Mock Caldecott 2026 discussion

When the Caldecott committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.

"Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

Points get tallied, some books rise in points while others drop from the radar. I would like to do two rounds to arrive at our winner and honors. It's imperfect to vote online, but I would like to give it a whirl.

So list your top three (and only three) books in order of importance and we will tally the points. Happy Voting!

This thread will close on Friday, January 13th at 8:00 a.m. eastern time.

This is our final list. Please choose your top three from this selection of Caldecott contenders.

They All Saw a Cat
There Is a Tribe of Kids
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White
Thunder Boy Jr.
The Night Gardener
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
A Child of Books
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
Before Morning
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Freedom in Congo Square
Henry & Leo

Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

If I got to vote for two more, they would be:
They All Saw a Cat
Freedom in Congo Square

1. They All Saw A Cat
2. The Night Gardener
3. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles

1. Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White
2. They All Saw a Cat
3. The Night Gardener

1. Thunder Boy Jr.
2. They All Saw a Cat
3. The Night Gardener

1. There is a Tribe of Kids
2. The Night Gardener
3. Freedom at Congo Square

They All Saw a Cat
Thunder Boy Jr.
There is a Tribe of Kids

1 Night Gardener
2 Before morning
3 Some writer

1. They All Saw A Cat
2. The Night Gardener
3. Thunder Boy Jr.

1. Jazz Day
2. Radiant Child
3. Freedom in Congo Square

1. A Child of Books
2. Before Morning
3. Henry & Leo

1. There is a Tribe of Kids
2. Night Gardner
3. They all Saw a Cat

1. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
2. The Night Gardener

1. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
2. Some Writer!: The Story of E.
B. White
3. Before Morning

1. The Night Gardener
2. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
3. A Child of Books

1. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
2. They All Saw a Cat
3. Some Writer!

1. The Night Gardener
2. Freedom in Congo Square
3. They All Saw a Cat

1. Thunder Boy Jr.
2. Freedom In Congo Square
3. School's First Day of School

1. They All Saw a Cat
2. Some Writer!
3. Night Gardener

1. Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
2. A Child of Books
3. Before Morning

1. Some Writer
2. Before Morning
3. They All Saw a Cat

1. They All Saw a Cat
2. The Night Gardener

1. They All Saw a Cat
2. Thunder Boy Jr.
3. Freedom in Congo Square

Night Gardener
Some Writer
They All Saw a Cat

Final tally is:

They All Saw a Cat 41 Points
The Night Gardener 40 Points
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White 25 Points

The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles 23 Points
Thunder Boy Jr. 16 Points
Before Morning 13 Points

Freedom in Congo Square 12 Points
There Is a Tribe of Kids 10 Points
A Child of Books 9 Points

Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph 8 Points
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat 5 Points
Henry & Leo 2 Points