2016 Mock Caldecott and Mock Newbery Winners

All students in grades K-5 participated in the FES Mock Caldecott program at Falmouth Elementary School. Students read 8 picture books that are eligible for the 2016 Caldecott Medal and focused on the illustrations and the artists’ techniques.

Students voted for the book they thought had the best illustrations.

The winner of the 2016 FES Mock Caldecott Award is…

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Trombone Shorty
illustrated by Bryan Collier
written by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews
Abrams Books for Young Readers

There were two Honor Books:

the night world

The Night World 
by Mordicai Gerstein
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

the whisper

The Whisper 
by Pamelia Zagarenski
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers

 Fourth and fifth grade students in the FES Mock Newbery Book Club voted for the book they thought were “distinguished.”

The winner of the 2016 FES Mock Newbery Award is…

war that saved

The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Three books received Mock Newbery Honors:

fiat

Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

paper things

Paper Things 
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

roller girl

Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson

Visit the Mock Newbery Book Club site for more to see the entire reading list.

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The actual Caldecott Medal and Newbery Medal will be announced in Boston at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016. The announcements will be streamed lived online.

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