Caldecott Contenders – Part 3
Posted on January 5, 2021
by Regina S
Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s 48th Annual Caldecott Read-In is going virtual this year. It will be held Saturday, January 23 from 10-11:30 AM. A live discussion and voting will choose our local winner and (we hope) predict the actual 2021 winner. The Caldecott Medal is awarded yearly to the artist of the most distinguished picture book from the previous year. In advance of our Read-In, here is Part Three of the long list of our favorite picture books published in 2020. All have a chance of being chosen as the 2021 Caldecott Medal winner.
On Wings of Words: The Extraordinary Life of Emily Dickinson
One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey
An Ordinary Day
Outside in
Overground Railroad
Packs: Strength in Numbers
Paolo, Emperor of Rome
The Paper Kingdom
A Polar Bear in the Snow
Prairie Days
Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
Snail Crossing
Speak Up
Sun Flower Lion
Swashby and the Sea
That's My Carrot
A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead
Together We Grow
Turtle Walk
Under the Lilacs
A Voice Named Aretha
We Are Water Protectors
Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story
You Matter
Your Place in the Universe
¡Vamos!: Let's Go Eat
Excited yet? We hope to see you at this event. Don’t forget to register to attend at: Caldecott Read-In.
See top contenders for the Caldecott Medal.
See (Part 2) of best picture books from 2020.
See (Part 3) of best picture books from 2020.
Find digital copies of many of the titles on this list on Overdrive.
If you would like an EXCEL file with our entire Caldecott Long List, email us at childrens.library@toledolibrary.org
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