Here we go again!

by Robin Smith and Lolly Robinson
Sep 13, 2012 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
Welcome to Year Two of Calling Caldecott, talking about this year's picture books -- what can win, what will win, what should win.

Last year we started with a list so we'll do the same this year. What follows is a list of  picture books that have been starred in more than one journal or that one of us especially wants to talk about.

  • And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead

  • Bear has a Story to Tell by Phillip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead

  • Chloe by Peter McCarty

  • Extra Yarn  Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen

  • Goldilocks and the three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

  • Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

  • Hello, Hello by Matt Cordell (or Cordell's Another Brother)

  • Home for Bird by Phillip C. Stead

  • Insomniacs by Karina Wolf, illus. by the Brothers Hilts

  • Life in the Ocean by Claire A. Nivola

  • Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Mônica Carnesi 

  • Machines Go to Work in the City by William Low

  • Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten by Hyewon Yum

  • Mousterpiece by Jane Breskin Zalben

  • The Obstinate Pen, by Frank W. Dormer

  • Ocean Sunlight by Penny Chisholm and Molly Bang, illustrated by Molly Bang

  • Penny and her Song by Kevin Henkes

  • Step Gently Out  by Helen Frost, photographs by Rick Lieder

  • This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

  • Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky


Please use the comments to tell us which books you think are award-worthy -- and what other books we should be talking about. And remember that there are still four more months of books we haven't seen yet, so this is just a start.

If you are new to this blog, follow these links to learn more about Robin and Lolly.

Now... Let the discussion begin!

 
Robin Smith and Lolly Robinson
Robin Smith is a second-grade teacher at the Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a reviewer for Kirkus and The Horn Book Magazine and has served on multiple award committees. Lolly Robinson is the designer and production manager for The Horn Book, Inc. She has degrees in studio art and children's literature and teaches children's and adolescent literature at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. She has served on the Caldecott and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award committees.
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Don't forget about Lee White's fantastic book "Sophie's Fish". The illustrations really carry that one since the text is so minimal. I saw his work on the "Design of the Picture Book" blog today and just love it!

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Posted : Sep 25, 2012 03:41

Mary Nethery

I would love to add Barbara Kerley's Those Rebels, John and Tom, and discuss Edward Fotheringham's gloriously original and ebullient illustrations. (He also illustrated Kerley's What to Do About Alice.) His voice and style are so mesmerizing and enhance Kerley's text in a way that's just WOW!

Posted : Sep 20, 2012 05:50

Jules

I also would love to see Calling Caldecott discuss The Quiet Place, as well as Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann's Oh, No! I learn so much from this blog and am happy it exists!

Posted : Sep 17, 2012 01:00

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