Lists, Lists, and More Lists

[Kristen]

What are your top five picks for the 2015 Caldecott?

List them here and the top ten books mentioned will make our Caldecott poll.

[Jennifer]

1. The Farmer and the Clown
2. Nana in the City
3. Mama Built a Little Nest
4. Emily's Blue Period
5. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

[Beverly]

Quest
The Farmer and the Clown
Bad Bye, Good Bye
Baby Bear
Draw!

[Rachael]

1. Baby Bear
2. Adventures of Beekle
3. Bad Bye, Good Bye
4. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
5. Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?

[Nathan]

1. Draw!
2. Firefly July
3. Edward Hopper Paints his World
4. Baby Bear
5. Bad Bye, Good Bye

[Niki]

1. Beekle
2. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
3. Quest
4. The Girl and the Bicycle
5. The Right Word

[Jen]

Farmer and the Clown
Bad Bye, Good Bye
The Girl and the Bicycle
The Troublemaker
Maple

[Rachel]

1. Josephine
2. Nana in the City
3. Firefly July
4. The Right Word
5. The Scraps Book

[Laura]

Kristen wrote: "What are your top five picks for the 2015 Caldecott?

List them here and the top ten books mentioned will make our Caldecott poll."

1.Draw
2.Quest
3.Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?
4.The Baby Tree
5.Have You Seen My Dragon?

[Kristen]

Five more days before we make our Mock Caldecott poll!

[Margaret]

Girl and the Bicycle
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Maple and Willow
Hana Hashimoto Sixth Violin
The Most Magnificent Thing (Canadian?)

[Jennifer]

1.Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
2. Beekle the imaginary friend
3. Gravity by Jason Chin
4. Following Papa's Song
5. Druthers by Matt Phelan

Went out on a limb with Gravity (nonfiction) and Druthers - very traditional but amazing illustrations..

[Janet]

1. Sparky
2. My Teacher is a Monster
3. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
4. Have You Seen My Dragon?
5. Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?

[Niki]

Jennifer wrote: "1.Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
2. Beekle the imaginary friend
3. Gravity by Jason Chin
4. Following Papa's Song
5. Druthers by Matt Phelan

Went out on a limb with Gravity (nonfiction) and Druthers - v..."
I really liked Gravity by Jason Chin too! I will have to check out Druthers.

[Jenni]

I actually think some of my favorites have a good chance of winning:
1. Bad Bye, Good Bye
2. Firefly July
3. Baby Tree
4. Have You Seen My Dragon?
And lastly, but probably unlikely,
5. Separate is Never Equal

[Chelsea]

Flashlight
Baby Bear
Have You Seen My Dragon?
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Draw!

[Patricia]

My top 5 (1 & 2 are my first choices, others not in any order)
1. The Right Word
2. Quest
3. Have You Seen My Dragon?
4. Girl on a Bicycle
5. Draw!
If I could choose 4 more:
6. Baby Bear 7. Farmer and the Clown 8. Magnificent Thing 9. Flora and the Penguin

[Caren]

1. "Draw"
2. "The Farmer and the Clown"
3. "The Right Word"
4. "Sparky"
5. "On the Wing"

My students also love "Telephone", and so do I.

[Lisa]

Right Word
As Oak Tree Grows
I wish I had a pet
Have you seen my dragon?
Farmer and the Clown

Our 4th and 5th graders like Quest, Beekle, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and Hi Koo.
Also good year for artist biographies.

[Cathy]

Farmer and the Clown
Have you seen my dragon?
Gaston
Firebird
Quest

[Cheryl]

1. Draw
2. Maple
3. Iridescence of birds
4. Gravity
5. Bad bye, Good bye

[Cathy]

1. Farmer and the Clown
2. Have you seen my dragon?
3. Flashlight
4. Big Bug
5. Dance Like Starlight

[Kristen]

Done Counting!

[Kristen]

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The rest of the books received two or less votes.

[Kristen]

You can vote on which of the top ten you would give the Caldecott award to here:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...