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A program of the Children's Services department of the Allen County (Indiana) Public Library. Please join our discussion of this year's best picture books for children.
Welcome to the ACPL Mock Caldecott Blog!
If you love children's picture books, you're in the right place. We take great joy in highlighting and discussing our favorite newly published picture books.
We hope you will join us in our discussion! Feel free to leave your comments on the titles we post. You are welcome to suggest new titles, as well. Simply leave a comment, or send us an email.
We have two Mock Caldecott events planned!
Families were invited to visit the Main Library on Saturday & Sunday, December 10 & 11, 2011. They looked over our books, learned about the Caldecott Award, and voted for their favorite books. Click here to see which books were elected by the children and families.
Adults -- librarians, teachers, parents, other interested adults -- are invited to attend our traditional Mock Caldecott Election on January 14, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Indiana librarians will earn 4 LEUs for attending; all participants will receive a certificate of attendance. We'll learn about the Caldecott Award, talk about our favorites, and vote for our own Mock Caldecott Award winners. Click here to register to attend the adult program.
3 comments:
Many thanks to Heather for recommending this title to be added to our online discussion. I whole-heartedly agree that the illustrations are absolutely stunning!
However, with regard to consideration for the Mock Caldecott Award, this title appears to be ineligible. The Terms for the Caldecott Medal state:
The award is restricted to artists who are citizens or residents of the United States.
Vicky White, from what I can gather, lives in England, which does make her ineligible to win the Caldecott Medal.
However, this does not take away from the beauty and engaging qualities of this book! I encourage everyone to locate a copy and see it for themselves!
Just read it, and the illustrations are fantastic. Too bad it isn't eligible for the Caldecott, since it would be one of my favorites so far.
It is a great book, Edwird. The design is unique, it's so informative and appealing to all ages. I hope it gets recognized in some way.
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