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CFPL Staff Picks: Mock Caldecott Awards! January 2020
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A Stone Sat Still
by Brendan Wenzel
A follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning (and one of the Chldren's Room all-time favorites) They All Saw a Cat where Wenzel shares perspectives from concepts ranging from color and size to sensory experience and the passage of time.
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero
A Mexican-American girl's sunset motorcycle rides with her beloved, hardworking papi throughout their vibrant, rapidly changing immigrant neighborhood.
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There Are No Bears in This Bakery
by Julia Sarcone-Roach
A detective cat, Muffin, investigating a suspicious noise at the Little Bear Bakery, where a cub with a growling tummy has consumed all the yummy doughnuts
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The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander
Black American heroism and culture in a picture-book rendering of his performance on ESPN's ""The Undefeated."" Gorgeous illustrations by Kadir Nelson deserve all the awards.
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Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard
A celebration of the long-cherished Seminole Nation tradition of sharing fry bread during family meals combines evocative verses with vibrant artwork depicting Native culture with tenderness and respect.
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Good Dog
by Cori Doerrfeld
When a stray dog goes on a quest to save a girl's lost teddy bear, he gets the reward he deserves. Read aloud with a child and enjoy.
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Planting Stories : the Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Denise
A picture book portrait of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian describes how Pura Belpré moved to America in 1921 and became an influential writer and puppeteer who is celebrated for championing bilingual literature. One of the most beautiful books of the year.
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My Heart
by Corinna Luyken
An uplifting picture book combines lyrical text and evocative artwork that explores how the heart can be protectively closed or wide open to love
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Hum and Swish
by Matt Myers
Jamie wants to quietly work on an art project near her friend, the sea, but people keep disturbing her by asking questions.
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Saturday
by Oge Mora
A follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Thank You, Omu! finds a specially planned mother-and-daughter Saturday upended by a series of disappointments that end in the daughter comforting her mother by saying that being together is always the most important thing.
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Sea Bear : a Journey for Survival
by Lindsay Moore
A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
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Vroom!
by Barbara McClintock
Follows a young girl's imaginary journey as she zooms in a race car past fields and forests to faraway lands before returning home to her own safe bed.
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Truman
by Jean Reidy
Living with his human best friend, Sarah, high above the "world below," Truman the tortoise embarks on a remarkable adventure when Sarah departs for her first day of school. Lucy Ruth Cummin's illustrations make this one a classic.
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