From: Ackerman, Marilyn <M.Ackerman>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:39:19 -0500

Brooklyn Public Library held its Mock Caldecott discussion Tuesday evening, January 4, with a group of 20 librarians attending.

Our winner is....

Kitten's First Full Moon, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.

Honor Books (in alphabetical order):
 Are Not Red, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
 People Could Fly: The Picture Book, written by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
 Circus, illustrated by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes
 Whitman: Words for America, written by Barbara Kerley and illustrated by Brian Selznick

Our short list also included those below.

 Clouds, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter
 The True Story of a Loyal Dog, written by Pamela S. Turner and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene
 Day on Abbot Avenue, written by Karen English and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
 Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, written and illustrated by Mo Willems
 Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen, written by Marissa Moss and illustrated by C. F. Payne
 Seahorse, written and illustrated by Eric Carle
 Neighborhood Mother Goose, written and illustrated by Nina Crews
 Parade, written by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Ed Briant


Marilyn Ackerman Juvenile Materials Specialist Office of Materials Selection Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 718.230.2033 Fax: 718.230.2097 m.ackerman at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
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