Mock Awards

December and January are the nail-biting months of the librarian world. The big awards (Caldecott, Newbery and Printz) will be announced at the mid-winter meeting of the American Library Association. All of us have our favorites that we desperately hope will win. With hundreds/thousands of books to choose from, librarians around the country meet to discuss (um, argue about) a list of books that could potentially win.*

For even more fun, these are just three of the bigger awards given. There are also special awards for other categories, like best audio recordings (ask Miss Janet about her work with that committee), best informational book, and more.

I'm rooting for What the World Eats by Peter Menzel, Airman by Eoin Colfer, and We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson.

Do you or your kids have any favorites for the year?

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*I worked my way through a list of Young Adult titles for a Mock Printz Workshop. Now, if I can just remember all the details when it's time to discuss the books!