Caldecott Challenge Prize Choices 2017
Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
Du Iz Tak? Freedom in Congo Square by Carson Ellis by Carole Weatherford
Leave Me Alone! They All Saw A Cat by Vera Brosgol by Brendan Wenzel Finding Winnie Last Stop on Market Street by Lindsey Mattick by Matt de la Pena
Voice of Freedom Trombone Shorty by Carole Weatherford by Troy Andrews The Adventures of Beekle Nana in the City by Dan Santat by Lauren Castillo
The Right Word by Jen Bryant
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Viva Frida by Mac Barnett by Yuri Morales This Is Not My Hat One Cool Friend by Jon Klassen by Toni Buzzeo
Lococmotive by Brian Floca
Mr. Wuffles Journey by David Wiesner by Aaron Becker
Extra Yarn Sleep Like a Tiger by Mac Barnett by Mary Logue illustrated by Jon Klassen illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski Green Flora & the Flamingo Creepy Carrots! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger by Molly Idle by Aaron Reynolds illustrated by Peter Brown
Dave the Potter A Ball for Daisy by Laban Carrcik Hill by Chris Raschka illustrated by Bryan Collier
Interrupting Chicken Me...Jane by David Ezra Stein by Patrick McDonnell A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead illustrated by Erin E. Stead
Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
A River of Words Blackout by Jennifer Bryant by John Rocco illustrated by Melissa Sweet How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Henry’s Freedon Box by Ellen Levine
The Wall by Peter Sis Flotsam by David Wiesner Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai Gerstein
Moses: When Harriet Tubamn Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Kadir Nelson Zen Shorts byJon J Muth
The Red Book Kitten’s First Full Moon by Barbara Lehman by Kevin Henkes Knufle Bunny by Mo Willems Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney
Song of the Water Boatman by Joyce Sidman My Friend Rabbit illustrated by Beckie Prange by Eric Rohman
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the The Spider and the Fly Bus by Mary Howitt by Mo Willems illustrated by Toni DiTerlizzi The Three Pigs by David Wiesner Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin illustrated by Betsy Lewin
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley illustrated by Brian Selznick
Olivia by Ian Falconer
The Ugly Duckling Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Hans Christian Andersen by Sims Tabak illustrated by Julius Lester When Sophie Gets Angry... by Molly Bang No David! by David Shannon
A Child’s Calendar There Was an Old Lady Who by John Updike Swallowed a Fly illustrated by Trina Hyman by Simms Tabak Officer Buckle and Gloria Snow by Peggy Rathmann by Uri Shulevitz
Mirette on the High Wire Tops and Bottoms by Emily Arnold McCully by Janet Stevens
Song and Dance Man byKaren Ackerman Owen illustrated by Stephen Gammell by Kevin Henkes The Stinky Cheese Man... Rapunzel byJon Scieszka by Paul Zelinsky illustrated byLane Smith
Tuesday by David Wiesner Lon Po Po by Ed Young
The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci Rumplestiltskin illustrated by Jerry Pinkney by Paul Zelinsky Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters Owl Moon by John Steptoe by Jane Yolen illustrated by John Scheonherr
When I was Young in the Mtns. by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Diane Goode
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood The Polar Express illustrated by Don Wood byChris Van Allsburg Little red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman
Jumanji The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg by Chris Van Allsburg Freight Train by Donald Crews
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Anansi the Spider People’s Ears by Gerald McDermott by Verna Aardema illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon
Frog & Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
A Story, A Story by Gail Haley
Rain Makes Applesauce Swimmy byJulian Scheer by Leo Lionni illustrated byMarvin Bileck Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendack
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Inch by Inch Time of Wonder by Leo Lionni by Robert McCloskey One Morning in Maine Madeline’s Rescue by Robert McCloskey by Ludwig Bemelmans
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss
A Tree is Nice Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Janice May Udry by Dr. Seuss illustrated by Marc Simont Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey McElligot’s Pool by Dr. Seuss
Stone Soup Animals of the Bible by Marcia Brown by Dorothy Lathrop
Make Way for Ducklings Madeline by Robert McCloskey by Ludwig Bemelmans