Newbery / Caldecott 2016: Final Prediction Edition

See this money? It’s time to put it where my mouth is. OPEN UP, MOUTH!

So if you’re playing along at home you might have noticed that I’m a bit . . . ah . . . last minute-ish with my final predictions this year. Considering that today is Thursday and the Newbery/Caldecott Awards (amongst other Youth Media Awards) will be announced this Monday at 8 a.m. EST (and viewable here), I’m positively late.

Ah well. Life, it has a way of interrupting your best laid plans. In any case, I’m ready now. An...