2011 Caldecott Hopefuls

1.
City Dog, Country Frog
City Dog, Country Frog 4.17 avg rating — 8,203 ratings
2.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
A Sick Day for Amos McGee 4.26 avg rating — 21,697 ratings
3.
Chalk
Chalk 4.23 avg rating — 6,236 ratings
4.
Art & Max
Art & Max 4.07 avg rating — 7,205 ratings
5.
Bink & Gollie
Bink & Gollie 4.08 avg rating — 7,145 ratings
6.
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems 4.13 avg rating — 4,537 ratings
7.
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring 3.91 avg rating — 994 ratings
8.
Big Red Lollipop
Big Red Lollipop really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
9.
Flora's Very Windy Day
Flora's Very Windy Day 3.98 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
10.
My Garden
My Garden 3.97 avg rating — 3,200 ratings
11.
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors 4.16 avg rating — 676 ratings
12.
The Quiet Book
The Quiet Book 4.05 avg rating — 5,489 ratings
13.
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny, #3)
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 10,486 ratings
14.
Henry in Love
Henry in Love 3.70 avg rating — 938 ratings
15.
Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! 3.83 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
16.
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships 4.14 avg rating — 521 ratings
17.
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya 4.21 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
18.
Bunny Days
Bunny Days
by: Tao Nyeu
3.80 avg rating — 591 ratings
19.
Dust Devil
Dust Devil 3.72 avg rating — 337 ratings
20.
Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night
Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night 3.98 avg rating — 2,120 ratings
21.
Children Make Terrible Pets
Children Make Terrible Pets 4.10 avg rating — 8,687 ratings
22.
My Heart Is Like a Zoo
My Heart Is Like a Zoo 4.02 avg rating — 2,632 ratings
23.
The Boys
The Boys 3.86 avg rating — 232 ratings
24.
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian 3.91 avg rating — 706 ratings
25.
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful 4.09 avg rating — 624 ratings
26.
Interrupting Chicken
Interrupting Chicken 4.21 avg rating — 17,462 ratings
27.
Shark vs. Train
Shark vs. Train 3.98 avg rating — 6,134 ratings
28.
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave 4.13 avg rating — 5,534 ratings
29.
Snook Alone
Snook Alone 3.92 avg rating — 286 ratings
30.
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby 4.04 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
31.
Dancing Feet!
Dancing Feet! really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,457 ratings
32.
Where is Catkin?
Where is Catkin? 3.81 avg rating — 118 ratings
33.
Forever Friends
Forever Friends 3.90 avg rating — 468 ratings
34.
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix 4.07 avg rating — 586 ratings
35.
Little Cloud and Lady Wind
Little Cloud and Lady Wind 3.78 avg rating — 193 ratings
36.
The Extraordinary Mark Twain
The Extraordinary Mark Twain 3.98 avg rating — 987 ratings
37.
Nini Lost and Found
Nini Lost and Found 3.76 avg rating — 243 ratings
38.
Beaver Is Lost
Beaver Is Lost 3.55 avg rating — 277 ratings
38.
In the Wild
In the Wild 3.96 avg rating — 371 ratings
40.
A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea
A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea 3.86 avg rating — 1,682 ratings
41.
Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Child of the Civil Rights Movement 4.31 avg rating — 563 ratings
42.
Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy
Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy 3.76 avg rating — 554 ratings
43.
The Heart and the Bottle
The Heart and the Bottle 4.38 avg rating — 6,670 ratings
44.
Back of the Bus
Back of the Bus 4.25 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
45.
On a Windy Night
On a Windy Night 3.66 avg rating — 184 ratings
46.
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane 4.24 avg rating — 290 ratings
46.
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia 4.11 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
48.
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci 4.06 avg rating — 618 ratings
49.
Where's Walrus?
Where's Walrus? 3.94 avg rating — 2,881 ratings
50.
The Junkyard Wonders
The Junkyard Wonders 4.57 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
51.
Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems
Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems 3.90 avg rating — 125 ratings
52.
Sweet Dreams Lullaby
Sweet Dreams Lullaby 4.19 avg rating — 239 ratings
53.
Paris in the Spring with Picasso
Paris in the Spring with Picasso 3.16 avg rating — 216 ratings
54.
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story 3.90 avg rating — 416 ratings
55.
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World 4.30 avg rating — 730 ratings
56.
The 3 Little Dassies
The 3 Little Dassies
by: Jan Brett
3.96 avg rating — 705 ratings
57.
Rain School
Rain School 4.09 avg rating — 803 ratings
58.
One Too Many: A Seek & Find Counting Book
One Too Many: A Seek & Find Counting Book 3.50 avg rating — 106 ratings
59.
The Boy in the Garden
The Boy in the Garden
by: Allen Say
3.49 avg rating — 327 ratings
60.
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise 4.20 avg rating — 4,644 ratings
61.
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Mercy Watson Fights Crime 4.24 avg rating — 4,977 ratings
62.
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes 4.26 avg rating — 415 ratings
62.
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride 4.19 avg rating — 6,477 ratings
64.
Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson 3.85 avg rating — 192 ratings
64.
How Mirka Got Her Sword
How Mirka Got Her Sword 3.74 avg rating — 7,537 ratings
64.
Christian, the Hugging Lion
Christian, the Hugging Lion 3.84 avg rating — 154 ratings
67.
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Mercy Watson to the Rescue 4.10 avg rating — 13,558 ratings
68.
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?
Mama, Is It Summer Yet? 3.75 avg rating — 594 ratings
68.
The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant 3.87 avg rating — 27,064 ratings
70.
The Memory Bank
The Memory Bank 3.65 avg rating — 504 ratings
71.
Henry Aaron's Dream
Henry Aaron's Dream 4.14 avg rating — 297 ratings
72.
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
by: Grace Lin
3.83 avg rating — 583 ratings
73.
Can't Wait Till Christmas!
Can't Wait Till Christmas! 3.61 avg rating — 89 ratings
74.
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Ling & Ting, #1)
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Ling & Ting, #1)
by: Grace Lin
3.86 avg rating — 2,045 ratings
75.
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President 3.93 avg rating — 390 ratings
76.
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum 3.90 avg rating — 284 ratings