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And the (Real) Caldecott Winner Is...
On Monday, A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka won the coveted 2012 Caldecott Medal! Caldecott honors were awarded to Blackout by John Rocco; Grandpa Green by Lane Smith; and
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell.
How did Arlington's elementary school mock-Caldecott committees stack up against the official committee?They may not have agreed on the Caldecott Medal winner, but we think their choices were excellent, And many of their choices match the official honor selections!
- Perfect Square - 1 vote
- A Nations's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Lewis - 1 vote
- Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans - 1 vote
- Blackout - 2 votes
- Hoorah for Amanda and Her Alligator - 1 vote
- If Rocks Could Sing - 1 vote
- I Want My Hat Back - 2 votes
- Bone Dog - 2 votes
- Little White Rabbit - 1 vote
- Grandpa Green - 1 vote
- Wonderstruck - 1 vote
For a complete look at the 2012 Youth Media Award winners (also announced on Monday), check out our Kids Spotlight.
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Arlington Students Pick Mock-caldecott Award Winners
With the official Caldecott announcement later this morning, we wanted to share the results from two more Arlington school groups: Students at Key Elementary selected I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen as their winner. They awarded two Caldecott...
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Randolph Students Chose Mock-caldecott Winners
Here are the final results from our "mock" Caldecott committees: Randolph Elementary School selected Bone Dog by Eric Rohman for their winner. They also picked the following honor books: Rrralph by Lois Elhert; Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator by...
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Barrett And Barcroft Students Chose Mock-caldecott Award Winners
Here are more results from our "mock" Caldecott committees: Barrett Elementary 2nd graders: Caldecott Winner: Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann Caldecott honor: Perfect Square by Michael Hall Barcroft Elementary 3rd graders: Caldecott Winner: ...
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Drew And Key Students Chose Mock-caldecott Award Winners
Here are more results from our "mock" Caldecott committees: Drew Elementary School: Caldecott Award: If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk. Caldecott honors: to Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic...
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Carlin Springs And Claremont Students Chose Mock-caldecott Award Winners
Here are more results from our "mock" Caldecott committees: Students at Claremont Elementary School chose Blackout by John Rocco for their Caldecott winner. Over at Carlin Springs, the students gave Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator by...
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