From: Ackerman, Marilyn <M.Ackerman>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:42:31 -0500

Brooklyn Public Library is pleased to announce its Mock Caldecott winner and honor books. Now in its fourth year, the discussion took place on Thursday evening January 5, with a group of 25 librarians attending.

 

Our winner is....

 

Zen Shorts, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)

 

Honor Books (in alphabetical order):

 

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!, written by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow (Harcourt, Inc.)

 

Lies and Other Tall Tales, collected by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted and illustrated by Christopher Myers (HarperCollins Publishers)

 

Our short list also included those below.

 

1. Terrific, written and illustrated by Jon Agee 2. 10 Little Rubber Ducks, written and illustrated by Eric Carle 3. Rosa, written by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier 4. Earth Mother, written by Ellen Jackson and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon 5. I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins 6. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride, written and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman 7. The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz 8. Leonardo, The Terrible Monster, written and illustrated by Mo Willems 9. Show Way, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Hudson Talbott 10. Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem about China, written and illustrated by Ed Young

 

The Brooklyn Public Library includes 58 branches, a Central Library, and Business Library in Brooklyn, NY.

 

 

Marilyn Ackerman Children's Materials Specialist Office of Materials Selection Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 E-mail: m.ackerman at brooklynpubliclibrary.org Phone: 718-230-2033 Fax: 718-230-2097

 
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