Caldecott Honor Books

These are books that did not win the Caldecott Award, but were given Honor Awards as books of distinction.
 

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1. Ain't burned all the bright

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Author:
Reynolds, Jason
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it means to not be able to breathe, and how the people and things you love most are actually the oxygen you most need"--

2. Blueberries for Sal

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Author:
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

3. Click, clack, moo: cows that type

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Author:
Cronin, Doreen
Series:
Click, clack, moo books volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

4. Creepy carrots!

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Author:
Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-
Series:
Creepy tales! volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.

5. Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!

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Author:
Willems, Mo
Series:
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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When the bus driver decides to take a break from driving, a wild and wacky pigeon pleads and begs to take his place, capturing the antics of a preschooler's temper tantrum.

6. Frog and Toad are friends

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Author:
Lobel, Arnold
Series:
Frog and Toad books volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends--Frog and Toad. Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.

7. Going down home with Daddy

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Author:
Lyons, Kelly Starling
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.

8. Have you ever seen a flower?

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Author:
Harris, Shawn (Artist)
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining the tiny world within it.

9. In the night kitchen

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Author:
Sendak, Maurice
Average Rating:
4 stars
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A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.

10. Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale

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Author:
Willems, Mo
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.

11. Last stop on Market Street

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Author:
de la Peña, Matt
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

12. No, David!

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Author:
Shannon, David, 1959-
Series:
David (David Shannon) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.

13. One morning in Maine

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Author:
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Its a big day for Sally when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

14. The paperboy

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Author:
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.

15. Strega Nona

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Author:
dePaola, Tomie
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When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this beloved classic from Tomie dePaola.

Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes...

16. They all saw a cat

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Author:
Wenzel, Brendan
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and all the other creatures see and acknowledge the cat.

17. Trombone Shorty

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Author:
Andrews, Troy
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Hailing from the Tremâe neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.

18. Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre

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Author:
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--

19. When Sophie gets angry--really, really angry

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Author:
Bang, Molly
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but takes the time to cool off and regain her composure.