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Three more dawns / Three more days / Three days more! (You’re welcome for the Les Mis earworm). We hope the Caldecott committee members get to Chicago before the bitterly cold temps and monster snowstorm hit. If you can’t be bundled up at home, maybe hunkered down in a hotel to vote on the most distinguished picture book of 2025 isn’t such a bad gig? (Whatever you’re doing this weekend, if you’re affected by the extreme weather,...
Results of the 2026 Calling Caldecott mock vote
Our 2026 mock vote winner—by a lot more than a whisker—is: Cat Nap, written and illustrated by Brian Lies. And our one honor book is: Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien, written by Matthew Burgess. Congratulations to Brian Lies and Cátia Chien, and to all of you Calling Caldecott voters! Thanks so much for playing along...
2026 Calling Caldecott Mock Ballot — Now Open!
Now is the time, dear Calling Caldecott readers! Our mock Caldecott poll is open, and it's time to select your top three choices for the most distinguished picture book of 2025. Over the last four-and-a-half months, we’ve covered thirty eligible books (or is it twenty-nine?). We've looked at the ecletic NYT/NYPL’s Best Illustrated list — which doesn’t have to contend with eligibility rules — and we’ve...
Review of Pool Party!
Pool Party! [Tiny Habitats] by Amy Hevron; illus. by the author Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. 9/25 9781665935043 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781665935050 $10.99 Hevron’s (Sunken Ship, rev. 9/24) latest foray takes readers to a South American rainforest, where her focus is the “freshwater pools [that form] among the leaves of...
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Review of Lap Cat
Lap Cat by Joren Cull; illus. by the authorPrimary Penguin Workshop 48 pp.10/25 9780593659267 $19.99Wearing a Robin Hood–like hat and chanting “lap lap lap…” as they jog through a park, Lap Cat’s obsessive quest for “the perfect lap” (for sitting) is on day 222. A friendly squirrel suggests its bucket,...
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Review of Tiny Garden
Tiny Garden by Deborah Underwood; illus. by Jax ChowPreschool, Primary Cameron/Abrams 32 pp.3/26 9781419774911 $18.99Not a fan of the large “fancy gardens” in his neighborhood, a young horticulturist sets out to cultivate his own little plot. Andrew digs up a “small rectangle” in his front yard, appreciating “the smell of...
Second-round nomination results!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our second round of nominations, with comments here and on Facebook! Eighteen books were nominated; four titles tied for first place with just two nominations each. Three of the four — Every Monday Mabel, Fireworks, and Our Lake— were nominated in the first round. The fourth book, Night Light by Michael Emberley, makes...
Call for second-round nominations
December already? It’s beginning to look a lot like...time for Calling Caldecott’s second round of nominations! (Also, January and the YMA announcements are edging ever closer.) Last month we asked readers for four titles that they’d nominate if they were members of The Committee. Twenty-three books were nominated; Cat Nap...
Review of The Last Resort
The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly; illus. by Naomi Franquiz Intermediate, Middle School Scholastic 240 pp. 9/25 9781546132431 $17.99 e-book ed. 9781546132455 $17.99 In this supernatural murder mystery, the versatile Kelly (2025 Newbery medalist for The First State of Being, rev. 5/24) skillfully balances otherworldly horrors with more realistic...
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