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CALDECOTT AWARD

January is an exciting month and many literacy awards are announced for books in every category. The Caldecott Medal in particular is one we focus on in Library Class this month. We'll read some previous medal winning books as well as vote on the 2023 Caldecott winner.

Search our online catalog for great picture books and chapter books as well. The following books are on display in our library for students to check out.

Carmela Full of Wishes

Alma and How She Got Her Name

Neighborhood Odes by Gary Soto

Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in English and Spanish by Alma Ada

Roberto Clemente: A Young Baseball Hero by Louis Sabin

Ellen Ochoa: Reach for the Stars! by Dona Latham

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen by Mayra Fernandez

I Am Sonia Sotomayor by Brad Meltzer
Isla by Arthur Dorros

The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale by Caren McCormack

Vamos! Let's Go to the Market by Raul the Third

Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by Raul the Third

Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third

Fiesta! by Beatriz Zapater

Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by Angela Dominiguez

Lucky Luna by Diana Lopez

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Series by Andres Miedoso

Maribel vs the Volcano by Sarah Hannah Gomez

Catalina Incognito by Jennifer Torres

Abuela by Arthur Dorros

My Colors by World by Maya Gonzalez

All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle

A Song of Frutas by Margartia Engle

Pura's cuentos : how Pura Belpré reshaped libraries with her stories by Annette Pimentel

Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes

The Runaway Tortilla by Eric Kimmell

Love by Matthew De laPena

Biblioburro : a true story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter

We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafael Lopez

Señor Pancho Had a Rancho by Rene Coloto

Viva Frida by Yuji Morales

My family divided : one girl's journey of home, loss, and hope by Diana Guerrero

Who Was Cesar Chavez? by Dana Rau

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beatty

Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca Gomez

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto