bread were recognized as well.

Quality work in this group! Pleased with our choices. Good luck to them, soon, in the Caldecott Committee!