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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Book cover for "1 is one"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Rhyming verse and pictures introduce the numbers from one to twenty.
Book cover for "Ain't burned all the bright"
Star rating for Ain't burned all the bright
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"--
Book cover for "Alexander and the wind-up mouse"
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Description:
Alexander, a real mouse, wants to be a toy mouse like his friend Willy until he discovers Willy is to be thrown away. Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.
Book cover for "All the world"
Star rating for All the world
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Follow a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night as they discover the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
Book cover for "Alma and how she got her name"
Star rating for Alma and how she got her name
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
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.
Book cover for "Alphabet city"
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Description:
Photographs of objects in an urban setting present the letters of the alphabet. Paintings of objects in an urban setting present the letters of the alphabet.
Book cover for "Always room for one more"
Star rating for Always room for one more
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.
Book cover for "The amazing bone"
Star rating for The amazing bone
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.
Book cover for "Anansi the Spider"
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Description:
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

10. Anatole

Book cover for "Anatole"
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Series:
Anatole books volume 1.
Description:
A French mouse decides to earn an honest living by tasting the cheese in a cheese factory and leaving notes about its quality.
Book cover for "Andy and the lion"
Star rating for Andy and the lion
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy meets a lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw.
Book cover for "April's kittens"
Star rating for April's kittens
Average Rating:
2 stars
Description:
Three new kittens are too many for a one-cat apartment, but Daddy finds a solution to the problem.
Book cover for "Bartholomew and the oobleck"
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom. Bartholomew Cubbins saves the kingdom when the oobleck comes down green and sticky from the sky.
Book cover for "Bear came along"
Star rating for Bear came along
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.
Book cover for "Ben's trumpet"
Star rating for Ben's trumpet
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
Book cover for "Berry song"
Star rating for Berry song
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
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.
Book cover for "Big cat, little cat"
Star rating for Big cat, little cat
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
A moving tale about friendship, new beginnings, and cats.
Book cover for "A big mooncake for Little Star"
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Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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.
Book cover for "Bill Peet"
Star rating for Bill Peet
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
Book cover for "Blackout"
Star rating for Blackout
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Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
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.