A few weeks ago, the world of children’s literature gathered for the 2020 ALA Youth Media Award (#ALAYMA20), celebrating the best children’s books of the year. Which means that now it is time for: EXTREME CALDECOTT PLACEMENT!

(Note: I apologize for the delay as I worked out some photoshop kinks… you would think I could be more timely given that this is my only blogpost of the year.)

For those of you who are new to this, the basic idea is: With such an incredible honor, why stop at placing the Caldecott medal on the book's cover? Why not go all in and insert the medal inside the book itself? (For those interested in checking out past years, here is exclusive access to the archives: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015.)

Now, without further ado, your distinguished 2020 Caldecott Honorees:

BEAR CAME ALONG, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, written by Richard T. Morris

DOUBLE BASS BLUES, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Andrea J. Loney

published by Alfred A. Knopf/Random House

GOING DOWN HOME WITH DADDY, illustrated by Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons

and finally, the Caldecott Medal for the undeniable, the unparalleled…

THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Kwame Alexander

published by Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Congratulations to this year’s winners and honorees (and of course the committee who chose these stellar books)! Until next year!