A head start on spring

While finishing my lunch, a not especially nutritional chili-dog, I decided to start compiling my list of titles for the spring Mock Caldecott session. Recent library budgetary issues have narrowed the selection field somewhat (yes, less money = fewer books) so I have been tagging picture book possibilities fresh out of the box and still on the cart in technical services. It's an interesting group with old, new, and personal favorites:

• Too Many Toys
  Illustrator, David Shannon
• Chee-Lin: A Giraffe’s Journey
  Illustrator, James Rumford
• Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek
  Illustrator, John Hendrix
• The Rain Stomper
  Illustrator, Eric Velasquez
• Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
  Illustrator, Brian Pinkney
• Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie
  Illustrator, Chris Raschka
• Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
  Illustrator, Harry Bliss
• Snow
  Illustrator, Lauren Stringer
• Awful Ogre Running Wild
  Illustrator, Paul O. Zelinsky
• There’s a Wolf at the Door
  Illustrator, R.W. Alley
• Peter and the Wolf
  Illustrator, Chris Raschka
• Twelve Terrible Things
  Illustrator, Marty Kelley
• Spuds
  Illustrator, Wendy Watson
• Rapunzel
  Illustrator, Rachel Isadora
• The Little Yellow Leaf
  Illustrator, Carin Berger
• The 3 Bears and Goldilocks
  Illustrator, Heather H. Solomon

The list does reflect collection efforts to increase folk tale titles, but there are a few interesting selections such as a picture book written by Karen Hesse and the mixed media illustrations done by Carin Berger (I'm waiting for a second look). I currently have sixteen titles and will undoubtedly need more; I like to have one book per student so everyone has something to look at during the session. With the December issue of Booklist awaiting my perusal, that should not be much of a problem.

Time to finish my mandarin oranges and get back to work.