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Call for first-round nominations!
Kitty and I are stunned to find ourselves here in November already! It’s time for our first-round nominations. The real Caldecott committee is beginning their nomination process, which you can learn more about in this excellent post that Julie Hakim Azzam wrote a couple years back. Here on Calling Caldecott, we’ll be doing nominations in two rounds, asking you...
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Review of Go, Sloth, Go!
Go, Sloth, Go! by Toni Yuly; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.6/25 9780316497916 $18.99In a picture book just right for young listeners as well as new readers, Sloth wakes up ready to eat. She “moves by degrees toward the tastiest leaves.” Striking torn paper, ink, and digital...
A Forest Song
Some illustrators bounce around Caldecott discussions for years without winning or honoring. Evan Turk is one. His illustrations for Grandfather Gandhi, written by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus, were part of the Caldecott conversation when the book came out in 2014, and in 2022, The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn...
Review of Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor; illus. by the author Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 5/25 9780063373587 $19.99 Crow is waiting at his spot on the telephone wire when along comes Squirrel, who tries to interest Crow in ripping open garbage bags with her. Crow dismisses Squirrel...
Caldecott eligibility
As we’ve covered amply through the years, the Caldecott Medal “shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English.” If you’re fuzzy on Caldecott criteria, I recommend Julie Hakim Azzam’s “A Refresher on...
What's on your list?
Today we are pleased to present our tentative list (subject to change!) of eligible 2025 books that we hope to cover on Calling Caldecott this season. Remember, to be Caldecott eligible, a book must be published in the U.S. in 2025 and the illustrator must either be a U.S. citizen...
Review of Squid in Pants
Squid in Pants [Ready-to-Read] by Kaz Windness; illus. by the author Primary Simon Spotlight 32 pp. 5/25 9781665944304 $18.99 Paper ed. 9781665944298 $5.99 e-book ed. 9781665944311 $5.99 A squid and friends—a turtle, pufferfish, and crab—snag some clothes hanging off the side of a small boat in this kooky, distinctive book...
Welcome back, Calling Caldecott readers!
Summer is coming to an end, pumpkin spice is in the air (like it or hate it), and Labor Day is in our rearview mirrors. That means it’s time to welcome everyone back to Calling Caldecott, the Horn Book blog devoted to discussing a year’s worth of Caldecott-eligible books through...
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Review of Little Mouse Saves the Day!
Little Mouse Saves the Day! by Jeff Smith; illus. by the authorPrimary TOON 40 pp.6/25 9781662665455 $13.99Little Mouse is playing Supermouse when Mama says it’s time for bed: “Even Supermice have to sleep.” The affable protagonist settles into bed without complaint, Mama turns off the light…and then Little Mouse notices...
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