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...

We will narrow our current list down to 9 books for our final voting.

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 2024 Mock Caldecott voting list:

Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird
Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner
Woven of the World by Katey Howes and Dinara Mirtalipova
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey
Big by Vashti Harrison
Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, with contributions from Brian Floca
The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
An American Story by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter
Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans, illustrated by Thi Bui
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell
Remember by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade



This thread will close on the morning of January 7th.

1. Tomfoolery: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming of Age of Children's Books
2. An American Story
3. Big

1. BIG
2. An American Story
3. A Walk in the Woods

An American. Story
There Was a Party for Langston
Big

1. Evergreen
2. Big
3. An American Story

1. Once Upon a Book
2. Evergreen
3. Finding Papa

1. Tomfoolery
2. Simon and the Better Bone
3. Once Upon a Book

1. Big
2. Once Upon a Book
3. Tomfoolery

1. Remember
2. Big
3. There Was a Party for Langston

1. An American Story
2. There Was a Party for Langston
3. Jumper

1. Once Upon a Book
2. An American Story
3. Remember

BIG
There Was a Party for Langston
Evergreen

1. The Tree and the River
2. Evergreen
3. Jumper

1. There Was a Party for Langston
2. Once Upon a Book
3. Evergreen

1. The Tree and the River
2. Remember
3. Simon and the Better Bone

So tough to narrow it down to 3!!
1. Once Upon a Book
2. Big
3. Finding Papa

1- The Tree and the River
2- Remember
3- A Walk in the Woods

1. The Tree and the River
2. Simon and the Better Bone

1. American Story
2. Big
3. Jumper

Final vote:

Big by Vashti Harrison - 28
An American Story by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter - 23
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner - 20
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker - 16
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey - 15
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell - 14
Remember by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade - 12
Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, with contributions from Brian Floca - 10
Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor - 8


Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney - 4
Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans, illustrated by Thi Bui - 4


My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird - 0
Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld - 0
Woven of the World by Katey Howes and Dinara Mirtalipova - 0
The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith - 0