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So I'm going to try my best to share my predictions and we'll see how close I can get (probably not close at all!) Here are my predictions (and hopes!) for Monday morning: Caldecott Prediction: Winner: I wish I had come across this one when I was making my Mock Caldecott list because it would have made our final list for sure. If I was on the committee, this is one I would be championing for-the texture, the use of words in the art, the collage style-it's all fantastic. Honor Books: I think this may be a strong year for honor books and we may end up with quite a few depending on how the committee discussion and voting shakes down.  I think this wordless book will be getting some love. The detail! It's gotta count for something! Caldecott Dark Horse: I have two possible dark horses this year: I've only recently been seeing Flashlight crop on other Mock lists. When this one came across my desk, myself and all of my ...

It's that time of year again! Bright and early Monday morning, librarians will gather in a Dallas ballroom and hear the announcements about this year's book awards. Last year was my first year I was able to attend the announcements live and it was so much fun! Being in a room as the winners are unveiled and sharing in the gasps of shock and cheers of happiness adds to the fun. Of course, it's always fun to predict what books will win, so here's the titles I think we'll be hearing called out on Monday morning. Printz-Who I Think Will Win: Chime has been my front runner since I read it back in March (I still need to review it, I know!) Fantastic world building and rich characters and an original story that's a bit historical, a bit magical, and all around amazing. I think it's the book to beat. Printz Dark Horse: I have three dark horse books that I suspect we may hear announced on Monday: and   Both Scorpio Races and Daughter of Smoke and Bone  have...

Well, ALA is almost here and I'm getting read to go! And on Monday we'll get the big book announcement of who will take home the top prizes for Caldecott, Newbery and Printz and the other ALA Youth Media Awards. It's always fun to make predictions so here's are my predictions. It's a bit of a mix of what I want to win, what I think will win (luckily this year that fits most my choices) as well as my dark horse candidates that might surprise us all. Caldecott Award My favorite picture book of the year, The Quiet Book, can't win because the illustrator is from Canada. Which leaves me without any other picks that I really really love for the top spot. So I'm going to go ahead and put David Wiesner's Art & Max in the top spot. I don't think it's his best picture book, but it's still fantastic and he' a librarian golden boy-seriously, we librarians gush over his books. Caldecott Honors: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Steed, ill...