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June 17, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Newbery / Caldecott 2015: The Summer Prediction Edition

June 17, 2014 by Betsy Bird   41 comments

Sloooooowly the predictions begin.  As I post this I’m hitting the sweet spot right between Book Expo and the annual American Library Association conference.  Which is to say, this is the moment in time when some folks have seen the fall galleys from BEA while other folks are about to see them at ALA.  On maternity leave, I am hampered significantly by what I see.  Most galleys are being sent to my workplace where they are out of my reach.  So while I’ve still seen a wide swath of things, I know that there are books I’m missing.  The fall prediction edition will be more complete, I am certain.  Plus, by that time we’ll see Heavy Medal and Calling Caldecott back up and running and predicting as well.

Meantime, I’m not the only one making predictions these days.  If you missed it, Travis Jonker did a heckuva great post when he predicted this year’s New York Times Best Illustrated.  These are books that might not be eligible for the Caldecott but that would be complete and utter contenders under different circumstances.  Worth your glance.

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And now, some thoughts on the matter!

2015 Newbery Predictions

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

I’ve been very happy with the buzz surrounding Auxier’s latest.  When I reviewed it back in March I suspected that it had fine, outstanding qualities worthy of award consideration.  That suspicion has since been confirmed several times over by the multiple starred reviews and the online conversations I’ve observed.  Typical of the dark fantasy trend in middle grade in 2014 (aside from Snicker of Magic, everything’s pretty gloom and doom this year) Auxier’s book does what Doll Bones did last year, blending classic horror elements with deeper themes and questions for young readers.  His is a book that asks kids to question the nature of storytelling and lying (another 2014 trend, and a prevalent one that I intend to explore more thoroughly).  At the very least, I predict that this will be showing up on many many Mock Newbery lists this year.

Curiosity by Gary L. Blackwood

This is actually not garnering the buzz I’d expect of it this year.  Surprising since the release of a new Blackwood is a cause for celebration.  My suspicion is that the man has been out of the middle grade field for so long that new crops of young librarians are unaware of his work.  This is a true pity since Curiosity hits all the pleasure points of a Brian Selznick story.  With a killer cover and some superb writing, my hope is that the buzz is just on a low-boil and will be turned up significantly as we near the award season.  Perhaps this is my dark horse candidate this year, but I don’t think you should count it out.  It could definitely pull a Paperboy or Breaking Stalin’s Nose surprise win out of its hat.

Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

For years I’ve wanted a Lisa Graff book to make it onto my prediction lists, but every time there was just something holding me back.  No longer.  The remarkable thing about Absolutely Almost is that it dares not to be remarkable.  Or rather, it celebrates kindness over being special.  I’ll keep my thoughts to myself for the review I’ll write of it but Graff has accomplished here is something incredibly difficult.  Plus I love the idea of a major award going to a book that celebrates Captain Underpants like this one does.

The Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin

Another dark horse, and maybe one of the more divisive books on this list.  Loftin makes a lunge for magical realism with her story, which is a very difficult thing to do in middle grade novels.  The controversy surrounding it concerns The Emperor and what he did or did not do to the story’s heroine.  To my mind, any child reader who goes through this story will only recognize that he stole the girl’s voice by recording it.  End of story.  But because this book can be read very differently by adults vs. children, that may inhibit its chances.  Only time will tell.  The writing, few can argue, is superb.

The Greenglass House by Kate Milford

One of my favorite books of the year.  Pure pleasure reading through and through.  I’ve heard it described as “Clue meets The Westing Game” and that’s not too far off.  We haven’t had a Westing Game kind of book win a Newbery in a while, unless you count When You Reach Me.  It would be awfully nice for a mystery to win once more, and Milford’s talents at creating a whole and complete world within her pages is stellar.  Definitely a contender.

West of the Moon by Margi Preus

There are only two books out this year that I think are surefire Newbery contenders, and this is one of them (you’ll meet the other soon).  Preus is a marvel.  This book, again, taps equally into darkness and storytelling vs. lies while also managing to pluck all the use out of fantasy and yet remain fairly historical fiction-y.  It’s a quick read and a gripping one.  Additional Bonus: Lockjaw!

Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson

Good buzz is surrounding Wilson’s latest, which is excellent.  I’ve already felt a little pushback to it, but the strong writing is working very well in its favor.  It’s not a sure thing, but if any Wilson book can finally make a decent lunge for the Newbery it is this.  Already I can predict that Heavy Medal will have a hard time with it (I would LOVE to be mistaken about this, though).  Plus it probably has the best book trailer of the year thus far.

brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The frontrunner, as far as I can tell.  No question.  There is nothing one can call a sure thing when it comes to Newbery or Caldecott books.  Heck, a couple of years ago I would have said that One Crazy Summer was a shoo-in.  Shows what I know.  That said, if this book does not win the Newbery proper then there will be blood in the streets.  Gushing torrents of scarlet red blood.  In a year of #WeNeedDiverseBooks what a capper it would be to give the Award to what is, not only, the best book of the year but also one that stands as a necessary piece of African-American history.  Not that the committee can think in those terms.  All that they can do is say whether or not the book is one of the most distinguished of the year.  Spoiler Alert: It is.

That’s what I think in terms of the frontrunners.  But there are plenty of other books that people are discussing.  Consider, for example, Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin.  She won a Newbery Honor years ago.  Will she be able to recapture the magic with her latest?  Maybe, but not with this particular book.  It’s nicely done but as a woman hepped up on postpartum hormones, it tried to make me cry and didn’t quite get there.  That’s telling.  The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm is another fantastic and fun read (and pure science fiction, which is very rare indeed).  It feels like a slightly younger When You Reach Me, which is a fine and fancy pedigree.  But Newbery?  I didn’t feel it.  The Riverman by Aaron Starmer was definitely one I was thinking of when I first read it, but when I heard it was the first in a series that changed my interpretation of the ending.  Will the committee feel the same way?  The writing is, after all, fabulous.  Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana was a book I loved earlier in the year.  I still love it, though in the wake of other strong contenders I’m not sure if it’ll make it to the award finish line.  And, of course, there is Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd.  Forget what I said about Nightingale’s Nest.  THIS is the most divisive book of 2014.  The writing is very accomplished and it’s got great lines.  Plus it’s nice to see something But Newbery?  To win it’ll have to convince the committee that the (totally unnecessary and occasionally infuriating) cutesy parts are overwhelmed by the good writing.  Its win relies entirely on the tone of the committee.  I don’t envy them the debates.

Phew!  Moving on . . .

2015 Caldecott Predictions

Um . . no idea.  Honestly, I haven’t felt this out to sea in terms of the Caldecott in years.  I’m just not feeling it this year.  There are some superb books but surprisingly few of them grab me by the throat and throttle me while screaming “CALDECOTT!!!!”  in my ear.  I always fall apart on Caldecott predictions anyway.  Last year at this time I only mentioned two of the eventual winners, not even mentioning the other two (and HOW on earth did I fail to mention the glorious Flora and the Flamingo, I ask you?!?).  This year I just keep coming back to the books I mentioned in my spring prediction edition.  Fortunately, a couple additional books caught my jaded eye . . .

Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood, ill. Jonathan Bean

Bean wowed the world last year with his Building Our House, a winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.  But you know what Caldecott committees really like?  Variety.  That’s why his latest change of style is so exciting.  The beautiful simplicity of Underwood’s text, which manages to tell a complete story with a minimum of words, is matched page for page by Bean’s art.  The pairing results in a particularly strong product and since Caldecott committees are extraordinarily interested in books that pair art and text well, it seems to me we may have a winner on our hands here.

A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey, ill. Floyd Cooper

A Floyd Cooper.  An honest-to-god Floyd Cooper prediction. Considering the man’s output, this may strike some as surprising.  No one ever contests that he’s accomplished but he’s one of those perpetual Caldecott bridesmaids never brides (see my post on such folks here).  It doesn’t matter how gorgeous his art is, he gets passed by time after time.  Except . . . something about this book is different.  My librarians, for one thing, who have always been Cooper-tepid are GAGA over this.  It’s not just the fact that the text manages to do the whole Live Your Dream storyline without getting cheesy.  There’s some stellar art at work.  This is a bad scan, but if this book does well I think it’ll be because of this image:

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales, photographs by  Tim O’Meara

Speaking of always bridesmaids . . . but this book.  I mean, just wow.  Not that a Caldecott committee has ever, to the best of my knowledge, awarded three-dimensional art (scholars, correct me!).  But that’s the wonder of this book.  It isn’t JUST three-dimensional art, but two-dimensional as well.  The book itself celebrates the very concept of being an artist (a swell thing for a Caldecott committee to reward) and as I learned last year, Ms. Morales has residency here in the States so she certainly could win this thing.  Some folks don’t like that it isn’t a straight biography but something a little more artistic and esoteric.  Pfui to them, sez I.  You simply cannot read this and not find it stunning.

Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth

Never count out a Muth.  Though this book has far less lofty ambitions than his past Caldecott win, it has heart and lovely watercolors.  This could easily be sidelined altogether, or go for the big gold.  Certainly hard to say at this point.

Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman

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It’s my personal #1, which makes me worry for its future.  When I get emotional about a book I find it sometimes hampers my view of its award chances.  That said, no one doubts the sheer beauty of the art here.  Soman’s always been someone to watch, even when working on something as popular as the Ladybug Girl series.  Can he win hearts and minds with bears?  I say yes.

Firefly July and Other Very Short Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

We know Sweet is automatic Caldecott bait, but you’re never quite sure which of her books will attract the committee.  This book isn’t afraid to be long and strong on the poetry.  I’ve heard grumbles in some quarters that the poems don’t always necessarily pair with one season or another, but that’s nothing against the art.  Still, it might affect its chances in the end.

Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk

If any debut deserves love it’s this one.  A remarkable combination of art and heart, with different styles and a heckuva great take on the subject matter.  Turk’s one to watch and this book is already one of the year’s favorites.  Even if it doesn’t win, it bodes well for the artist’s future.

In terms of books getting some nice buzz, I’ve heard some folks mentioning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat.  I love me a good Santat and Dan certainly poured his heart and soul into this one.  So why don’t I think it’s a surefire winner?  Hard to say.  The art is certainly nice enough. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes hasn’t shown up on a lot of lists, but Anne Isaacs has a way of writing books that catch the eye of award committees.  My own librarians are very taken with this latest effort, and Hawkes should at least get a mention if only for the sheer disgustingness of his desperadoes.  Baby Bear by Kadir Nelson is one of those books that should, by rights, be a Caldecott contender.  Indeed there are some stirring images here.  Unfortunately there’s something off about this particular Nelson book.  It’s hard to pinpoint but it lays in the art.  Nelson’s due for a big gold someday.  This, however, probably won’t be “the one”.  Breathe by Scott Magoon is absolutely lovely and I would love Magoon to get an award one of these days.  It definitely belongs to the whale trend of 2014.  Will it get an award?  It may be too subtle for that.  We’ll see.  Finally, Sparky! by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Chris Appelhans, is the book getting a lot of the buzz.  I loved the story and the art but while I found it lovely and funny by turns I didn’t feel the award hum at work.  I think Appelhans is definitely one to watch.  You’re just going to have to keep watching.

For additional thoughts, be sure to check out the Goodreads lists of Newbery 2015 and Caldecott 2015 to see what the masses prefer this year.

So!  What did I miss?

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Under the Egg?

  2. Benji Martin says

    June 17, 2014 at 8:21 am

    I think Revolution has a decent shot.

  3. GraceAnne says

    June 17, 2014 at 9:02 am

    Brother Hugo and the Bear, which has not got any attention so far and really should. On a personal note, it is my favorite picture book of the year, so far.

    • Sam Juliano says

      June 17, 2014 at 5:31 pm

      God I absolutely ADORE this book Grace!!!!!!!!!!

      I read it my class last week and was so smitten with the story and magnificent art that I turned in the library loan afterwards and placed an order for my own copy. It is a stunner.

      But there are others, and I will get back to this thread soon.

  4. GraceAnne says

    June 17, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Brother Hugo and the Bear, by Kate Beebe, illustrated by S. D. Schindler, Eerdmans.

    • jules says

      June 17, 2014 at 9:25 am

      (GraceAnne, for what it’s worth, I wrote about Brother Hugo here: http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=3401. Well, I wrote about it in a Kirkus column, but there is some art there. Entertaining book!

      Carry on!)

      • Elizabeth Bird says

        June 17, 2014 at 9:30 am

        Wouldn’t it be nice if Mr. Schlindler got some love? Geez . . . that’s a great thought.

      • Sam Juliano says

        June 17, 2014 at 5:34 pm

        Jules I will be over to read your review pronto!!! 🙂

  5. ChrisinNY says

    June 17, 2014 at 10:06 am

    I agree re Three Bears in a Boat- loved the illustrations and simple text. I always get this one wrong though (except for That’s Not My Hat).
    I was all excited about getting The Greenglass House to read. Searched my library catalog for the title all different ways. Was disappointed as you might guess. August publication date, humph.

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 17, 2014 at 10:21 am

      Yes. I live to torture you. Is what I do.

      • Genevieve says

        June 19, 2014 at 2:42 pm

        My library has that one on order, so I put my hold on it right away. But I was dismayed at how many on your list aren’t in my library catalog (I’ll hope “yet”). No Nightingale’s Nest, Boys of Blur, or Brown Girl Dreaming (though given the number of Wilsons and Woodsons they have, my guess is they’ll get both of these), and from your ‘probably not’ list, no Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere or Fourteenth Goldfish.

      • Genevieve says

        June 19, 2014 at 2:43 pm

        and no Viva Frida in my system! Given the number of Spanish-speaking kids and kids in immersion schools in our town, that’s a crime. Let’s hope they just haven’t put it on order yet.

        • Elizabeth Bird says

          June 19, 2014 at 3:54 pm

          Well, to be fair some of these aren’t out until August. Maybe the pre-orders just haven’t appeared in the catalog yet? That’s the problem with my system right now. Also, a lot of libraries close out their fiscal year in June. Maybe the funds haven’t come in yet to buy? Let’s assume, though that wouldn’t account for Nightingale’s Nest, Boys of Blur, or Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere. Those came out months ago!

  6. Bonny Becker says

    June 17, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    Thanks, Elizabeth. Now I know what to assign for my Newbery class.

  7. Daniel says

    June 17, 2014 at 3:26 pm

    Is Quest by Aaron Becker ineligible, or is it just not getting a lot of love? I saw a copy at BEA, and I want it to win all the awards.

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 17, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      It is eligible indeed! I liked it quite a lot. I guess I didn’t include it just because it’s a sequel, but that really shouldn’t make a lick of difference.

  8. Stacy says

    June 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    I am completely smitten with the art in Viva Frida.

  9. Jennifer Schultz says

    June 17, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    I have several favorites for Caldecott, but don’t have a handle on my Newbery choices yet. My favorites so far:

    Beauty and the Beast (H. Chuku Lee/Pat Cummings)
    The Scraps Book: Notes From a Colorful Life (Lois Ehlert)
    Following Papa’s Song (Gianna Marino)
    Maple (Lori Nichols)

    This is going on pure emotional reaction, but I adore Here Comes the Easter Cat (Deborah Underwood/Claudia Rueda). Oh, I can’t wait to see that cat’s ambition for Christmas.

  10. Emily says

    June 18, 2014 at 1:55 am

    For Newbery, I would add to your glorious list Paul Acampora’s I Kill the Mockingbird, Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover, Cynthia Kadohata’s Half a World Away and Jenni Holm’s Fourteenth Goldfish.
    For Caldecott: Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo, Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet and Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca.
    Can’t wait to read your suggestions. Thanks for the great post!

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 18, 2014 at 8:40 am

      I’ve the Kadohata on my shelf ready to read and the Bryant/Sweet book as well. I’ll move these to the top of my reading list now. Thank you!

  11. Shelley says

    June 18, 2014 at 6:50 am

    I just started Majorie Agosin’s I Lived on Butterfly Hill and I really think it could be a contender.

  12. MotherLydia says

    June 18, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Everytime I see _brown girl dreaming_ it reminds me strongly of a book I read last year and that, by itself, makes me want to read it! Except now I can’t even remember the title.

    It was about a girl in Africa where there was a mystery. A controversy over whether girls should go to school. They left their home community to a bigger one because their beloved national leader said they needed to. And she grew up through the book (Maturation, not a lot of age) and started seeing people more real and less magically. The mother probably had depression?

    • Jerry says

      June 18, 2014 at 10:44 am

      I think you mean A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk.

    • Sam Eddington says

      June 18, 2014 at 1:05 pm

      That’s A GIRL CALLED PROBLEM by Katie Quirk. 🙂

    • MotherLydia says

      June 18, 2014 at 2:54 pm

      Thank you! That’s it. A Girl CAlled Problem.

  13. Mike Lewis says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:13 am

    I seriously think Beekle deserves a closer look. The contradiction between the text and the illustrations are enough to set it apart- but following through all the way to the dust jacket versus the cover? Smart as I’ve seen.

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      June 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      Oo. I think I’ll need to give it another look then. Thanks, Mike! I’d love to talk to you about it someday. And give Lori a hug from me.

      • Jenni says

        June 19, 2014 at 10:42 am

        I actually think Beekle would be a stronger contender if it was wordless. I picture walked it with students and that had more impact than when I read the text. However, I read somewhere (7 Imps, I think) that Santat really wants to be seen as an author, not just an illustrator.

  14. Sam Juliano says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:25 am

    CALDECOTT MEDAL CONTENDERS AT 2014’s HALF WAY POINT!!!

    copied from my facebook page:

    Inspired by the fabulous Betsy Bird’s SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL post from earlier in the week, I have put together my listing of the books that have achieved the kind of artistic excellence that one associates with year end book awards, ten-best lists and particular the always-difficult-to-gauge Caldecott Medal and Honor Books. I have worked closely all year with first-graders and either purchased directly or acquired a number of titles through my shared library system. At the end of my list I have included a caveat that deals with certain stipulations connected with eligibility and other yet-to-be-released 2014 prospects. My list is NOT presented in any particular order. All these books are extraordinary, and in my view should be seriously considered by the powers that be:

    Galapagos George (J. C. George/Wendell Minor)
    Grandfather Gandhi (Hegedus/Turk)
    Maple (Nichols)
    The Adventures of Beekle (Santat)
    Firefly July (Janeczko/Sweet)
    Mama Built A Little Nest (Ward/Jenkins)
    Brother Hugo and the Bear (Beebe/Schindler)
    The Pilot and the Little Prince (Sis)
    Three Bears in a Boat (Soman)
    Green is a Chili Pepper (Thong/Parra)
    A Dance Like Starlight (Dempsey/Cooper)
    Bad Bye Goodbye (Underwood/Bean)
    Elizabeth Queen of the Seas (Cox, Floca)
    Breathe (Magoon)
    Never Say A Mean Word Again (Jules/Bernhard)
    Eye to Eye (Jenkins)
    In New York (Brown)
    Baby Bear (Nelson)
    The Troublemaker (Castillo)
    Bad Apple’s Perfect Day (Hemingway)
    Tiny Rabbit’s Big Wish (Walker/Engle)
    Nest (Hurley)
    Sparky (Offill/Appelhans)
    Don’t Play With Your Food (Shea)

    I can’t wait to see new books upcoming from Peter Brown, Yuyi Morales, Aaron Becker and others. Naturally, come December there will a good number of other books that will be added to the list of potential contenders. I did like other books by Jon Muth and others, but the 24 books listed above in my view are the finest as we approach the half-way point. Several of these in fact are masterpieces of the form. No list is infallible of course, and though I have made a concerted effort to purchase and/or examine all the releases to this point for use in my classes and for collection purposes, I acknowledge I have missed at least a few.

    And one must continue to lament the ineligibility of the books from other countries. Three for me this year are absolutely masterful:

    The Snatchabook (Docherty/Docherty)
    The River (Sanna)
    Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Baldacchino/Malenfant)

  15. jules says

    June 18, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Josephine. Josephine. Josephine.

    (Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson).

    My favorite of the year thus far.

    • Sam Juliano says

      June 18, 2014 at 4:32 pm

      JOSEPHINE is great in fact and I forgot it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Ridiculous when you consider I bought it last month!!!!!!!!!!

      Ravishing book!!!!!!!

      • Anamaria Anderson says

        June 18, 2014 at 5:02 pm

        I adore Christian Robinson’s Gaston, too. Other favorites so far this year that maybe haven’t been mentioned yet are Stella’s Starliner by Rosemary Wells, Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light, and (graphic novel alert) This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. For Newbery, I also like Caminar by Skila Brown.

  16. Natasha Wing says

    June 18, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Do picture book biographies count? I loved Scrapsbook by Lois Ehlert.

    • jules says

      June 23, 2014 at 1:11 pm

      That’s my other very favorite one from this year, Natasha.

  17. Erin Y says

    June 19, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    I do love Beekle, both words and text! It played better to my older kids when I read it to them, but the younger ones seemed to love the pictures…

  18. Alethea says

    June 20, 2014 at 1:07 am

    The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer. So beautiful!

    • Sam Juliano says

      June 20, 2014 at 10:50 am

      This is absolutely beautiful middle grade book indeed Alethea!! Absolutely agreed!!!

  19. Sam Juliano says

    June 20, 2014 at 10:53 am

    MAJOR, MAJOR, MAJOR OMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!

    How could I have forgotten to include Sophie Blackall’s stunning THE BABY TREE for serious Caldecott consideration. This is what happens when you try and post your list real fast.

    Certainly Ms. Blackall’s book deserves the strongest support, especially after last year’s tremendous collaboration with Matthew Olsham, THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE.

    So, for me, it was criminal to leave off JOSEPHINE and THE BABY TREE.

  20. Judy Freeman says

    June 20, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    Have you seen Raul Colon’s wordless picture book, Draw, yet? Gives me goosebumps. Spectacular.

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