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Brian Floca is the author-illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winner Locomotive, the Robert F. Sibert Honor books Moonshot and Lightship, and other picture books, and is the illustrator of many more books for young readers. Brian Floca lives and works in Brooklyn.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 39,483 ratings · 5,770 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	Locomotive 4.13 avg rating — 6,189 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 4.27 avg rating — 2,584 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping the City Going 3.82 avg rating — 1,120 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lightship 4.02 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Trucks 3.73 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island Storm by Brian Floca, Sydney Smith (illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Racecar Alphabet 3.91 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth: The Story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Up in the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Which book should be our Caldecott Medal winner?

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The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

13 votes 72.2%

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

1 vote 5.6%

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

1 vote 5.6%

Zero Is The Leaves On The Tree by Betsy Franco

1 vote 5.6%

All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant

1 vote 5.6%

Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen

1 vote 5.6%

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

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Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa

0 votes 0.0%

Moonshot The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

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Red Sings from Treetops A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman

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All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon

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Birds by Kevin Henkes

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The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

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Mermaid Queen The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History! by Shana Corey

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Darwin One Beetle Too Many by Kathryn Lasky

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Dinotrux by Chris Gall

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A Curious Collection of Cats by Betsy Franco

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Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley

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Otis by Loren Long

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Hello Baby! by Mem Fox

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