2017
Mock Caldecott
Mock Caldecott
The results of the East Holmes 2017 Mock Caldecott voting are in, and the winner for the best picture book is Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West, by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Robin James.
This beautiful picture book follows the journey of a young gray wolf who garnered nationwide attention when he became the first wild wolf in California in almost a century. Using facts recorded by Fish & Wildlife scientists, author Emma Bland Smith imagines the wolf’s experiences in close detail as he makes an epic 2,000-mile trek over three years time. The wolf’s story is interwoven with the perspective of a young girl who follows his trek through the media. As she learns more about wolves and their relationships with humans, she becomes determined to find a way to keep him safe by making him a wolf that is too famous to harm. [Amazon review.]
Our East Holmes 2017 Mock Caldecott Honor books are...
Penguin Problems, by Jory John and illustrated by Lane Smith
Return, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker
The Cookie Fiasco, written and illustrated by Dan Santat
East Holmes "The Best Children's Books of 2016" Workshop Results...
Teachers from across the district, attending McKey's Malone workshop class, recently served as a mock Caldecott panel. This group of East Holmes teachers selected Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, by Susan Hood and illustrated by Salley Wern Comport as their Mock Caldecott winner. Before Morning, by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Beth Krommes was selected as their Mock Caldecott Honor book.