Possible Contenders for the Caldecott Medal

The librarians in the area gather together and pick a book that think deserves the Caldecott Medal- the top award for the best illustrator from the US of that year. These are the books that we are considering. I wanted to share them with you. You might want to take a look at these beautiful books!

Say Hello to Zorro!

Illustrated Carter Goodrich

For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart

illustrated by Steve Johnson & L. Fanchar

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred

illustrated by Rafael Lopez

The Secret River

illustrated by Leo & Diane DillonLadder to the Moon illustrated by Yuyi Morales
The Red Wagon illustrated by Renata Liwska
The Great Migration: Journey to the North illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Blackout illustrated by John Rocco
If I Never Forever Endeavor illustrated by Holly Meade
Perfect Square illustrated by Michael Hall
Where’s Walrus illustrated by Stephen Savage
Me...Jane illustrated by Patrick McDonnell
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace illustrated by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Mine! illustrated by Patrice Barton
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature illustrated by Beth Krommes
Blue Chicken illustrated by Deborah Freedman
A Ball for Daisy illustrated by Chris Raschka
The Secret Box illustrated by Barbara Lehman
All the Water in the World illustrated by Katherine Tillotson
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic illustrated by Wendell Minor
Queen of the Falls illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
All the Way to America illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
This Plus That: Life’s Little Equations illustrated by Jen Corace
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? illustrated by Laura J. Bryant
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Little White Rabbit illustrated by Kevin Henkes
To Market, To Market illustrated by Nikki McClure
Cars Galore illustrated by Bob Staake
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Pig Kahuna illustrated by Jennifer Sattler