Wednesday, January 31, 2024

And the Winner Is ... (Mock Caldecott edition)

The American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal to the artist of "the most distinguished American picture book for children." This year, I read 10 picture books with Caldecott buzz to kindergartners and first-graders. 

For our Garden City Mock Caldecott, 

135 students chose from among

3 finalists, and

1 came out on top with 

80 votes (59%):


100 Mighty Dragons, All Named Broccoli, 

illustrated by Lian Cho and written by David LaRochelle. 

Here are some reasons why: 

  • All of them were named Broccoli

  • Dragons are my favorite

  • It's "mathy"

  • Because I like the Mario and Luigi ones

  • All the dragons went away

  • 100 is my favorite number

  • It had Elvis in it

  • At the end 100 baby dragons come to join the one lonely dragon named Broccoli

  • It has more activity and details than the other books

  • She has so many babies

  • Because of the flames

  • It is very silly

  • I like dragons because they breathe fire out of their mouths

  • There was a million dragons!

  • Because the 100 grow up and the 1 left becomes a mom

  • It had my sister's name in it.


And some student art inspired by the book:











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