Back by popular demand—the BCLC Mock CaldeNott Awards. After the fanfare of the Youth Media Awards in January, let’s chat about some of the truly fabulous books published abroad or by non-US illustrators that are sadly left out of the Caldecott conversation. We’ll use the official Caldecott terms and criteria to evaluate picture books ineligible for the actual award, due to their foreign provenance, and pick a winner. Won’t you join us?
When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 1-4pm
1-2:00: Books and snacks
2-3:30: Discussion
3:30-4: Voting
Where: Butler Children’s Literature Center, Crown 214
RSVP to butler@dom.edu by January 29th to save your seat.
2019 Books for Consideration
Angryman by Gro Dahle, illustrated by Svein Nyhus (Norway) NorthSouth
A Visit to Grandad: An African ABC by Sade Fadipe, illustrated by Shedrach Ayalomeh (Nigeria) Cassava Republic Press
Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed, illustrated by Anoosha Syed (Canada) Simon & Schuster
Birdsong by Julie Flett (Canada/Cree-Metis tribal affiliation) Greystone Kids
Hicotea: A Nightlights Story by Lorena Alvarez (Colombia) Nobrow
The Moose of Ewenki by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, illustrated by Jui (China) Greystone Kids
My Cat Looks Like My Dad by Thao Lam (Canada) Owlkids
The Piano Recital by Akiko Miyakoshi (Japan) Kids Can Press
Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe (Canada) Simon & Schuster
Small in the City by Sydney Smith (Canada) Neal Porter Books
Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home by Guojing (China) Schwartz & Wade
Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler (France) Eerdmans
Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi (Iran) Sourcebooks
Unbudgeable Curmudgeon by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock (UK) Knopf
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