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Caldecott Contenders aka Mock Caldecotts by year:
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2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

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Best Picture Books
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Children's Picture Books With Beautiful illustrations
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message 1: by Ed (new)

Ed I am very sad to point this out, since I really loved this book, but Pandora is not eligible for the Caldecott. It is an amazingly beautiful book, and it would be one of my top picks, but the author/illustrator, Victoria Turnbull is from England. According to her website, (https://victurnbull.com/about/), she was raised in York, England, and currently lives in East London.


message 2: by Kerry (new)

Kerry Yes, same for Blue Hour. Stunning art but not eligible for the Caldecott due to the artist's home country is France.


message 3: by Ed (new)

Ed Kerry wrote: "Yes, same for Blue Hour. Stunning art but not eligible for the Caldecott due to the artist's home country is France."
This makes me very sad since this is the most beautiful book I have read in several years. If it were eligible, it would definitely be my top choice for the Caldecott.


message 4: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca Light Oliver Jeffers is from Ireland but lives in Brooklyn. Does that make him ineligible as well?


message 5: by Kerry (new)

Kerry Rebecca wrote: "Oliver Jeffers is from Ireland but lives in Brooklyn. Does that make him ineligible as well?"

As long as they live in America they are eligible for the Caldecott.


message 6: by Becky (new)

Becky B The Fan brothers live in Canada, so I don't believe The Antlered Ship is eligible.


message 7: by Beverly (new)

Beverly Becky wrote: "The Fan brothers live in Canada, so I don't believe The Antlered Ship is eligible."

On the Mock Caldecott group, I was informed that because the Fan brothers were born in the US, they would be eligible for the Caldecott.


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