Mock Caldecott 2026 discussion

When the Caldecott committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.

"Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

Points get tallied, some books rise in points while others drop from the radar. I would like to do two rounds to arrive at our winner and honors. It's imperfect but we do our best.

So list your top three (and only three) books in order of importance and we will tally the points. Happy Voting!

This thread will close on Friday, January 19th at 8:00 P.M. Eastern time.

Choose books from only this list, as chosen by our "voting list" thread.

The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater

A Different Pond by Bao Phi

A Perfect Day by Lane Smith

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again by Dan Santat

Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper

Blue Sky White Stars Sarvinder Naberhaus

Egg by Kevin Henkes

Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

Life by Cynthia Rylant

Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin

The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling by Timothy Basil Ering

Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

1) The Antlered Ship
2) After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again
3) A Perfect Day

1. After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
2. A Perfect Day
3. Wolf in the Snow

Little Fox in the Forest
After the Fall....

After the Fall.
Little Fox in the Forest.
Egg.

can't wait to see what the committee chooses.

1. A Perfect Day
2. Life
3. After the Fall

^ Not sure why Life didn’t show up as my #2

1. After the Fall
2. Antlered Ship
3: A Perfect Day

1. A Perfect Day
2. After the Fall
3. Egg

1. After The Fall
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A Perfect Day

1. After the Fall
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A perfect day

1. Life
2. Little Fox in the Forest
3. Wolf in the Snow

1. After the Fall
2. A Perfect Day
3, Little Fox in the Forest

1. Wolf in the Snow
2. A Perfect Day
3. After the Fall

1. Little Fox in the Forest
2. After the Fall
3. A Different Pond

Little Fox in the Forest
Life
Wolf in the Snow

After The Fall
A Perfect Day
Big Cat Little Cat

1. Big Cat, Little Cat
2. A Different Pond
3. Wolf in the Snow

A different Pond
After the Fall
Wolf in the Snow

Disregard if I show up twice; it doesn't look like the post I thought I did went through.
1. A Different Pond
2. After the Fall
3. Wolf in the Snow

Margaret Boling wrote: "Disregard if I show up twice; it doesn't look like the post I thought I did went through.
1. A Different Pond
2. After the Fall
3. Wolf in the Snow"

Usually you have to refresh the page to see your post.

1. Wolf in the Snow
2. Egg
3. A Different Pond

1. After the Fall
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A different Pond

1. The Antlered Ship
2. After the Fall
3. Life

1. Blue Sky White Stars
2. After the Fall
3. A Different Pond

1. Little Fox in the Forest
2. A Perfect Day
3. Big Cat, Little Cat

1. Big Cat, Little Cat
2. Blue Sky White Stars
3. The Antlered Ship

1. After the Fall
2. A Perfect Day
3. A Different Pond

1. Blue Sky White Stars
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A Different Pond

1. After the Fall
2. Perfect Day
3. Little Fox in the Forest

1. After the Fall
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A Different Pond

1. A Different Pond
2. The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling
3. Wolf in the Snow

1. Little Fox in the Forest
2. Perfect Day
3. Wolf in the Snow

1. Little Fox in the Forest
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. A Perfect Day

1. After the Fall
2. Egg
3. A Perfect Day

1. After the Fall
2. Grand Canyon
3. Wolf in the Snow

1. Wolf in the Snow
2. A Different Pond
3. Blue Sky White Stars

1. A Perfect Day
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. After the Fall

Here are the results of our voting:

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again by Dan Santat: 81

Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell: 49

A Perfect Day by Lane Smith: 48

Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin: 37

A Different Pond by Bao Phi: 28

The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater: 17

Blue Sky White Stars Sarvinder Naberhaus: 13

Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper: 12

Life by Cynthia Rylant: 12

Egg by Kevin Henkes: 10

Grand Canyon by Jason Chin: 3

The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling by Timothy Basil Ering: 3


We will drop 6 Books from our list for our next round:

Blue Sky White Stars Sarvinder Naberhaus
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
Life by Cynthia Rylant
Egg by Kevin Henkes
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling by Timothy Basil Ering

1. A Perfect Day. ( the most perfect book)
2. After the Fall
3. Wolf in the Snow

This is my 2nd attempt, first one didn’t post, but if it comes up just void one.

1. Wolf in the Snow
2. A Different Pond
3. After the Fall

1. Little Fox in the Forest
2. Wolf in the Snow
3. After the Fall