2024 Mock Caldecott - Bedminster School K-2

2024 – I conducted 4 Mock Caldecott elections with a total of about 200 K-2nd* graders at Bedminster School. I used the books and ideas from this blogpost: https://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2023/11/2024-mock-caldecott.html and the basic procedure here (using Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes and Tuesday by David Wiesner as samples of previous winners and mentioning how the Caldecott Committee is meeting in secret and no one knows which books they are considering – we are all guessing!).  

*Because of snow days, 3rd grade had to bow out.  Here are the results:

Kdg Winner: Big by Vashti Harrison

Honors: In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

Once Upon a Book, illustrations by Grace Lin

Also Read: Remember Illustrations by Michaela Goade, Words by Joy Harjo

My Powerful Hair, Illustrations by Steph Littlebird

1st Grade Winner: If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

Honors: Big by Vashti Harrison

The Skull by Jon Klassen

Once Upon a Book, illustrations by Grace Lin

Remember Illustrations by Michaela Goade, Words by Joy Harjo

Also Read: In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

This is a Story, by John Schu, illustrations by Lauren Castillo
 

2nd Grade Winner: The Skull by Jon Klassen

Honors: Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

Jumper by Jessica Lanan

Nell Plants a Tree, illustrations by Daniel Miyares

Also Read: In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

Remember Illustrations by Michaela Goade, Words by Joy Harjo

All the books we considered are discussed here: https://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2023/11/2024-mock-caldecott.html