2022 Mock Caldecott List

1.
Watercress
Watercress 4.52 avg rating β€” 5,465 ratings
2.
Wishes
Wishes 4.49 avg rating β€” 1,942 ratings
3.
Mel Fell
Mel Fell 4.47 avg rating β€” 3,287 ratings
4.
Milo Imagines the World
Milo Imagines the World 4.48 avg rating β€” 3,379 ratings
5.
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 4.48 avg rating β€” 4,172 ratings
6.
Outside, Inside
Outside, Inside 4.47 avg rating β€” 2,242 ratings
7.
Someone Builds the Dream
Someone Builds the Dream 4.37 avg rating β€” 1,441 ratings
8.
Wonder Walkers
Wonder Walkers 4.19 avg rating β€” 1,826 ratings
9.
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston 4.25 avg rating β€” 733 ratings
10.
Survivor Tree
Survivor Tree 4.56 avg rating β€” 866 ratings
11.
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth 4.54 avg rating β€” 915 ratings
12.
The Rock from the Sky
The Rock from the Sky 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,838 ratings
13.
The Lost Package
The Lost Package 4.07 avg rating β€” 870 ratings
14.
Bear Island
Bear Island 3.98 avg rating β€” 624 ratings
15.
Strollercoaster
Strollercoaster 3.81 avg rating β€” 521 ratings
16.
The Tree in Me
The Tree in Me 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,097 ratings
17.
We Wait for the Sun
We Wait for the Sun 4.32 avg rating β€” 710 ratings
18.
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art 4.16 avg rating β€” 659 ratings
19.
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued 4.47 avg rating β€” 1,299 ratings
20.
Zonia's Rain Forest
Zonia's Rain Forest 4.09 avg rating β€” 1,159 ratings
21.
I Sang You Down from the Stars
I Sang You Down from the Stars 4.46 avg rating β€” 998 ratings
22.
Bright Star
Bright Star 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,485 ratings
23.
I'll Meet You in Your Dreams
I'll Meet You in Your Dreams 4.13 avg rating β€” 316 ratings
24.
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone 4.50 avg rating β€” 1,210 ratings
25.
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 4.57 avg rating β€” 953 ratings
26.
Your Mama
Your Mama 4.32 avg rating β€” 600 ratings
27.
Keeping the City Going
Keeping the City Going 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,107 ratings
28.
Is Was
Is Was 3.59 avg rating β€” 415 ratings
29.
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott 4.53 avg rating β€” 729 ratings
30.
Dear Treefrog
Dear Treefrog 4.08 avg rating β€” 437 ratings
31.
We Became Jaguars
We Became Jaguars 3.48 avg rating β€” 460 ratings
32.
I Dream of Popo
I Dream of Popo 4.37 avg rating β€” 666 ratings
33.
Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
Change Sings: a Children's Anthem 4.54 avg rating β€” 4,108 ratings
34.
What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature
What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature 4.49 avg rating β€” 626 ratings
35.
Wolfboy
Wolfboy 3.81 avg rating β€” 607 ratings
36.
The Museum of Everything
The Museum of Everything 3.68 avg rating β€” 395 ratings
37.
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration 3.90 avg rating β€” 281 ratings
38.
There Is a Rainbow
There Is a Rainbow 4.02 avg rating β€” 441 ratings
39.
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy 4.33 avg rating β€” 312 ratings
40.
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch 4.18 avg rating β€” 369 ratings
41.
Ducks on the Road: A Counting Adventure
Ducks on the Road: A Counting Adventure 3.46 avg rating β€” 283 ratings
42.
Off to See the Sea
Off to See the Sea 3.98 avg rating β€” 627 ratings
43.
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,698 ratings
44.
I Is for Immigrants
I Is for Immigrants 4.01 avg rating β€” 267 ratings
45.
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States 4.67 avg rating β€” 667 ratings
46.
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water 4.69 avg rating β€” 4,679 ratings
47.
Hidden Planet: Secrets of the Animal Kingdom (Rothery's Animal Planet Series)
Hidden Planet: Secrets of the Animal Kingdom (Rothery's Animal Planet Series) 4.61 avg rating β€” 102 ratings
48.
Laxmi's Mooch
Laxmi's Mooch 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,402 ratings
48.
Oona (Oona, 1)
Oona (Oona, 1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,596 ratings
50.
A House
A House 3.84 avg rating β€” 642 ratings
51.
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent 4.43 avg rating β€” 308 ratings
52.
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion 4.09 avg rating β€” 1,317 ratings
53.
The Midnight Fair
The Midnight Fair 4.23 avg rating β€” 967 ratings
54.
Tomatoes for Neela
Tomatoes for Neela 4.30 avg rating β€” 919 ratings
55.
Inside Cat
Inside Cat 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,259 ratings
56.
I Am a Bird
I Am a Bird
by: Hope Lim
4.01 avg rating β€” 275 ratings
56.
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know 4.29 avg rating β€” 1,282 ratings
58.
Try It!: How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat
Try It!: How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat 3.89 avg rating β€” 397 ratings
58.
Red
Red 4.02 avg rating β€” 408 ratings
60.
Yes & No
Yes & No 3.81 avg rating β€” 595 ratings
61.
The Old Boat
The Old Boat 3.59 avg rating β€” 564 ratings
62.
Hurricane
Hurricane 4.28 avg rating β€” 498 ratings
63.
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi 3.85 avg rating β€” 635 ratings
64.
Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards
Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards 4.12 avg rating β€” 386 ratings
65.
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest 4.34 avg rating β€” 460 ratings
66.
Fatima's Great Outdoors
Fatima's Great Outdoors 4.03 avg rating β€” 917 ratings
67.
Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change
Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change 3.92 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
68.
Kiyoshi's Walk
Kiyoshi's Walk 4.14 avg rating β€” 504 ratings
68.
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress 4.35 avg rating β€” 262 ratings
70.
Off-Limits
Off-Limits 4.24 avg rating β€” 825 ratings
71.
30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag
30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag 4.55 avg rating β€” 385 ratings
72.
Soul Food Sunday
Soul Food Sunday 4.38 avg rating β€” 902 ratings
73.
Stella's Stellar Hair
Stella's Stellar Hair 4.35 avg rating β€” 727 ratings
73.
Walrus Song
Walrus Song 3.85 avg rating β€” 158 ratings
75.
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer 4.12 avg rating β€” 738 ratings
75.
Boogie Boogie, Y'all
Boogie Boogie, Y'all 3.76 avg rating β€” 496 ratings
75.
Fred Gets Dressed
Fred Gets Dressed 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,321 ratings
78.
Cat Problems
Cat Problems
by: Jory John
3.83 avg rating β€” 1,959 ratings
78.
Amira's Picture Day
Amira's Picture Day 4.24 avg rating β€” 743 ratings
78.
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars 4.12 avg rating β€” 496 ratings
78.
Bear Wants to Sing
Bear Wants to Sing 3.88 avg rating β€” 282 ratings
82.
The Ramble Shamble Children
The Ramble Shamble Children 3.62 avg rating β€” 492 ratings
83.
Don't Hug Doug
Don't Hug Doug 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,872 ratings
84.
Game, Set, Sisters!: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Game, Set, Sisters!: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams 4.07 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
85.
How to Have a Birthday
How to Have a Birthday 3.77 avg rating β€” 164 ratings
85.
Walking for Water: How One Boy Stood Up for Gender Equality
Walking for Water: How One Boy Stood Up for Gender Equality 4.10 avg rating β€” 165 ratings
87.
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation 4.28 avg rating β€” 381 ratings
88.
Negative Cat
Negative Cat 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,544 ratings
88.
Send a Girl! The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY
Send a Girl! The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY 4.24 avg rating β€” 251 ratings
88.
All of Us
All of Us 3.75 avg rating β€” 317 ratings
88.
We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome 4.26 avg rating β€” 432 ratings
92.
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee 4.39 avg rating β€” 314 ratings
92.
The Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep
The Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep 3.87 avg rating β€” 287 ratings
94.
Dreams for a Daughter
Dreams for a Daughter 4.05 avg rating β€” 223 ratings
95.
I Love You, Baby Burrito
I Love You, Baby Burrito 3.80 avg rating β€” 308 ratings
95.
Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night
Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,362 ratings
95.
Bear Is a Bear
Bear Is a Bear 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,104 ratings
98.
What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum
What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 243 ratings
98.
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift 4.13 avg rating β€” 252 ratings
98.
Amos McGee Misses the Bus
Amos McGee Misses the Bus 4.17 avg rating β€” 647 ratings
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