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Sometimes this Mock Caldecott thing starts to seem a little too real for me. I keep having to remind myself that our choices are not THE choices. I am actually very happy with the three books you all voted for, but I also find myself getting a little sad about...
Well, I am trying to do something I have never done in Wordpress before...insert pictures. I must apologize to you and Lolly for the blurriness of said pictures. Turns out that spiffy camera you all have in your iPhone is not the same as the one in my iTouch.First, I...
Picking honor books is one of the mysterious parts of the whole book committee experience. On the Caldecott committee, the manual is strangely quiet on the question of honor books.After the winner is (finally, sometimes) chosen, ”The committee then addresses the question of whether to name honor books. The committee may...
The winner of the 2013 Calling Caldecott mock voteis Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen. The two honor books areGreen by Laura Vaccaro SeegerZ Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, illustrated by Paul O. ZelinskyThough the first place numbers were decisive on this ballot, there...
A number of you run Mock Caldecotts at your school, library, book club, car pool...wherever 15 or so are gathered in the name of picture books. I hope you will share your results right here in the comments. I think many of us would love to know HOW you conduct...
As promised, here is a link to the second and final ballot. We hope you'll keep discussing these books here and on our previous post where you can see the complete results of the first ballot, including just how many first, second, and third place votes each book received. We’ll...
It's amazing anything got done last night, what with me checking the results every thirteen seconds or so! My finger was permanently adhered to the refresh button, I tell you!Lolly has constructed this dandy table and I have done the math. (Fingers crossed that I haven't messed anything up. Frantic...
I interrupt my neurotic checking of the voting progress for a little clarification and a plea.FIRST, the clarification. Over the past few days I have read or heard the phrase "list of Caldecott contenders" more times that I care to admit. Often people are referring to our puny list as...
Here’s a link to the Calling Caldecott Ballot #1. Note that you will vote for your first, second, and third choices, just like the real committee. The polls will close at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning (Wednesday, January 22) and we will aim to post the results at noon.Tallying actual Caldecott...
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