From: Briar Sauro <bsauro>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:30:11 -0500

Our 1st and 3rd graders each held a Mock Caldecott this year and I thought some might be interested in the results: 1st grade: The Umbrella (Brett); Wynken Blynken and Nod (Field); Knuffle Bunny (Willems); Arrowhawk (Schaefer); Detective LaRue: Notes from the Investigation (Teague)

3rd grade: Wild About Books (Sierra); Knuffle Bunny; The Umbrella; Sidewalk Circus (Fleischman); Arrowhawk; The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
(Willems)

However, this week we had a member of the actual Caldecott committee visit and lead a discussion about the top choices. The re-vote had a slightly different outcome: Knuffle Bunny, Arrowhawk and The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog were the top choices by the end of the day.

I should mention that our choices may be somewhat biased by the fact that Knuffle Bunny takes place here in out neighborhood - Park Slope, Brooklyn
- and the children were thrilled to see places they recognized from their daily lives!
______________________________ Briar Sauro Librarian, grades 2-4 Berkeley Carroll School 701 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 bsauro at berkeleycarroll.org
Received on Thu 09 Dec 2004 08:30:11 AM CST