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 2024 Mock Caldecott voting list:

Remember by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade

Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

An American Story by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, with contributions from Brian Floca

Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner

Big by Vashti Harrison

There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey



This thread will close in the morning of January 16th.

Brian Floca is glorious but he didn't contribute his talent to Tomfoolery. Barbara McClintock illustrated this title (Randolph Caldecott's actual drawings are included).

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

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

American Story
Once Upon a Book
Big

1. BIG
2. An American Story
3. The Tree and the River

1- An American Story
2- Remember
3- The Tree and the River

Big
Remember
There Was A Party for Langston

1. Once Upon a Book
2. Evergreen
3. The Tree and the River

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

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

1 Tom Foolery
2 There Was a Party for Langston
3 An American

1. Evergreen
2. Simon and the Better Bone

1. Big
2. An American Story

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

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

1. Evergreen
2. Simon and the Better Bone
3. An American Story

1. There was a Party for Langston
2. Simon and the Better Bone
3. An American Story

The final tally:


An American Story by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter - 26

Big by Vashti Harrison - 23

Evergreen by Matthew Cordell - 17




Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor - 14

Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner - 13

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker - 12

There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey - 12

Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, with contributions from Brian Floca and illustrations by Barbara McClintock - 12

Remember by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade - 11




Thank you all for voting and for your participation this year!