Mock Caldecott 2024
How it Works
Our "award season" will run from the end of November until the end of January, when both the Brookline Mock Caldecott Award and the real Caldecott Medal will be awarded. Students across Brookline's elementary schools will learn how to judge picture books according to the criteria set by the American Library Association. We will then read and discuss ten possible winners published in 2023. After all this careful consideration, students will have a chance to vote for their favorite and the book with the most votes will win the prestigious Brookline Mock Caldecott Award.
The 2024 Contenders
Ready to vote? Follow this link. You may vote once.
This week's book gives us a chance to look at how illustrations help to develop Settings.
This week's book gives us a chance to look at how illustrations help to develop Characters.
This week's book gives us a chance to look at how illustrations help to develop Characters.
We'll kick off our Mock Caldecott contest with a focus on Plot.
Caldecott Criteria
Take a look at these videos featuring past winners to learn about the criteria the real Caldecott Committee uses to examine hundreds of picture books and choose a winner. We will think about these same elements as we look at this year's contenders.
Omufinal.mp4Character
Who the story is about
Read aloud: Thank You, Omu
Plot Caldecott (This is Not My Hat).webmPlot
What happens in the story
Read aloud: This is Not My Hat
The Man Who Walked Between the TowersSetting
Where and when the story takes place
Read aloud: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Style.webmStyle
How the illustrator creates the pictures
Read aloud: Hello, Lighthouse
OfficerBuckle.mp4