Your 2023 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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Happiest about all the love for Choosing Brave, Berry Sing, and Ain’t Burned All the Bright. So sorry not to see Blue recognized!
Oops, Berry Song!
I’m stunned that Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall didn’t win at least an honor. It is an extraordinary book. It seems the committee members were the only ppl involved with children’s literature who didn’t think so.