2011 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books

Yesterday, the winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal was announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.


A Sick Day for Amos McGee
illustrated by Erin Stead
written by Philip Stead

is the very worthy recipient of this year's Caldecott Medal.





Two honor books were also named. They are...

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
illustrated by Bryan Collier
written by Laban Carrick Hill







and

Interrupting Chicken
illustrated and written by David Ezra Stein








Congratulations to the winners!!

2011 Mock Caldecott Winners!

I'm very pleased to be able to announce the winning titles in our Mock Caldecott Election, which was held this morning at the Main Library in downtown Fort Wayne. Twelve enthusiastic picture-book-lovers met to learn, ponder, discuss, and vote on which picture book deserves the honor of being "the most distinguished American picture book for children".

The result was a very close race -- there were many, many strong contenders this year! When the dust cleared and the final votes were tallied, the winning title was...

Art and Max
by David Wiesner








Two honor books were also named. They were...

Chalk
by Bill Thomson

City Dog, Country Frog
by Mo Willems

Mock Caldecott Election is Tomorrow!

I can hardly wait -- the excitement is building -- tomorrow we will be meeting to choose this year's ACPL Mock Caldecott winner, and possibly honor books, as well! It's not too late to join us -- just call us at 260-421-1220 or click here to register!

The REAL Caldecott Medal will be awarded on Monday, January 10th at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Standard Time -- that's 10:45 a.m. in Fort Wayne. To find out which book wins the Caldecott Medal, as well as many other Youth Media Award winners, there are several options...

• Watch the LIVE webcast from the American Library Association Conference in San Diego as the awards are announced
  
• Follow the announcements live on Twitter
  
• Follow the announcements live on ALA's Youth Media Awards Facebook Page
• Check back here on the ACPL Mock Caldecott Blog, where we will also be posting the winners asap!