I am teaching a graduate course, CHL 403 The Picturebook, at Simmons University this fall. On Tuesday we will conclude the semester with a mock Caldecott debate. My twelve students are each turning in their three nomination papers today, and it’s been so exciting to see their picks land in my in-box. I’ll share results after our class meeting, and for now, here’s the long-list I assigned for everyone to read (with links in the titles):
| Illustrator | Title | Author | Publisher |
| Alvitre, Weshoyot | At the Mountain’s Base | Sorell, Traci | Penguin Random House |
| Brosgol, Vera | The Little Guys | Brosgol, Vera | Macmillan |
| Chin, Jason | Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born | Paul, Miranda | Neal Porter/Holiday House |
| Cooper, Elisha | River | Cooper, Elisha | Orchard/Scholastic |
| Cronin, B.B. | The Lost Cousins | Cronin, B.B. | Viking |
| Ellis, Carson | The Shortest Day | Cooper, Susan | Candlewick |
| Evans, Shane | Hands Up! | McDaniel, Breanna J. | Dial |
| Harrison, April | What Is Given from the Heart | McKissack, Patricia | Schwartz & Wade/Random House |
| Jacoby, Sara | The Important Things About Margaret Wise Brown | Barnett, Mac | HarperCollins |
| James, Gordon C. | Let ‘er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People’s Champion | Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux | Carolrhoda |
| Juanita, Kaylani | When Aidan Became a Brother | Lukoff, Kyle | Lee & Low |
| Lanan, Jessica | The Fisherman and the Whale | Lanan, Jessica | Simon & Schuster |
| Lin, Grace | A Big Bed for Little Snow | Lin, Grace | Little Brown |
| Long, Loren | If I Was the Sunshine | Fogliano, Julie | Atheneum |
| Luyken, Corinna | My Heart | Luyken, Corinna | Dial |
| Martinez-Neal, Juana | Fry Bread: A Native American Family Tradition | Maillard, Kevin Noble | Roaring Brook |
| McClintock, Barbara | Vroom! | McClintock, Barbara | FSG |
| Minter, Daniel | Going Down Home with Daddy | Lyons, Kelly Starling | Peachtree |
| Mora, Oge | Saturday | Mora, Oge | Little Brown |
| Nelson, Kadir | The Undefeated | Alexander, Kwame | Versify/HMH |
| Pak, Kenard | The Hundred-Year Barn | MacLachlan, Patricia | Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins |
| Pena, Zeke | My Papi Has a Motorcycle | Quintero, Isabel | Kokila |
| Pham, LeUyen | Bear Came Along | Morris, Richard T. | Little , Brown |
| Portis, Antoinette | Hey, Water! | Portis, Antoinette | Neal Porter/Holiday House |
| Ransome, James | The Bell Rang | Ransome, James | Atheneum |
| Robinson, Christian | Another | Robinson, Christian | Simon & Schuster |
| Serra, Sebastià | The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung | Vamos, Samantha R. | Charlesbridge |
| Turk, Evan | You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks | Turk, Evan | Atheneum |
| Wenzel, Brendan | A Stone Sat Still | Wenzel, Brendan | Chronicle |
| Xiaojing, Jin | I Miss My Grandpa | Xiaojing, Jin | Little, Brown |