The American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal to the artist of "the most distinguished American picture book for children." This year, I read 8 picture books with Caldecott buzz to kindergartners and first-graders, and we narrowed the list down to 2 finalists.
With nearly 60% of the vote, the Garden City Mock Caldecott winner is The Squish, illustrated and written by Breanna Carzoo.
Students shared their reasons for their choice, and explanations included:
- It was cute.
- He kept getting squished but getting back up.
- Because the sand castle’s arms moved.
- It was funny.
- The sand castle kept falling down.
- He broke and then he built himself again.
- I liked the giant castle.
It is about bringing yourself up.
Here are some of their illustration interpretations:
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