Mock Caldecott 2022: Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

 

In this beautifully detailed picture book, a fox goes through a 

range of emotions.  -- fear, love, anger, and more-- through the use of vivid color.

Titles to Watch Out For!

 

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznich

 

A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.

Mock Pura Belpre Areli Is a Dreamer by Areli Morales

 

Mock Pura Belpre: Coquí in the City by Nomar Perez

 

Miguel's pet frog, Coquí, is always with him: as he greets his neighbors in San Juan, buys quesitos from the panadería, and listens to his abuelo's story about meeting baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Then Miguel learns that he and his parents are moving to the U.S. mainland, which means leaving his beloved grandparents, home in Puerto Rico, and even Coquí behind. Life in New York City is overwhelming, with unfamiliar buildings, foods, and people. But when he and Mamá go exploring, they find a few familiar sights that remind them of home, and Miguel realizes there might be a way to keep a little bit of Puerto Rico with him--including the love he has for Coquí--wherever he goes.

Mock Pura Belpre 2022: The Cot in the Living Room by Hilda Eunice Burgos and Gaby D'Alessandro

 

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work overnight shifts in this honest and warm picture book debut.

Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night when no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping on the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be.

With charming text by Hilda Eunice Burgos and whimsical illustrations by Gaby D'Alessandro, The Cot in the Living Room is a celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow.

Mock Pura Belpre 2022: I love you Baby Burrito by Angela Dominguez

 

Angela Dominguez is known to book lovers for her middle grade books, In this book, she creates beautiful pastel colors to tell the story of a new baby coming home into the loving arms of his parents.