2010 Mock Caldecott: Short List #1

This is the first of four "short lists" we will prepare for this year's Mock Caldecott Program at the Allen County Public Library. Basically, this means that while we will continue to highlight and discuss a wide variety of picture books on our blog -- and we encourage comments on all of them -- the books on this list are now destined to be 'brought to the table' to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Caldecott Discussion and Election on January 16, 2010.

ACPL Mock Caldecott List #1:

1. Our Abe Lincoln, written by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Barbara McClintock


2. Butterflies and Moths, by Nic Bishop


3. The Curious Garden, by Peter Brown


4. Birds, written by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek


5. The Negro Speaks of Rivers, written by Langston Hughes, illustrated by E. B. Lewis


6. Tsunami! written by Kimiko Kajikawa, illustrated by Ed Young


7. One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin, written by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Matthew Trueman


8. Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea, written by Greg Mortensen, illustrated by Susan L. Roth


9. All in a Day, written by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Nikki McClure


10. Coretta Scott, written by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson


11. Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski


12. All God's Critters, written by Bill Stains, illustrated by Kadir Nelson


13. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, by Mo Willems


14. Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude, written by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Calef Brown


15. Hook, by Ed Young

I can't wait to read what others think about these great books!