Mocks Amuck
Each year I like to keep track of all the Mock Caldecotts, Mock Newberys, Mock Siberts, etc. that I can find. It’s not easy. At this point in time it’s not as if ALA or SLJ has created a centralized site where folks can plug in their Mock results for all the world to see (*bats eyelashes in general direction of ALA and SLJ*).
In lieu of that, I’ve compiled as many Mocks as I can find. This year’s findings were a bit hampered by a snowstorm that caused many a Mock Newbery on the East Coast to be cancelled.
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If you feel that I’ve left someone off here, do let me know. When I do the PreGame/PostGame ALA Youth Media Awards Show on Monday at 8:30 a.m. EST I’ll be calling out the winners who got the awards right.
In no particular order . . . .
Mock Caldecotts
Deschutes Public Library in Oregon
Winner: Farmer and the Clown illustrated by Marla Frazee
Honor Books: Telephone written by Mac Barnett, and illustrated by Jen Corace
Bridgeport CT Public Library
Winner: Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Honor Books:
Sam and Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Barnett, illus by Jon Klassen
Following Papa’s Song by Gianna Marino
Dayton Metro Library
Winner: Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Honor Books:
Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah, Underwood, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
May the Stars Drip Down by Jeremy Chatelain, illustrated by Nikki McClure
Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Suffolk Cooperative System in NY
Winner: The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Honor Books:
Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Baby Bear by Kadir Nelson
Sacramento Public Library
Winner: Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Honor Books:
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Extraordinary Jane by Hannah Harrison
Gravity by Jason Chin
Johnson County (KS)
Winner: The Noisy Paint Box written by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPré
Honor Books:
The Farmer and the Clown written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
Extraordinary Jane written and illustrated by Hannah E. Harrison
A Dance Like Starlight written by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
The Lane Libraries, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and various other schools/agencies in the Southwest Ohio/Northern Kentucky region
Winner: The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Honor Books:
Draw! by Raul Colon
The Noisy Paint Box, illustrated by Mary GrandPre and written by Barbara Rosenstock
Viva Frida written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales and photographed by Tim O’Meara
Oregon Library Association
Winner: The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee.
Honor Book:
Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison
San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco Unified School District
Winner:
Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy
Honor Books:
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Brian G. Karas
Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
Kent State School of Library & Information Science
Winner: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
Honor Books:
Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Baby Bear by Kadir Nelson
Cuyahoga County
Winner: The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Honor Books:
Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato
Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, IN)
Winner: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, words by Jen Bryant and pictures by Melissa Sweet
Honor Books:
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, written and illustrated by Dan Santat
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
The Farmer and the Clown, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse, written by Patricia MacLachlan with pictures by Hadley Hooper
Takoma Park Maryland Library
Winner: The Farmer and the Clown, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
Honors Books:
Bad Bye, Good Bye, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Jonathan Bean
The Iridescence of Birds, written by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Hadley Hooper
The Noisy Paint Box, written by Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The Right Word, written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Springfield-Greene County Library
Winner: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
Honor Books:
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray, illustrated by Kenard Park
Firefly July by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Ohio)
Winner: Flashlight illustrated and written by Lizi Boyd
Honor Books:
Draw! illustrated and written by Raúl Colón
The Noisy Paint Box, illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock
Extraordinary Jane, illustrated and written by Hannah E. Harrison
Winter is Coming, illustrated by Jim LaMarche, written by Tony Johnston
Denver Public Library
Winner: The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Hadley Hooper
Honor Books:
Aviary Wonders, Inc. Spring Calendar and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk
Wayland (MI) Union Schools
Winner: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Honor Books:
Draw! by Raul Colon
The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
Falmouth Elementary School in Falmouth, ME
Winner: Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato
Honor Books:
Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
Sparky by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
Frank Sarris Public Library in Canonsburg, PA
Winner: Baby Bear by Kadir Nelson
Honor Books:
Viva, Frida! by Yuyi Morales
Sparky by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
South Valley School in Moorestown, NJ
Winner: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Honor Books:
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Mountain Way School in Morris Plains, NJ (2nd graders)
Winner: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Honor Books:
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Maple by Lori Nichols
Mock Newberys
Northport-East Northport PL
Winner: A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Honors:
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
Rhode Island OLIS
Winner: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Honor Books:
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie Lamana
Sacramento Public Library
Winner: West of the Moon by Margi Preus
Honor Books:
Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Dayton Metro Library
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
Rain Reign by Ann Martin
The Lane Libraries, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and various other schools/agencies in the Southwest Ohio/Northern Kentucky region
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Oakland
Winner: The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
Honor Books:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Hudson Valley Library Association
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier
The Greenglass House, by Kate Milford
The Family Romanov, by Candace Fleming
KC Metro
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
Rain Reign by Ann Martin
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
San Diego
Winners:
The Family Romanov, by Candace Fleming
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
Honor Books:
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Cuyahoga County
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Winner: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Honor Books:
The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson.
Denver Public Library
Winner: The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
Honor Books:
The Glass Sentence by S. E. Grove
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
Emerson School
Winner: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Honor Books:
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
The Swap by Megan Shull
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Nassau Library System (Long Island)
Winner: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Honor Books:
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Darien Library
Winner: The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Honor Books:
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
The Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Springfield-Greene County Library
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
St. Joseph County Public Library – Kids Club
Winner: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
Honor Books:
The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin
St. Joseph County Public Library – Adult Club
Winner: Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Honor Books:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Dominican University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Winner: Revolution by Deborah Wiles
Honor Books:
The Art of Secrets by James Klise
Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
Falmouth Elementary School in Falmouth, ME
Winner: The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
Honor Books:
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Westchester Library Association / Westchester Library System
Winner: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Honor Books:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, WI
Winner: The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Honor Books:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Ossining Public Library in Ossining, NY
Winner: When Audrey Met Alice, by Rebecca Behrens
Honor Books:
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Horace Mann Mock Newbery Committee
Winner: The Riverman by Aaron Starmer
Honor Books:
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Mock Siberts
The Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association
Winner: The Right Word by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Honor Books:
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
Mock Printzs
Brooklyn Public Library
Winner: This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Honor Books:
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
The Family Romanov by Candice Fleming
Mock Coretta Scott Kings
Denver Public Library
ILLUSTRATOR: Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katherine Russell-Brown, Illustrated by Frank Morrison
AUTHOR:
The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
Searching for Sarah Rector by Tonya Bolden
Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, WI
ILLUSTRATOR: All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (E.B. Lewis, ill)
AUTHOR: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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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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Here are the Mock results for Falmouth Elementary School in Falmouth, ME.
Mock Newbery Winner: The Mark of the Dragonfly
Honors:
Rain Reign
Brown Girl Dreaming
The Fourteenth Goldfish
A Snicker of Magic
Mock Caldecott Winner: Little Elliot, Big City
Honors:
Three Bears in a Boat
Sparky
Our highly irregular Mock Caldecott at Frank Sarris Public Library in Canonsburg PA (in case somehow we hit it) took place on Tuesday, but only one family showed up for it. The baby couldn’t vote, and the three of us left– when you threw in my vote– had no consensus whatsoever when we took our top three votes. So we expanded to top five, voted again, and narrowed the contenders to four, which we then carried around the library asking everyone else we ran into to pick their two favorites of the four.
This made Nelson’s Baby Bear our clear winner, as nearly everyone we asked picked it. Tying for Honors were Viva Frida (my personal favorite) and Sparky! For the record, the fourth finalist was Gaston, but it only got one vote in the around-the-library round, so fell by the wayside.
I sort of love the process of it. Particularly the line “The baby couldn’t vote” which makes it clear that the baby had distinct opinions on the matter but wasn’t able to vocalize them properly. Well played, baby.
I’ll add all Mocks mentioned here to the final list.
Dominican University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science had a Mock Newbery class and awarded Revolution the gold sticker. Honors went to The Art of Secrets and Bad Bye, Good Bye. Read the press release here: http://butlerspantry.org/2014/12/08/mock-newbery-results/
There was also a group that awarded a CaldeNott to Fox’s Garden. Honors went to Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes, At the Same Moment Around the World, and Rules of Summer. The press release for that is here: http://butlerspantry.org/2015/01/16/caldenott-results/
Here are the Mock results of my dreams:
Caldecott: Three Bears in a Boat
Newbery: A Snicker of Magic
I have to admit, I’ve been surprised by how few lists mention THREE BEARS IN A BOAT, and I think it’s a beautiful book. I read it to my three-year old neighbor, who at once said, “Read it again.” And I read it to several groups of third graders, who actually GASPED at the beauty of the pictures. A book of such loveliness, which can hold such a wide age range, should not be so easily discounted.
Were it not for the fact that I know you are not me, I would swear that I had written this comment myself. I too have been surprised that it hasn’t come up more often.
Our school Mock Caldecott had separate voting for each class (7 total this year), so each class had different winners and honors. However, every single class named PRESIDENT TAFT IS STUCK IN THE BATH as either the winner or honor book, so I’m calling this the clear winner for our school.
The students said they chose this one because of the bright colors and the details. They love the movement in the pictures (particularly when Taft is flying through the air). It doesn’t hurt that Taft is both very large and very naked.
What’s your school’s name? I’ll count it.
We just finished voting for our Mock Caldecott today at South Valley School in Moorestown, NJ. We also vote separately in each class and then I total all of the votes.
Our winner was The Adventures of Beekle: the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat.
Our honor books were Sam and Dave Dig a Hold by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, and The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee. The winner was separated from the honors by about only 7 votes, and each of the honor books were 2 votes apart.
oops—-meant of course to say Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen…so excited about the results that I messed up my typing.
Mocks Amuck! Love it! Oh how I wish we hosted a Mock Caldecott in my little CT library. But I know I would have been terribly bossy, intimidating and overbearing! Because I adore Three Bears in a Boat. I continually place it in the hands of my patrons and pronouce..”this is the book that should win the Caldecott!” Of course last year I confidently pranced around with Mr Tiger goes Wild! In 27 years I have never predicted the winner – but hey – I know what I like! And my patrons want to hear, or maybe it’s just that I corner them and tell them!
Thanks for putting this together each year. I’ll be with you on Monday morning. ~ jane
The results of the “Official” Westchester Library Association / Westchester Library System Mock Newbery were:
Newbery Medal
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Newbery Honor
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
El Deafo by Cece Bell
http://curiouslibrarian.com/1/post/2015/01/wlswla-mock-newbery-results.html
Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, WI
Mock Newbery
Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier.
Honor books
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Mock CSK
illustrator
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (E.B. Lewis, ill)
author
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Mountain Way School in Morris Plains, NJ
Medal: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Honors: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Maple by Lori Nichols
Forgot to say that Mountain Way is a preK-2 school and our Caldecott voters were 2nd grade only.
The OPLbery Club at the Ossining Public Library in Ossining, NY, gave the OPLbery Medal to When Audrey Met Alice, by Rebecca Behrens. The kids also awarded an OPLbery Honor to Greenglass House, by Kate Milford.
The Horace Mann Mock Newbery Committee awards its medal to The Riverman by Aaron Starmer. Honors go to Brown Girl Dreaming and A Snicker of Magic. Details on our final deliberations here: http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=1115&newsid=792
The Mock Caldecott voting done at Kinderhook Memorial Library found Draw by Raul Colon receibing the most votes (or the most first place votes). Not sure that there was truly a consensus though.
A late entry but our school voted for Draw! as the favorite, with Flashlight and The Iridescence of Birds in second and third place, out of a limited selection of 10 books. And NONE of those were recognized. I am halfway through The Crossover and loving it, possibly more than Brown Girl Dreaming, so I’m pretty happy on that front. My personal favorite Josephine got recognized for a Sibert.