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2026 Calling Caldecott Ballot

Vote for three books, specifying 1 as your first choice, 2 as your second, and 3 as your third choice. This poll will be open from noon (EST) on Thursday, January 15, through noon on Tuesday, January 20.

Results will be posted on Calling Caldecott at noon on Wednesday, January 21. PLEASE, respect the process and vote ONLY ONCE.

Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
*Song of a Blackbird* (van Lieshout)	Rank Song of a Blackbird (van Lieshout) as 1 out of 3	Rank Song of a Blackbird (van Lieshout) as 2 out of 3	Rank Song of a Blackbird (van Lieshout) as 3 out of 3
*A Knot Is Not a Tangle* (Nayeri/Stamper)	Rank A Knot Is Not a Tangle (Nayeri/Stamper) as 1 out of 3	Rank A Knot Is Not a Tangle (Nayeri/Stamper) as 2 out of 3	Rank A Knot Is Not a Tangle (Nayeri/Stamper) as 3 out of 3
*Fireworks* (Burgess/Chien)	Rank Fireworks (Burgess/Chien) as 1 out of 3	Rank Fireworks (Burgess/Chien) as 2 out of 3	Rank Fireworks (Burgess/Chien) as 3 out of 3
*Anything* (Stead/Zhang)	Rank Anything (Stead/Zhang) as 1 out of 3	Rank Anything (Stead/Zhang) as 2 out of 3	Rank Anything (Stead/Zhang) as 3 out of 3
*Nunu and the Sea* (Kung)	Rank Nunu and the Sea (Kung) as 1 out of 3	Rank Nunu and the Sea (Kung) as 2 out of 3	Rank Nunu and the Sea (Kung) as 3 out of 3
*Moon Song* (Goade)	Rank Moon Song (Goade) as 1 out of 3	Rank Moon Song (Goade) as 2 out of 3	Rank Moon Song (Goade) as 3 out of 3
*Night Light* (Emberley)	Rank Night Light (Emberley) as 1 out of 3	Rank Night Light (Emberley) as 2 out of 3	Rank Night Light (Emberley) as 3 out of 3
*Cat Nap* (Lies)	Rank Cat Nap (Lies) as 1 out of 3	Rank Cat Nap (Lies) as 2 out of 3	Rank Cat Nap (Lies) as 3 out of 3
*How Elegant the Elephant* (Hoberman/Frazee)	Rank How Elegant the Elephant (Hoberman/Frazee) as 1 out of 3	Rank How Elegant the Elephant (Hoberman/Frazee) as 2 out of 3	Rank How Elegant the Elephant (Hoberman/Frazee) as 3 out of 3
*Dear Acorn (Love, Oak)* (Sidman/Sweet)	Rank Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) (Sidman/Sweet) as 1 out of 3	Rank Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) (Sidman/Sweet) as 2 out of 3	Rank Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) (Sidman/Sweet) as 3 out of 3
*A Gift of Dust* (Brockenbrough/Martinez-Neal)	Rank A Gift of Dust (Brockenbrough/Martinez-Neal) as 1 out of 3	Rank A Gift of Dust (Brockenbrough/Martinez-Neal) as 2 out of 3	Rank A Gift of Dust (Brockenbrough/Martinez-Neal) as 3 out of 3
*Dancing with Water* (Wallace/Engel)	Rank Dancing with Water (Wallace/Engel) as 1 out of 3	Rank Dancing with Water (Wallace/Engel) as 2 out of 3	Rank Dancing with Water (Wallace/Engel) as 3 out of 3
*Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)* (Tabor)	Rank Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) (Tabor) as 1 out of 3	Rank Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) (Tabor) as 2 out of 3	Rank Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) (Tabor) as 3 out of 3
*How Sweet the Sound* (Alexander/Palmer)	Rank How Sweet the Sound (Alexander/Palmer) as 1 out of 3	Rank How Sweet the Sound (Alexander/Palmer) as 2 out of 3	Rank How Sweet the Sound (Alexander/Palmer) as 3 out of 3
*Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa* (Fajardo/Martinez-Neal)	Rank Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa (Fajardo/Martinez-Neal) as 1 out of 3	Rank Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa (Fajardo/Martinez-Neal) as 2 out of 3	Rank Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa (Fajardo/Martinez-Neal) as 3 out of 3
*The History of We* (Smith)	Rank The History of We (Smith) as 1 out of 3	Rank The History of We (Smith) as 2 out of 3	Rank The History of We (Smith) as 3 out of 3
*Big Enough* (Linke)	Rank Big Enough (Linke) as 1 out of 3	Rank Big Enough (Linke) as 2 out of 3	Rank Big Enough (Linke) as 3 out of 3
*A Forest Song* (Hall/Turk)	Rank A Forest Song (Hall/Turk) as 1 out of 3	Rank A Forest Song (Hall/Turk) as 2 out of 3	Rank A Forest Song (Hall/Turk) as 3 out of 3
*To See an Owl* (Cordell)	Rank To See an Owl (Cordell) as 1 out of 3	Rank To See an Owl (Cordell) as 2 out of 3	Rank To See an Owl (Cordell) as 3 out of 3
*Our Lake* (Kang)	Rank Our Lake (Kang) as 1 out of 3	Rank Our Lake (Kang) as 2 out of 3	Rank Our Lake (Kang) as 3 out of 3
*Imogen* (Partridge/Shimizu)	Rank Imogen (Partridge/Shimizu) as 1 out of 3	Rank Imogen (Partridge/Shimizu) as 2 out of 3	Rank Imogen (Partridge/Shimizu) as 3 out of 3
*No More Chairs* (Gill/Gal)	Rank No More Chairs (Gill/Gal) as 1 out of 3	Rank No More Chairs (Gill/Gal) as 2 out of 3	Rank No More Chairs (Gill/Gal) as 3 out of 3
*Aggie and the Ghost* (Forsythe)	Rank Aggie and the Ghost (Forsythe) as 1 out of 3	Rank Aggie and the Ghost (Forsythe) as 2 out of 3	Rank Aggie and the Ghost (Forsythe) as 3 out of 3
*Every Monday Mabel* (Awan)	Rank Every Monday Mabel (Awan) as 1 out of 3	Rank Every Monday Mabel (Awan) as 2 out of 3	Rank Every Monday Mabel (Awan) as 3 out of 3
*A Place for Us* (Ransome)	Rank A Place for Us (Ransome) as 1 out of 3	Rank A Place for Us (Ransome) as 2 out of 3	Rank A Place for Us (Ransome) as 3 out of 3
*Let’s Be Bees* (Harris)	Rank Let’s Be Bees (Harris) as 1 out of 3	Rank Let’s Be Bees (Harris) as 2 out of 3	Rank Let’s Be Bees (Harris) as 3 out of 3