2016 Books from Caldecott Winners
Studies (conducted in my head) have shown that there are a whole lot of illustrators who have won a Caldecott Medal or Honor more than once. Take the most recent awards – there were two winners who had been there before (Henkes and Collier).
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Therefore it might be handy to take a look at 2016 books by past Caldecott Medal and Honor winners. Lotta talent on this list. Plenty to keep an eye on…
If I missed any, let me know in the comments.
Coming soon – the Newbery edition.
Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet (October 4)
Listen to Our World by Bill Martin and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (March 15)
Giant Squid by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann (September 27)
Bloom by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by David Small (February 9)
Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat (April 12)
Hansel & Gretel: Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez, illustrated by Dan Santat (May 24)
Henry & Leo by Pamela Zagarenski (October 4)
Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle (May 3)
Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales (October 18)
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales (May 10)
Bunny Dreams by Peter McCarty (January 5)
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Peter McCarty (March 8)
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial by Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (January 5)
Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (October 11)
Maggie and Michael Get Dressed by Denise Fleming (April 12)
5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming (November 8)
It’s Not Time for Sleeping by Lisa Graff, illustrated by Lauren Castillo (November 1)
Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley, illustrated by Lauren Castillo (April 1)
In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (September 20)
The Christmas Boot by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (October 18)
Before Morning by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beth Krommes (October 4)
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson (June 28)
Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Christian Robinson (October 25)
A Voyage in the Clouds by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (October 11)
Flying Frogs and Walking Fish by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (May 3)
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (November 1)
Cleonardo: The Little Inventor by Mary GrandPré (August 30)
Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon (September 13)
I Am Pan! by Mordicai Gerstein (March 8)
Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (April 26)
We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (Cover not released yet) (October 11)
I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora (January 12)
Clara by Emily Arnold McCully (June 7)
We Came to America by Faith Ringgold (May 10)
Mousequerade Ball: A Counting Tale by Lori Mortensen, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (May 17)
City Shapes by Diana Murray, illustrated by Brian Collier (June 21)
Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Chris Raschka (October 11)
The Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Tomie dePaola (June 7)
Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems (October 25)
Silly Wonderful You by Sherri Dusky Rinker, illustrated by Patrick McDonnell (January 5)
Tek: The Modern Cave Boy by Patrick McDonnell (October 4)
There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith (May 3)
Return by Aaron Becker (August 2)
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (August 23)
The Bossier Baby by Marla Frazee (November 1)
How to Track a Truck by Jason Carter Eaton, illustrated by John Rocco (September 27)
Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland, illustrated by Christopher Myers (August 26)
Home at Last by Vera B. Williams, illustrated by Chris Raschka (September 13)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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These are always among my favorite blog posts of the year. So essential for us Newbery/Caldecott obsessed people. 🙂
Thanks, Jonathan – I think this is the third year I’ve done this post, and I’m always amazed at how many past winners have new books coming out.
Great list! Denise Fleming also has Five Little Ducks coming in the fall. There is also a new Marla Frazee coming in the fall (The Bossier Baby), Patrick McDonnell has Tek, Jerry Pinkney has The Christmas Boot, Erin Stead has The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, … (Did E.B. Lewis win a Caldecott? I can’t remember, but he has Preaching to the Chickens)…. That’s all I know about! 🙂
Thanks, Dylan! I added these to the post.
I adore these posts from you. They begin my serious picture book dreaming lists for the year.! Many thanks!
WOW! WOW! WowWowWowWowWowWowWow!!!!!!!!
Don’t want to rush the year, but what a lineup! I see many Honors awards next year! Good luck to the committee on making some tough decisions.
Thanks for posting. I’ve now updated my calendar to snatch these books on their release dates.
Holy cow.
Looks like I need to make some room on my bookshelf for a bunch of these new titles.
You just cost me a fortune, Travis. Happily so. Thanks for rounding up this great list!
I see that John Rocco has a book out in September – How to Track a Truck; Christopher Myers has one in July – Nighttime Symphony; Dav Pilkey in August – God Bless the Gargoyles; and Vera B. Williams’ and Chris Raschka’s collaboration is out in September – Home at Last.
Thanks, MJ – I added them to the list!
Thank you so much for this!
Lots of these titles make me very happy but Duck on a Tractor has me jumping for joy and screaming with delight. I have been waiting 14 years for this book. Can’t wait for September. Thanks.
This is one helluva list, Travis! I bookmarked it ’cause I don’t want to miss any, so thank you for that 🙂 There are SO many I want to see! And I can’t tell you how ridiculously excited I am about RETURN! 😀
So fun, Travis. Great job. Makes me happy I’m not swamped serving on a book jury this year, so I can find time to enjoy all of these as they come out.
BTW, Kevin Henkes (who as you know recently received his 3rd Caldecott recognition) has just published When Spring Comes, co-created with Laura Dronzek (HarperCollins 2016). Thanks and keep it up!
Thank you Travis for such a great list!
Wow! Incredible line up! What a gift to have so much to look forward to! Thanks, Travis.
Great roundup!
I LOVED Bloom, and not just because of my last name. David Small is a genius!
Also, I believe you left off a Christian Robinson-illustrated book; isn’t he doing Margaret Wise Brown’s The Dead Bird, too?
I haven’t read BLOOM yet! Yeah, I wasn’t sure to include The Dead Bird or not – I guess I was seeing the list as Caldecott-eligible titles
Isn’t that one Caldecott-eligible? Does the previously released text effect eligibility if the illustrations themselves are brand new? Hmmmm…
Looking more closely at the Caldecott criteria, I think you’re right, Sam. It seems eligible from my reading of the criteria
Nice! The more Christian Robinson the better, I say.
Oh wow, thanks so much for all of your work put into this list! Really excited to read these books. There are some great teams on this list!
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So excited for so many of these books! I’ve already pre-ordered Some Writer! 🙂
Just what I was searching for, thanks for posting.