2008 Metrowest Mock Caldecott

presented by Melody Allen, Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services
Thursday January 3, 2008

Winner of the 2008 Mock Caldecott Medal, as voted by participants: The Crow by Alison Paul.

2008 Mock Caldecott Honor Award: Jabberwocky by Christopher Myers and The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

Here are the list of Mock nominees:
list compiled by Melody Allen

The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson.  Illus. by Jonathan Bean.

At Night by Jonathan Bean.

Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming.

The Cheese by Margie Palatini.  Illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice Harrington.  Illus. by Shelley Jackson.

A Closer Look by Mary McCarthy.

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian.

The Crow by Alison Paul.

Dog and Bear by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

Dogs and Cats by Steve Jenkins.

Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills.

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

Fred Stays with Me! By Nancy Coffelt.  Ilus. By Tricia Tusa.

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes.

Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli.  Illus. by Betsy Lewin.

Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine.  Illus. by Kadir Nelson.

Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

Jabberwocky by Christopher Myers.

Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems.

Leaves by David Ezra Stein.

Let It Shine by Ashley Bryan.

Lightship by Brian Floca.

Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pinkney.

Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary by Barbara McClintock.

Pictures from Our Vacation by Lynne Rae Perkins.

Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman.

Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison.  Illus. by Kevin Hawkes.

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis.

The Wizard by Jack Prelutsky.  Illus. by Brandon Dorman.