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"During the selection meetings, the committee discusses all nominated and suggested books before beginning balloting. Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."



We will narrow our current list down to 6 books for our final voting.

Please list in order your three choices for the Caldecott award.

Your first pick will be awarded 4 points.
Your second choice will be awarded 3 points.
Your final selection will be awarded 2 points.

Points will not be given to any books mentioned past the third selection and only books from our voting list will be eligible.


The 2025 Mock Caldecott voting list:

Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack

The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker

Roar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by Dan Santat

Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Gracey Zhang

Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco with contributions from John Rocco

Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

Solar Bear by Beth Ferry and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

The Last Stand by Antwan Eady and illustrated by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey

A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration by Cynthia Harmony and illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

The Ship in the Window by Travis Jonker and illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Being Home by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Michaela Goade




This thread will close on the morning of January 16th.

1. Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo
2. The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker
3. Roar-Choo! illustrated by Dan Santat

Thank you! :)

1. The Yellow Bus
2. The Last Zoo Keeper
3. The Ship in the Window

1. The Yellow Bus
2. Home in a Lunchbox
3. Finding Home

1. The Last Zookeeper
2. Noodles on a Bicycle
3. The Yellow Bus

1. Home in a Lunchbox
2. The Yellow Bus
3. Being Home

1. The Yellow Bus
2. Home In a Lunchbox
3. Being Home

1. The Last Zookeeper
2. Time to Make Art
3. Being Home

1. Yellow Bus
2. The Last Zookeeper
3. Time to Make Art

1. The Yellow Bus
2. The Last Zookeeper
3. Home in a Lunchbox

1. Home in a Lunchbox
2. Roar Choo
3. Flicker of Hope

1. Home in a lunchbox
2. The Yellow Bus
3. Being Home

1. The Last Zookeeper
2. Being Home
3. The Last Stand

"Final Tally for Round 1


The Yellow Bus by Loren Long - 28 Points

Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo - 24 Points

The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker - 24 Points

Being Home by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Michaela Goade - 11 Points

Roar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by Dan Santat - 5 Points

Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack - 5 Points




Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Gracey Zhang - 3 Points

A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration by Cynthia Harmony and illustrated by Devon Holzwarth - 2 Points

The Last Stand by Antwan Eady and illustrated by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey - 2 Points

The Ship in the Window by Travis Jonker and illustrated by Matthew Cordell - 2 Points



Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco with contributions from John Rocco

Solar Bear by Beth Ferry and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel



Thank you for your participation!