Round 1 - 2020 Mock Caldecott Award

[Kristen]

"During the selection meetings, the committee discusses all nominated and suggested books before beginning balloting. Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

http://www.ala.org/alsc/aboutalsc/als...

We will narrow our current list down to 5 books for our final voting.

Please list in order your three choices for the Caldecott award.

Your first pick will be awarded 4 points.
Your second choice will be awarded 3 points.
Your final selection will be awarded 2 points.

Points will not be given to any books mentioned past the third selection and only books from our voting list will be eligible.

The 2020 Mock Caldecott voting list:


The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

Saturday by Oge Mora

Another by Christian Robinson

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris

What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack

Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler

Because by Mo Willems


This thread will close, in the evening, on January 14th.

These books were chosen in the Mock Caldecott contenders thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Ellen]

1. Bear Came Along
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. The Undefeated

[Laura]

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Saturday
2. Fry Bread

[Beth]

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Saturday
3. The Undefeated

[Jane]

1. Another
2. Because
3. What is Given from the Heart

[Jennifer]

1. Another
2. Undefeated
3. Fry Bread

[Ms. B]

1. Fry Bread
2. Going Down Home with Daddy
3. Saturday

[Carol]

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Because
3. Going Down Home with Daddy

[Linda]

1. Going Down Home With Daddy
2. Home in the Woods
3. The Undefeated

[Beverly]

1. A Stone Sat Still
2. Bear Came Along
3. Because

[Chris]

1. Because
2. Another
3. Given from the Heart

[Jenn]

1. Another
2. The Undefeated
3. Fry Bread

[Sarah]

1. The Undefeated
2. Bear Came Along
3. Fry Bread

[Susan]

1. Saturday
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. The Undefeated

[Lisa]

1. Given from the heart
2. home in the woods
3. Because

[Carly]

1. Another
2. Stone Sat Still
3. Bear Came Along

[Laura]

1. Because
2. What is Given From the Heart
3. Going Down Home with Daddy

[ASE]

1. The Undefeated
2. Fry Bread
3. Saturday

[Mary]

1. The Undefeated
2. Fry Bread
3. Stone Sat Sill

[Patricia]

1. Undefeated
2. Saturday
3. Fry Bread

[Judy]

1. Fry Bread
2. Another
3. Undefeated

[Pam]

1. Because
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. Bear Came Along

[Meredith]

1. Saturday
2. Because
3. Bear Came Along

[Jenny]

1. Fry Bread
2. Another
3. The Undefeated

[Susan]

1. Saturday
2. Going Down Home with Daddy
3. What is Given From the Heart

[Caren]

1. A Stone
2. Then Came a Bear

[Marcie]

1 The Undefeated
2 Fry Bread
3 Bear Came Along

[Marcie]

Also - Because for Caldecott would actually be Amber Ren the illustrator

[Jessica]

1. Saturday
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. Because

[꧁ ꕥ Stacy ꕥ ꧂]

1. Home in the Woods
2. Bear Came Along
3. A Stone Sat Still

[Cathy]

1. Saturday
2. A Stone Sat Still
3. Undefeated

[Lisa]

A Stone Sat Still
Bear Came Along
Another

[Kristen]

Voting is Closed



Your first pick will be awarded 4 points.
Your second choice will be awarded 3 points.
Your final selection will be awarded 2 points.

Points will not be given to any books mentioned past the third selection and only books from our voting list will be eligible.

Final Points:

A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel 46 Points

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander 40 Points

Saturday by Oge Mora 33 Points

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard 31 Points

Another by Christian Robinson 27 Points

Because by Mo Willems 27 Points

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris 24 Points

Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons 14 Points

What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack 13 Points

Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler 10 Points



Continue voting in Round 2:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kristen]

What did you think of the results for this round?

[Beverly]

I'm not surprised that A Stone Sat Still was one of the favorites of several voters. It is a very worthy book.

[Linda]

Kristen, do you have data of how many awards the group predicted correctly in years past? I’m just curious.