Your 2022 Caldecott Comment Card
Today’s the big day! Once the Caldecott winners have been announced, I want to know what you think. Go ahead and share in the comments.
- Which choice are you happiest with?
- Which book did the committee miss?
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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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I had three of the Caldecott books
Mel Fell
Unspeakable
And Watercress
Can’t wait to read some of these winners! ?
I was happiest that I already have ALL this year’s Caldecotts in the library!
So happy to see Shawn Harris receive a Caldecott honor for Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
I’ll be honest, I’ve had a huge crush on Harris since his punk rock days with The Matches in the early 2000s.
Happiest About: Watercress
Book they missed: iVamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge (or Strollercoaster)
I’m trying to be patient while awaiting a Caldecott for Raúl the Third!!!
Very happy about Watercress! Excited to see Have You Ever Seen a Flower? honored because that one was such a delightful surprise when I first opened it.
Watercress is a great pick, but what happened to Milo Imagines the World?
There are many fine children’s picture books published each year, including this year’s distinguished winners.
I notice three outstanding books did not win; I would not have expected that they would. These were “The People’s Painter,” “Nicky and Vera,” and ‘Osnat and Her Dove.” I was quite surprised, and very happy to see “The People’s Painter” win the Sibert.