And the winner is ...
A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel! Students were so drawn into this story, and we had a very lively discussion about it after our class read aloud. "How can someone make me feel so much about a stone!" was one of my favorite comments.
Honor Books
- The Scarecrow (a close runner-up) by Beth Ferry and illustrated by the Fan Brothers
- Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
- Saturday by Oge Mora
- Truman by Jean Reidy and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
- Another by Christian Robinson
- Vamos! Let's Go to Market by Raul the Third
This was a VERY split ballot - 23 different books received votes!
Want more?
- Click the "Newbery" tag for our school's Mock Newbery choices.
- Click the 'Caldecott' tag to see previous ballots and winners. (Our students have a great track record over the last two years, having previous picked winner/honor books like Du Iz Tak, They All Saw a Cat, Finding Winnie, Waiting, and Beekle.)
Who's your pick?
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