Every year, as we approach the ALA Midwinter Meetings and the annual Youth Media Award (YMA) announcements libraries, schools, and book discussion groups around the globe offer Mock Election programs. These are a great opportunity for children’s literature aficionados to learn more about some of the great, recently published books for kids. Below, you will find some of the results from mock elections around the country.
The 2020 Youth Media Award (YMA) announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at 8 a.m. ET from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia as part of the American Library Associations Midwinter Meetings. Fans can follow 2020 results in real-time via live webcast or follow hashtag #alayma.”
Use these links to jump quickly to the results of the Mock Award in which you are most interested.
- Mock Caldecott Results
- Mock Newbery Results
- Mock Coretta Scott King Results
- Mock Geisel Results
- Mock Printz Results
- Mock Sibert Results
- Mock Pura Belprè Results
- Mock (Mildred L.) Batchelder Results
To add your mock election results to this page, please use this form. Please submit your results by January 17, 2020 to have them published on this page. (Results from 2016 mock elections , the 2017 mock elections, the 2018 mock elections and last year’s mock elections are also available.)
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Mock Caldecott Results
(For information about the Caldecott Award, visit the Caledecott Medal homepage.)
Eight members of the CCPL staff gathered after hours to discuss each book in relation to the Caldecott criteria. After sharing the positives and listening to concerns it was time to ballot. It took seven ballots, and some additional discussion to get to a clear winner and two honor books. They are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal and written by Kevin Noble Maillard. 
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
For more information about this program, contact Mary Schreiber at mschreiber@cuyahogalibrary.org.
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Students voted on a first choice and two secondary choices and the totals of first choice lead to our winner, while the secondary choices AND first choice totals lead to our honor awards!
Mock Caldecott Winner: Camp Tiger illustrate
d by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Big Bed for Little Snow, written and illustrated by Grace Lin.
Sea Bear, written and illustrated by Lindsay Moore.
Another, written and illustrated by Christian Robinson.
For more information about this program, contact Kelsey Thomas at kelseyt@thelittleschool.org.
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A children’s literature class in an MLIS program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC conducted a Mock Caldecott event. The results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Field Trip to the Moon, written and illustrated by John Hare. 
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
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Mock Caldecott Winner: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
and written by Kwame Alexander.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña
Camp Tiger, illustrated by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
Truman, written by Jean Reidy and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins.
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Approximately 40 individuals at the Nassau Library System hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Fly!, by Mark Teague
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
For more information about this program, contact Renee McGrath at renee@nassaulibrary.org.
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A Mock Caldecott event was hosted at the Catherine Cook School in Chicago, IL. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: The Little Guys, by Vera Brosgol.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Nine Months: Before a Baby is Born, illustrated by Jason Chin and written by Miranda Paul.
When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita and written by Kyle Lukoff.
For more information about this program, contact Megan Altmayer at library@ccookschool.org.
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The Westchester Library Association hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Field Trip to the Moon, written and illustrated by John Hare.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal and written by Kevin Noble Maillard.
Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
For more information about this program, contact Tara Phethean at TPhethean@briarcliffschools.org.
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Students taking the Introduction to Children’s Literature class at Millersville University participated in a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Camp Tiger illustrated by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
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On January 13, 2020 the Kent State University School of Information held its Sixth Annual Mock Caldecott event in the Reinberger Children’s Library Center. A mock committee of 14 (11 in-person, and 3 online) voted. Congratulations to the winner and honors!
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ck Caldecott Winner: Field Trip to the Moon, written and illustrated by John Hare.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
Fly!, by Mark Teague.
For more information about this program, contact Michelle Baldini at mbaldini@kent.edu.
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The Grand Forks Public Library held a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
“A Bear Came Along was the overwhelming top choice. We felt that the gorgeous color and brushwork worked together visually and conceptually to describe a journey of discovery among interconnected lives. As the pages and imagery turned the imagery subtly shifted as each character added meaning to the story. Our committee was made up of the Director of Education at the North Dakota Museum of Art, the Children’s Librarian at the Grand Forks Public Library, a media specialist and teachers from Grand Forks Public Schools.”
Mock Caldecott Winner: Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Another, written and illustrated by Christian Robinson.
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
For more information about this program, contact Aaron Stefanich at aaron.stefanich@gflibrary.com.
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The Toledo Lucas County Public Library held a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
“Our children’s librarians in-service day included a mock Caldecott discussion this year. On January 25 we will hold our 47th annual Caldecott Read-In for the public!”
Mock Caldecott Winner: Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Another, written and illustrated by Christian Robinson.
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
For more information about this program, contact Nancy Eames at nancy.eames@toledolibrary.org.
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The Brooklyn Public Library hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
My Heart, written by Corinna Luyken.
For more information about this program, contact Kimberly Grad at kgrad@bklynlibrary.org.
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The OCM/Oswego BOCES School Library System hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Participants were school librarians, English teachers, a public library system librarian, and school library system librarians. Angela Newman, Youth Services Consultant at the North County Library System (NY) presented the winning book at our Mock event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Camp Tiger illustrated by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Sarah Jacoby and written by Mac Barnett.
Roots of Rap, illustrated by Frank Morrison and written by Carole Boston Weatherford.
For more information about this program, contact Diana Wendell at dwendell@ocmboces.org.
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Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor book.
Mock Caldecott Winner: Saturday by Oge Mora.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Another, written and illustrated by Christian Robinson.
Camp Tiger illustrated by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
Home in the Woods, by Eliza Wheeler.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
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Children’s librarians and library associates at Chicago Public Library selected these titles as their Mock Caldecott winner and honors.
Mock Caldecott Winner: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
and written by Kwame Alexander.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Saturday, by Oge Mora.
My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
For more information about this program, contact Liv Hanson at ehanson1@chipublib.org.
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The Lincolnwood Public Library Caldecott Club met twice a month, from October through December, where they did picture walks through 4 books and voted for their top 2 to go to the Voting Party in January. At the Voting Party, the kids engaged in a rigorous discussion about the 11 finalists and voted for their top 3 books. They even created a “making the call” video for our winner. You can read a full recap at https://lincolnwoodlibrary.org/caldecott-club-2020-voting-party/
Mock Caldecott Winner: The Little Guys, by Vera Brosgol.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita and written by Kyle Lukoff.
My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
Hair Love, illustrated by Vashti Harrison and written by Matthew A. Cherry.
For more information about this program, contact Eti Berland at eberland@lincolnwoodlibrary.org.
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This was our fifth annual Mock Caldecott for Adults! We read our 10 “finalists” (chosen by an online vote from 22 semi-finalists) and discussed each one, using the actual Caldecott criteria. Our three-hour program attracted several children’s librarians, children’s literature experts, and several adults who are just fans of children’s literature.
Mock Caldecott Winner: A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Another, written and illustrated by Christian Robinson.
Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Barry Wittenstein.
This Was Our Pact, illustrated by Ryan Andrews.
For more information about this program, contact Karen MacPherson at karen.macpherson@gmail.com.
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This event was the culmination of our Caldecott Club year. Each month during 2019, we read several books, and then voted on our “winner.” Those winners then became our “finalists” for the Jan. 13 Mock Caldecott program. We re-read each of the finalists, and then voted on our winner. Note: Our Caldecott Club is an all-ages program, which attracts families with kids as young as two, teens, and several adults who love children’s literature.
Mock Caldecott Winner: Field Trip to the Moon, written and illustrated by John Hare.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
For more information about this program, contact Karen MacPherson at karen.macpherson@gmail.com.
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Librarians, teacher and other educators from the Cincinnati/Dayton area met at the MidPointe/West Chester Library to discuss some of the most distinguished 2019 titles the children’s and young adult literature world have to offer. We started with 25 books and discussed in small groups, then each of the 10 tables voted for their top 3. This narrowed our list to 8 titles, which we then discussed as a large group before balloting one final time. Each attendee voted individually. Thanks to Mock Caldecott co-leaders Alder Brannin, Sarah Carrier and Caitlin Hoffer!
Mock Caldecott Winner: You Are Home, by Evan Turk.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal and written by Kevin Noble Maillard.
My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
For more information about this program, contact Sam Bloom at sam.bloom@cincinnatilibrary.org.
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Harwich Elementary School hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Truman, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins and written by Jean Reidy.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
There are No Bears in This Bakery, by Julia Sarcone-Roach.
The Little Guys, by Vera Brosgol.
For more information about this program, contact Ann Carpenter at acarpenter@clamsnet.org.
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San Francisco hosted a Mock Caldecott event, hosted by Susan Faust. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Saturday by Oge Mora.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Truman, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins and written by Jean Reidy.
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Barry Wittenstein.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, by Raúl the Third.
Click here to view the discussion list.
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Families at the Wilmington Stroop Public Library hosted a Mock Caldecott event. their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Camp Tiger illustrated by John Rocco and written by Susan Choi.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
Spencer’s New Pet, by Jessie Sima.
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The San Jose Public Library hosted a Mock Caldecott event. Their results are:
Mock Caldecott Winner: Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris.
Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Barry Wittenstein.
Saturday by Oge Mora.
A Stone Sat Still, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.
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Mock Newbery Results
(For information about the Newbery Award, visit the Newbery Medal homepage.)
Six members of the Cuyahoga County Public Library staff gathered after hours to discuss and vote on a Mock Newbery winner and honor books. After 4 ballots, and much discussion, they had a clear winner and 3 honor books.
Mock Newbery Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Line Tender, by Kate Allen.
Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds.
Song for Whale, by Lynne Kelly.
For more information about this program, contact Mary Schreiber at mschreiber@cuyahogalibrary.org.
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Approximately 40 individuals at the Nassau Library System hosted a Mock Newbery event. Their results are:
Mock Newbery Winner: The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Line Tender, by Kate Allen.
New Kid, by Jerry Craft.
For more information about this program, contact Renee McGrath at renee@nassaulibrary.org.
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The OCM/Oswego BOCES School Library System hosted a Mock Newbery event. Participants included school librarians, English teachers, a public library system librarian, and school library system librarians. Keirin McNamara, Reading Teacher at the Fayetteville-Manlius School District presented the book at their Mock event. Their results are:
Mock Newbery Winner: The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams.
Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds.
For more information about this program, contact Diana Wendell at dwendell@ocmboces.org.
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The Ossing Public Library hosted a Mock Newbery event. Their results are:
“This is a monthly club for children in 4th grade and up. Although it is run by librarians, only the children vote. This was our 10th annual award.”
Mock Newbery Winner: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Planet is Blue, by Nicole Panteleakos.
Pay Attention, Carter Jones, by Gary Schmidt.
For more information about this program, contact Debra Fletcher at dfletcher@wlsmail.org.
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The Wasatch Reader Mock Newbery results are:
Mock Newbery Winner: Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidcker.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
Beverly, Right Here, by Kate DiCamillo.
The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby.
Pay Attention, Carter Jones, by Gary Schmidt.
For more information about this program, contact DaNae Leu at danaeleu@gmail.com.
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Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor books.
Mock Newbery Winner: Lalani of the Distant Sea, by Erin Entrada Kelly.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds.
Queen of the Sea, by Dylan Meconis.
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality, by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
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Children’s librarians and library associates at Chicago Public Library selected these titles as their Mock Newbery winner and honors.
Mock Newbery Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams.
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality, by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy.
For more information about this program, contact Liv Hanson at ehanson1@chipublib.org.
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In an annual event held this year on January 7, and sponsored by Westchester Library System and Westchester Library Association, seven people participated in a Mock Newbery discussion and election. It is organized by the YA Book Buzz book club.
Mock Newbery Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, by Dan Gemeinhart.
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez.
For more information about this program contact YA Book Buzz, yabookbuzz@wlsmail.org.
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From October through December, 40 middle school students in Lincoln Hall’s Gifted and Talented Education program participated in a Mock Newbery unit. The students selected books to read based on Anderson’s Bookshop’s list. Using the Newbery criteria, they submitted formal nominations, as well as NOTminations for books they didn’t want to be considered for the award. They participated in a rigorous discussion of the books that had been nominated and selected their winners.
Mock Newbery Winner: Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
White Bird, by R. J. Palacio.
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Each fall, Rhode Island librarians begin meeting to select a “mock” version of the Newbery award in a program coordinated by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services. The group meets twice in person to nominate and discuss potential winners before developing a final list of books to be considered at the January voting meeting. The group also has a Goodreads group for virtual discussions of eligible titles February through July. On January 14, a group of 10 children’s and school librarians selected the following winner and honor books after reading and discussing 25 eligible books.
Mock Newbery Winner: This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality, by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Line Tender, by Kate Allen.
Pay Attention, Carter Jones, by Gary Schmidt.
Sweeping Up the Heart, by Kevin Henkes.
For more information about this program, contact Danielle Margarida at danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov.
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Our Mock Newbery event was moderated by members of our Children’s Book Showcase Committee: (left to right: Kathy Gerber, Katya Schapiro, Melisa McCarthy, Maria McGrath, Samantha Owens, Rebecca Rodd and Stefanie Sinn)
Mock Newbery Winner: Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
A Place to Belong, by Cynthia Kadohata.
For more information about this program, contact Kimberly Grad at kgrad@bklynlibrary.org.
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Librarians, teacher and other educators from the Cincinnati/Dayton area met at the MidPointe/West Chester Library to discuss some of the most distinguished 2019 titles the children’s and young adult literature world have to offer. Thanks to all who attended!
Mock Newbery Winner: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu.
New Kid, by Jerry Craft.
We’re Not From Here, Geoff Rodkey.
For more information about this program, contact Sam Bloom at sam.bloom@cincinnatilibrary.org.
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The San Francisco Public Library and Hoover Middle School hosted a Mock Newbery event. We had an engaged group of middle schoolers reading eligible titles throughout the year (including during their summer break!), who enthusiastically participated in our first Mock Newbery.
Mock Newbery Winner: Redwood and Ponytail, by K.A. Holt. 
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
From Nightowl to Dog Fish, by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer.
For more information about this program, contact Angela Moffett at angela.moffett@sfpl.org.
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About a dozen, children parents and staff members at the Naperville Boulevard Library gathered to discuss and vote on a Mock Newbery winner and honor books. Their results are:
Mock Newbery Winner: A Place to Belong, by Cynthia Kadohata.
Mock Newbery Honor Books:
The Next Great Paulie Fink, by Ali Benjamin.
Pay Attention, Carter Jones, by Gary Schmidt.
For more information about this program, contact Emily Mroczek (Bayci) at emroczek@naperville-lib.org.
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Mock Coretta Scott King Results
(For information about the Coretta Scott King Awards, visit Coretta Scott King Book Awards homepage.)
Public Library of Cincinnati/Hamilton County Mock CSK Author Results:
Mock CSK Author Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft.
Mock CSK Author Honor Books:
The Bell Rang, by James E. Ransome
Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams.
For more information about this program, contact Sam Bloom at sam.bloom@cincinnatilibrary.org.
Public Library of Cincinnati/Hamilton County Mock CSK Illustrator Results:
Mock CSK Illustrator Winner: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.
Mock CSK Illustrator Honor Books:
The Bell Rang, written and illustrated by James E. Ransome
Going Home With Daddy, written by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter.
What is Given from the Heart, written by Patricia C. Mckissack and illustrated by April Harrison.
For more information about this program, contact Sam Bloom at sam.bloom@cincinnatilibrary.org.
Public Library of Cincinnati/Hamilton County Mock CSK/ John Steptoe Illustrator Results:
Mock CSK/John Steptoe Illustrator Winner: When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita and written by Kyle Lukoff 
For more information about this program, contact Sam Bloom at sam.bloom@cincinnatilibrary.org.
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A Mock CSK event was hosted at the Catherine Cook School in Chicago, IL. Their results are:
Mock CSK Illustrator Winner: The Bell Rang, written and 
illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Mock CSK Illustrator Honor Books:
What is Given from the Heart, written by Patricia C. Mckissack and illustrated by April Harrison.
When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita and written by Kyle Lukoff.
For more information about this program, contact Megan Altmayer at library@ccookschool.org.
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Children’s librarians and library associates at Chicago Public Library selected these titles as their Mock Coretta Scott King Illustrator winner and honors.
Mock CSK Illustrator Winner: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
and written by Kwame Alexander.
Mock CSK Illustrator Honor Books:
Saturday, written and illustrated by Oge Mora.
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o and illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
For more information about this program, contact Liv Hanson at ehanson1@chipublib.org.
Mock Geisel Results
(For information about the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, visit the Geisel Awards homepage.
A Mock Geisel event was hosted at the Catherine Cook School in Chicago, IL. Their results are:
Mock Geisel Winner: Fox & Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride by Sergio Ruzzier.
Mock Geisel Honor Books:
Hey, Water!, by Antoinette Portis.
Neither, by Airlie Anderson.
For more information about this program, contact Megan Altmayer at library@ccookschool.org.
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Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor books.
Mock Geisel Winner: Charlie and Mouse Even Better by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Emily Hughes.
Mock Geisel Honor Books:
King and Kayla and the Case of Found Fred, by Dori Hillestad Butler and illustrated. by Nancy Meyers.
Frank and Bean, by Jamie Michalak and illustrated by Bob Kolar.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
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A Mock Geisel event was hosted at the Catherine Cook School in Chicago, IL. Their results are:
Mock Geisel Winner: Bunny Will Not Smile! by Jason Tharp.
Mock Geisel Honor Books:
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! by Cece Bell.
Flubby is Not a Good Pet! by J. E. Morris.
Mock Printz Results
(For information about the Printz Award, visit the Printz Award homepage.)
Five members of the Cuyahoga County Public Library Staff gathered after hours to discuss and vote on a Mock Printz winner and honor books from a short list of five titles: Brave Face, Lovely War, Shout, Slay, and With the Fire on High. After 2 ballots there was a clear winner. A ballot was then done for honor books and 1 was selected. The results are:
Mock Printz Winner: Lovely War by Julie Berry. 
Mock Printz Honor Books:
Brave Face, by Shaun David Hutchinson.
For more information about this program, contact Mary Schreiber at mschreiber@cuyahogalibrary.org
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The OCM/Oswego BOCES School Library System hosted a Mock Newbery event. Participants included school librarians, English teachers, a public library system librarian, and school library system librarians. Angie Hecko, Reading Teacher at the Ithaca City School District presented the book at their Mock event. Their results are:
Mock Printz Winner: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas.
Mock Printz Honor Books:
SHOUT, by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Internment, by Samira Ahmed.
For more information about this program, contact Diana Wendell at dwendell@ocmboces.org.
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Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor books.
Mock Printz Winner: Thirteen Doorways: Wolves Behind Them All, by Laura Ruby.
Mock Printz Honor Books:
Pet, by Akwaeke Emezi.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
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In an annual event held this year on January 7, and sponsored by Westchester Library System and Westchester Library Association, 14 people participated in a Mock Printz discussion and election. It is organized by the YA Book Buzz book club.
Mock Printz Winner: The Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay.
Mock Printz Honor Books:
Dig, by A.S. King.
Thirteen Doorways: Wolves Behind Them All, by Laura Ruby.
For more information about this program contact YA Book Buzz, yabookbuzz@wlsmail.org.
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The Half Blood Printzes is a school/public library partnership in Portland, Oregon run by ALSC members Paige Battle (Grant High School teacher librarian) and Danielle Jones (Youth Librarian for Hollywood Library). This book group brings teens together from public and private schools that are serviced by the Hollywood Library branch of Multnomah County Library. This was their 5th Annual Mock Printz. They usually choose ten titles to discuss, but this year they had eleven. After much heated debate and four rounds of voting, a winner and three honor books were declared.
Mock Printz Winner: Lovely War by Julie Berry.
Mock Printz Honor Books:
Dig, by A.S. King.
Queen of the Sea, by Dylan Meconis.
Thirteen Doorways: Wolves Behind Them All, by Laura Ruby.
For more information about this program, contact Paige Battle at grantlibrarian@gmail.com.
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Mock Sibert Results
(For information about the Sibert Award, visit the Sibert Award homepage.)
A Mock Sibert event was hosted at the Catherine Cook School in Chicago, IL. Their results are:
Mock Sibert Winner: Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley and illustrated by Jessica Lanan.
Mock Sibert Honor Books:
Nine Months: Before a Baby is Born, illustrated by Jason Chin and written by Miranda Paul.
Billie Jean! How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women’s Sports, by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley.
For more information about this program, contact Megan Altmayer at library@ccookschool.org.
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Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor book.
Mock Sibert Winner: It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thom, illustrated by Noah Grigni.
Mock Sibert Honor Books:
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality, by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
Mock Pura Belpré Results
(For information about the Pura Belpré Award, visit the Belpré Awards homepage.)
Our mock election counted with the presence of children’s’ author Cathy Camper that gave us an overview of her creative process while writing the “Lowriders” series. We reunited 31 librarians from all parts of Oregon and we were ready to celebrate the author and illustrator that work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience.
Mock Pura Belpré results from the REFORMA Oregon Chapter are:
Mock Pura Belpré Winner: Where Are You From?, written by Yamile Saied
Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim
Mock Pura Belpré Honor Books: My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña.
For more information about this program, contact Marci Jenkins at marci.jenkins@mcminnvilleoregon.gov.
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Staff and local colleagues at the San Francisco Public Library conducted a mock Pura Belpré Author Award event. Their results are:
Mock Pura Belpré Winner: My Papi has a Motorcycle, written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña. 
Mock Pura Belpré Honor Books:
Lety Out Loud, written by Angela Cervantes.
The Other Half of Happy, written by Rebecca Balcárcel.
The Moon Within, written by Aida Salazar.
For more information about this program, contact Sarah Stone at sarah.stone@sfpl.org.
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On January 6, a group of Chicago-area educators and librarians met at Booked bookstore in Evanston, IL to deliberate for a Mock Pura Belpré Award for illustration. The group selected 1 winner and 4 honor books! Their results are:
Mock Pura Belpré Winner: My Papi has a Motorcycle, illustrated by Zeke Peña and written by Isabel Quintero .
Mock Pura Belpré Honor Books:
Red Panda and Moon Bear, by Jarod Roselló.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, by Raúl the Third.
Octopus Stew, by Eric Velasquez.
My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders / Mis Zapatos y Yo: Cruzando Tres Fronteras by René Colato Laínez.
For more information about this program, contact Elisa Gall at elisamcclain@gmail.com.
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Children’s librarians and library associates at Chicago Public Library selected these titles as their Mock Pura Belpré Illustrator winner and honors.
Mock Pura Belpré Winner: My Papi has a Motorcycle, illustrated by Zeke Peña and written by Isabel Quintero.
Mock Pura Belpré Honor Books:
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, by Raúl the Third.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre, by Anika Denise and illustrated by Paola Escobar.
For more information about this program, contact Liv Hanson at ehanson1@chipublib.org.
Mock (Mildred L.) Batchelder Results
(For information about the Batchelder Award, visit the (Mildred L.) Batchelder homepage.)
Sunday January 12th, the avid readers and discussion pros of the Colorado Book Evaluators Discussion Group met and made our Mock Choices for the Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newberry, Printz and Sibert Awards, plus our own category of Graphic novels . This group of readers nominate titles throughout the year that each person thinks may be worthy of the awards. Meetings are held quarterly to discuss and titles are sometimes removed and added through the discussion. This is the final meeting where the decision of the group is made through voting in the way that the actual committees choose their winners and honor books.
Mock Batchelder Winner: When Spring Comes to the DMZ, by Uk-Bae Lee
Mock Batchelder Honor Books:
Beast Player, by Nahoko Uehashi.
The Runaways, written by Ulf Starrk, illustrated by Kitty Crowder.
For more information about this program, contact Carol Edwards at edwarc48@gmail.com.
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