Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Mock Caldecott Results

The American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal to the artist of "the most distinguished American picture book for children." In the spring, first- and second-graders listened to about a dozen picture books that were published in 2019. Our voting process was interrupted by COVID, but we finally had a chance to select a winner from the list of four finalists this fall.

The winner: Who Wet My Pants?, illustrated by Zachariah O'Hora and written by Bob Shea.  





Here are some reasons why the kids chose it:

  • It made me laugh and it was funny
  • Because I liked how he talked
  • He wanted to find out who wet his pants ... and it was him
  • It was like a comic with not that many words on each page.
  • He kept asking WHO WET MY PANTS!!!
  • It's funny when he says "These pants are broken."
  • Because it is hilarious
  • He was kind and he was curious and even if one of his friends did it, he would still forgive them.



Full voting results:

Forms response chart. Question title: Which of these four books was your favorite?. Number of responses: 65 responses.