Book Awards: Caldecott Medal

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• ACPL Mock Caldecott Blog
• ACPL Mock Caldecott Past Nominees
• ACPL Mock Caldecott Winners
• Official Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938-Present
• Caldecott Award Criteria

2012 Mock Caldecott Election

This year, the Children's Services department will be holding two Mock Caldecott programs. Teachers, librarians, parents, and other picture book lovers may sign up to participate in our traditional Mock Caldecott Discussion & Election, to be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Come learn about the Caldecott Medal and help us choose the most distinguished American picture book for children published in 2011. No experience necessary!

We also held a Mock Caldecott Election for Families on Saturday, December 10 & Sunday, December 11, 2011. Families were invited to drop in, look over our collection of this year's best books, and vote for their favorites. See the ACPL Kid Blog for winning titles from this program.

We invite everyone to join in the discussion of new picture book titles currently underway on the ACPL Mock Caldecott Blog. Our plan has been to narrow down these titles to a "short list", with several updates over the course of the year -- and your comments on the blog have helped us do so. Below you will find the final edition of our short reading list; titles new to the list are in bold.

2012 Mock Caldecott Election: Final Reading List