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How it Works
How it Works
Our "award season" will run from 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 read and discuss ten possible winners published in 2025. 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 2026 Contenders
The 2026 Contenders
Caldecott Criteria
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.
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
Character
Who the story is about
Who the story is about
Read aloud: Thank You, Omu
Read aloud: Thank You, Omu
Plot Caldecott (This is Not My Hat).webmPlot
Plot
What happens in the story
What happens in the story
Read aloud: This is Not My Hat
Read aloud: This is Not My Hat
The Man Who Walked Between the TowersSetting
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Where and when the story takes place
Read aloud: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Read aloud: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Style.webmStyle
Style
How the illustrator creates the pictures
How the illustrator creates the pictures
Read aloud: Hello, Lighthouse
Read aloud: Hello, Lighthouse
OfficerBuckle.mp4Interpretation
Interpretation
How the words and pictures go together
How the words and pictures go together
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Officer Buckle and Gloria
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