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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Description:
"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. Alma and how she got her name

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Author:
Martinez-Neal, Juana
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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E MARTINEZNEAL
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E MARTINEZNEAL
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E MARTINEZNEAL
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How did Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela end up with such a long name? As Daddy tells the story of her many names, Alma can almost feel herself grow into them.

3. Anatole

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Author:
Titus, Eve
Series:
Anatole books volume 1.
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E TITUS
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E TITUS
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E TITUS
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A French mouse decides to earn an honest living by tasting the cheese in a cheese factory and leaving notes about its quality.

4. April's kittens

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Author:
Newberry, Clare Turlay, 1903-1970
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2 stars
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E NEWBERRY
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E NEWBERRY
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Three new kittens are too many for a one-cat apartment, but Daddy finds a solution to the problem.

5. Bear came along

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Author:
Morris, Richard T., 1969-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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E MORRIS
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E MORRIS
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E MORRIS
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An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.

6. Berry song

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Author:
Goade, Michaela
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5 stars
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E GOADE
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As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.

7. Big cat, little cat

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Author:
Cooper, Elisha
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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E COOPER
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E COOPER
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E COOPER
Description:
A moving tale about friendship, new beginnings, and cats.

8. A big mooncake for Little Star

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Author:
Lin, Grace
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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E LIN
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E LIN
Description:
Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.

9. Blackout

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Author:
Rocco, John
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4.1 stars
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E ROCCO
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E ROCCO
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Coming on home soon

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Author:
Woodson, Jacqueline
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E WOODSON
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E WOODSON
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After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.

13. A couple of boys have the best week ever

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Author:
Frazee, Marla
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.

14. 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.

15. Crow Boy

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Author:
Yashima, Taro, 1908-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Afraid of his teacher and unable to make any friends, a young Japanese boy finds himself alone until a new teacher sees things in him that no one else has ever noticed.

16. Crown: an ode to the fresh cut

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Author:
Barnes, Derrick
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3 stars
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E BARNES
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E BARNES
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Celebrates the feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

17. A different pond

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Author:
Phi, Bao, 1975-
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--

18. 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.

19. Double bass blues

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Author:
Loney, Andrea J.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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After school orchestra practice, young Nic carries his double bass through rough neighborhoods to his grandfather's home, where he and Grandaddy Nic play jazz music with friends, delighting the neighbors.

20. Ella Sarah gets dressed

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Author:
Chodos-Irvine, Margaret
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Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing.