2023 Mock Caldecott List

1.
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky 4.42 avg rating β€” 1,447 ratings
2.
Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1) 4.45 avg rating β€” 7,449 ratings
3.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse 4.52 avg rating β€” 2,504 ratings
4.
Berry Song
Berry Song 4.41 avg rating β€” 2,078 ratings
5.
Love in the Library
Love in the Library 4.46 avg rating β€” 3,616 ratings
6.
How to Eat a Book
How to Eat a Book 3.51 avg rating β€” 699 ratings
7.
Gibberish
Gibberish
by: Young Vo
4.39 avg rating β€” 1,454 ratings
8.
Out of a Jar
Out of a Jar 4.41 avg rating β€” 1,455 ratings
9.
Hot Dog
Hot Dog 4.29 avg rating β€” 3,303 ratings
10.
Nigel and the Moon
Nigel and the Moon 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,200 ratings
11.
The Year We Learned to Fly
The Year We Learned to Fly 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,109 ratings
12.
To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam
To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam 4.04 avg rating β€” 234 ratings
13.
The World Belonged to Us
The World Belonged to Us 4.48 avg rating β€” 1,135 ratings
14.
Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!
Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! 4.36 avg rating β€” 1,394 ratings
15.
Because Claudette
Because Claudette 4.21 avg rating β€” 413 ratings
16.
I Am Golden
I Am Golden
by: Eva Chen
4.27 avg rating β€” 1,175 ratings
17.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff 4.35 avg rating β€” 2,551 ratings
18.
The Treasure Box
The Treasure Box 4.47 avg rating β€” 265 ratings
19.
Ain't Burned All the Bright
Ain't Burned All the Bright 4.40 avg rating β€” 17,319 ratings
20.
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle 4.42 avg rating β€” 811 ratings
21.
Powwow Day
Powwow Day 4.29 avg rating β€” 1,250 ratings
22.
The Blur
The Blur 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,171 ratings
23.
I Love You Because I Love You
I Love You Because I Love You 4.18 avg rating β€” 522 ratings
24.
Kapaemahu
Kapaemahu 4.41 avg rating β€” 935 ratings
25.
Big and Small and In-Between
Big and Small and In-Between 4.18 avg rating β€” 467 ratings
26.
A Spoonful of Frogs
A Spoonful of Frogs 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,266 ratings
27.
Sir Ladybug (Sir Ladybug, #1)
Sir Ladybug (Sir Ladybug, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 856 ratings
28.
People Are Wild
People Are Wild 4.14 avg rating β€” 349 ratings
29.
Cornbread & Poppy
Cornbread & Poppy 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,017 ratings
30.
If You Find a Leaf: An Inspiring Nature Book for Kids and Toddlers (If You Find a Treasure Series)
If You Find a Leaf: An Inspiring Nature Book for Kids and Toddlers (If You Find a Treasure Series) 4.19 avg rating β€” 587 ratings
31.
Little Houses
Little Houses 3.87 avg rating β€” 506 ratings
31.
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) 4.65 avg rating β€” 1,064 ratings
31.
Lizzy and the Cloud
Lizzy and the Cloud
by: Eric Fan
4.40 avg rating β€” 1,100 ratings
34.
The Great Zapfino
The Great Zapfino 4.01 avg rating β€” 612 ratings
34.
Wombat Said Come In
Wombat Said Come In 3.85 avg rating β€” 370 ratings
36.
Taking Off: Airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis
Taking Off: Airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis 3.80 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
36.
Action!: How Movies Began
Action!: How Movies Began 3.83 avg rating β€” 397 ratings
38.
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey 4.28 avg rating β€” 479 ratings
39.
Isla to Island
Isla to Island 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,689 ratings
40.
Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Love Story
Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Love Story 4.30 avg rating β€” 342 ratings
41.
The Talk
The Talk 4.58 avg rating β€” 842 ratings
42.
Snow Angel, Sand Angel
Snow Angel, Sand Angel 3.83 avg rating β€” 314 ratings
43.
I Don't Care
I Don't Care 4.11 avg rating β€” 781 ratings
44.
Not Enough Lollipops
Not Enough Lollipops 3.72 avg rating β€” 438 ratings
45.
Luli and the Language of Tea
Luli and the Language of Tea 4.44 avg rating β€” 849 ratings
46.
Somewhere
Somewhere 3.70 avg rating β€” 165 ratings
47.
Color the Sky
Color the Sky 3.71 avg rating β€” 249 ratings
48.
Emile and the Field
Emile and the Field 3.86 avg rating β€” 469 ratings
49.
Kitty
Kitty 4.14 avg rating β€” 346 ratings
50.
A History of Me
A History of Me 4.62 avg rating β€” 404 ratings
50.
Big Dreams, Small Fish
Big Dreams, Small Fish 4.07 avg rating β€” 366 ratings
52.
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky 3.87 avg rating β€” 486 ratings
53.
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers 4.30 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
54.
Finding Fire
Finding Fire 4.40 avg rating β€” 275 ratings
54.
Calling the Wind: A Story of Healing and Hope
Calling the Wind: A Story of Healing and Hope 4.34 avg rating β€” 161 ratings
56.
Still This Love Goes On
Still This Love Goes On 4.30 avg rating β€” 712 ratings
57.
That's Betty!: The Story of Betty White
That's Betty!: The Story of Betty White 3.82 avg rating β€” 411 ratings
58.
A Gift for Nana
A Gift for Nana 3.77 avg rating β€” 567 ratings
58.
Let's Do Everything and Nothing
Let's Do Everything and Nothing
by: Julia Kuo
4.06 avg rating β€” 443 ratings
60.
Ice Cream Face
Ice Cream Face 3.78 avg rating β€” 484 ratings
60.
The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer
The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer 3.80 avg rating β€” 500 ratings
62.
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision 4.16 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
63.
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual 4.45 avg rating β€” 960 ratings
64.
This Is a School
This Is a School
by: John Schu
4.15 avg rating β€” 846 ratings
64.
H Is for Harlem
H Is for Harlem 4.42 avg rating β€” 178 ratings
66.
Daddy Speaks Love
Daddy Speaks Love 4.24 avg rating β€” 324 ratings
66.
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote 4.23 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
68.
The Digger and the Duckling (The Digger Series)
The Digger and the Duckling (The Digger Series) 4.08 avg rating β€” 431 ratings
69.
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth 4.31 avg rating β€” 709 ratings
70.
Kick Push
Kick Push 3.80 avg rating β€” 447 ratings
71.
Who Are Your People?
Who Are Your People? 4.15 avg rating β€” 378 ratings
71.
Only One
Only One 4.11 avg rating β€” 192 ratings
73.
Polar Bear
Polar Bear 4.34 avg rating β€” 260 ratings
74.
Courage Hats
Courage Hats 3.73 avg rating β€” 234 ratings
75.
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion 4.51 avg rating β€” 965 ratings
76.
The CoquΓ­es Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
The CoquΓ­es Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding 4.32 avg rating β€” 446 ratings
77.
Because of You, John Lewis
Because of You, John Lewis 4.36 avg rating β€” 343 ratings
77.
Magnolia Flower
Magnolia Flower 4.13 avg rating β€” 695 ratings
79.
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas 4.30 avg rating β€” 449 ratings
79.
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice 4.11 avg rating β€” 195 ratings
81.
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Every Dog in the Neighborhood 4.36 avg rating β€” 864 ratings
82.
No Nibbling!
No Nibbling! 3.71 avg rating β€” 382 ratings
83.
Swim Team
Swim Team 4.27 avg rating β€” 9,463 ratings
84.
To Change a Planet
To Change a Planet 4.26 avg rating β€” 408 ratings
84.
Kat Hats: A Picture Book
Kat Hats: A Picture Book 3.29 avg rating β€” 288 ratings
86.
Amah Faraway
Amah Faraway 4.29 avg rating β€” 413 ratings
87.
John's Turn
John's Turn 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,042 ratings
88.
Finding My Dance
Finding My Dance 4.37 avg rating β€” 659 ratings
89.
A Library
A Library 4.29 avg rating β€” 1,130 ratings
90.
Snow Horses: A First Night Story
Snow Horses: A First Night Story 4.13 avg rating β€” 421 ratings
91.
Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden
Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden 4.08 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
92.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating β€” 269,114 ratings
93.
The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution
The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution 4.21 avg rating β€” 262 ratings
94.
The Little House of Hope
The Little House of Hope 4.32 avg rating β€” 201 ratings
95.
Nana, Nenek & Nina
Nana, Nenek & Nina 4.27 avg rating β€” 419 ratings
96.
Together We Ride
Together We Ride 4.23 avg rating β€” 365 ratings
97.
Also
Also 3.97 avg rating β€” 394 ratings
98.
Maddie and Mabel (Maddie and Mabel, #1)
Maddie and Mabel (Maddie and Mabel, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 165 ratings
99.
The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale
The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale 4.13 avg rating β€” 417 ratings
99.
I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau
I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau 4.12 avg rating β€” 156 ratings
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