May Poppins Book Nook: Caldecott Medal Books

This months Poppins Book Nook is a great theme! I know that as i have looked through the book list that there are a ton of great book. We own a few and have read many others. They have been give this award since 1938! So there are years of books to pick from. Plus they have Honor books every year as well!

I thought with this introduction I would share some of our favorite books from both sections! For an quick look at all the books you visit their Caldecott Medal website.

When I read through the list I saw that we already own several of the books and just did not know it. I know that it will be hard to pick a book to do. We have so many favorite books!

Here are some of our favorite books from the Caldecott Medal winners:

• Make Way for Ducklings
• The Little House
• The Snowy Day
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Jumanji
• The Polar Express
• Owl Moon
• Tuesday
• Kitten’s First Full Moon
• This Is Not My Hat

Here are some of our favorite from the Caldecott Honors:

• Blueberries for Sal
• Swimmy
• Strega Nona
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
• Extra Yarn
• Journey
• Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Here all the themes and the dates for this year Poppins Book Nook:
March: Weather – Introduction – Free Weather Pack
April 27th: Farms – Introduction – Free Roll a Farm Printable!
May 25th: Caldecott Medal Books
June 29th: Forest/Woods
July 27th: Composers
August 31: Books that Were made into Movies
September 28th: Newberry Medal Winners
October 26th: Artists
November 30th: Feast Around the World
January 25th: Countries Around the World
February 29th: Ponds, Lakes & Rivers

What is your Caldecott Medal book?

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com