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:
