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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Louie Lauer (19 Lists)



Fireworks by Matthew BurgessEvery Monday Mabel by Jashar AwanOur Lake by Angie KangAnything by Rebecca SteadThe History of We by Nikkolas Smith
2026 Mock Caldecott List
86 books — 45 voters
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel NayeriThe Incredibly Human Henson Blayze by Derrick BarnesThe Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey HartmanBad Badger by Maryrose WoodMax in the Land of Lies by Adam Gidwitz
2026 Mock Newbery List
55 books — 37 voters

Being Home by Traci SorellThe Yellow Bus by Loren LongMy Daddy Is a Cowboy by Stephanie SealesThe Last Stand by Antwan EadyThe House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang
2025 Mock Caldecott List
137 books — 62 voters
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée WatsonFerris by Kate DiCamilloEnigma Girls by Candace FlemingQuagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better by Mylisa LarsenMax in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
2025 Mock Newbery List
93 books — 75 voters

Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-HammondBerry Song by Michaela GoadeHot Dog by Doug SalatiNigel and the Moon by Antwan EadyFarmhouse by Sophie Blackall
2023 Mock Caldecott List
147 books — 89 voters
The Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderAin't Burned All the Bright by Jason ReynoldsI Must Betray You by Ruta SepetysThe Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly BarnhillViolet and Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters

Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la PeñaUnspeakable by Carole Boston WeatherfordWatercress by Andrea WangMel Fell by Corey R. TaborWishes by Mượn Thị Văn
2022 Mock Caldecott List
143 books — 67 voters
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba HigueraFallout by Steve SheinkinAmber and Clay by Laura Amy SchlitzToo Bright to See by Kyle LukoffJust Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 176 voters

We Are Water Protectors by Carole LindstromHoneybee by Candace FlemingThe Fabled Life of Aesop by Ian LendlerSwashby and the Sea by Beth FerryR-E-S-P-E-C-T by Carole Boston Weatherford
2021 Mock Caldecott List
117 books — 89 voters
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen CallenderEcho Mountain by Lauren WolkFighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyWhen Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonHere in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
Mock Newbery 2021
116 books — 181 voters

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac BarnettThis Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen BoyceMagic Ramen by Andrea Wang
Juvenile & YA Nonfiction 2019 (Mock Sibert, 2020)
91 books — 23 voters
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling LyonsThe Undefeated by Kwame AlexanderMy Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel QuinteroBear Came Along by Richard T. MorrisAnother by Christian Robinson
2020 Mock Caldecott List
109 books — 95 voters

The Line Tender by Kate AllenGenesis Begins Again by Alicia D. WilliamsNew Kid by Jerry CraftThe Bridge Home by Padma VenkatramanOther Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveBlue by Laura Vaccaro SeegerDreamers by Yuyi MoralesA House That Once Was by Julie FoglianoDrawn Together by Minh Lê
2019 Mock Caldecott
83 books — 150 voters

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. AndersonLouisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisFront Desk by Kelly YangThe Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Mock Newbery 2019
95 books — 200 voters
Undefeated by Steve SheinkinHer Right Foot by Dave EggersMuddy by Michael James MahinGrand Canyon by Jason ChinPocket Full of Colors by Amy Guglielmo
Juvenile & YA Nonfiction 2017 (Mock Sibert, 2018)
98 books — 26 voters

A Perfect Day by Lane SmithWolf in the Snow by Matthew CordellBig Cat, Little Cat by Elisha CooperAfter the Fall by Dan SantatCrown by Derrick Barnes
2018 Mock Caldecott
104 books — 152 voters
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkUndefeated by Steve SheinkinReal Friends by Shannon HaleForget Me Not by Ellie TerryOrphan Island by Laurel Snyder
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 336 voters

Navigating Early by Clare VanderpoolThe Water Castle by Megan Frazer BlakemoreDoll Bones by Holly BlackZebra Forest by Adina Rishe GewirtzP.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
Newbery 2014
120 books — 471 voters