Instead of posting about the throngs of shiny, happy, people in the resource center today creating bulletin boards, laminating, color printing, and making a joyful noise, something that would be fulfilling but self-indulgent, I decided to share the Mock Caldecott selections for the fall 08 panel. It is always fun to select books for this session. My goals are to not only choose books with different styles of illustrations as well as varied artistic mediums, but also to make sure they meet Caldecott criteria and are recently purchased juvenile titles that have yet to circulate. This group of picture books includes fiction and non-fiction titles; the selection has award winning illustrators and artists that are new ... at least new to me.
Mock Caldecott Book List:
Alphabetical by author last name & illustratorBillingsley, Franny & Karas, G. Brian [illus]
Big Bad BunnyDiaz, David
De Colores = Bright with ColorsField, Eugene W. & Potter, Giselle [illus]
Wynken, Blynken, and NodFleming, Denise
Buster Goes to Cowboy CampGarland, Michael
Americana AdventureGiovanni, Nikki & Raschka, Chris [illus]
The Grasshopper's Song: An Aesop's Fable RevisitedHaseley, Dennis & Young, Ed [illus]
Twenty HeartbeatsJackson, Alison & Pedersen, Janet [illus]
Thea's TreeLyon, George Ella & Gammell, Stephen [illus]
My Friend, the StarfinderParker, Robert Andrew
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art TatumShea, Bob & Smith, Lane [illus]
Big PlansShulevitz, Uri
How I Learned GeographyWells, Rosemary
Otto Runs for PresidentWinter, Jonah & Widener, Terry [illus]
Steel Town
Naturally the list is peppered with a few personal favorites, that is only to be expected since I have autonomy over the selection! One title that caught my attention quickly was Trainstop. A second title I enjoyed was Big Plans. The best part is listening to the students discuss and evaluate their selections, they always find something intriguing.
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