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From the January/February 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From the January 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

From the January/February 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Its time to cast your ballots for the picture books of 2022 you think most worthy of Caldecott recognition.

Through a collection of intriguingly unreliable narrators, Promise Boys explores the landscape of Black and Latino teen lives. I talked with Nick Brooks about his first YA novel while he played with his dog in his LA backyard, and I sat with mine on the couch in Boston. Ain’t Zoom grand?

From the January 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

The free online course for high schoolers features a powerful list of guest speakers, including author Ashley Hope Pérez, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, and student activist Jack Petocz.

From the January 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

From the January 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

We do our best, but every year the Calling Caldecott season ends without complete coverage of every eligible title. Here are a few more books that might be on the Real Committees radar.