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Mrs. Radway from Sioux Falls, SD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mock Caldecott 2025: Analyzing Picture Book Illustrations

Help me give my students picture books published this year with excellent illustrations to learn about the Caldecott Award!

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My Project

The picture books requested in this project have been shown to be some of the top runners for the 2025 Caldecott Medal, which will be announced at the end of January by the American Library Association. One of the skills I always teach my first graders is how the illustrations help tell the story. What better way to do that than to combine it with the national award, the Caldecott Medal!

Through this Mock Caldecott Project, students will analyze the illustrations in these picture books, determine how the illustrations help tell the story, and ultimately vote on the book they would want to win the Caldecott Medal for this year.

Students will practice reading for deeper meaning by listening to the words of the author and looking closely at the illustrations by the illustrator. They will begin the process of evaluating the pros and cons of each picture book. Then, based on their personal likes, their understanding of the words and illustrations, and their overall feel of the book, they will vote for their favorite.

We will culminate the project by watching the 2025 American Library Association awards ceremony via video recording on YouTube to see if any of our top choices win the national award!

Mrs. Radway Lowell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Sioux Falls, SD View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Table • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Partly Cloudy • Amazon Business $14.64 1 $14.64
Home in a Lunchbox • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Two Together (Brendan Wenzel) • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Touch the Sky • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
All the Books • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Jump for Joy • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
The Last Zookeeper • Amazon Business $10.86 1 $10.86
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals: A Giggle-Inducing Readaloud - the Backstory of Old MacDonald Before His Farm • Amazon Business $10.66 1 $10.66
Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93

Materials cost

$140.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$180.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.81

Total project goal

$212.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $212.04

2 Donors

-$135.47

Donations toward project cost

-$122.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.82

match offer

-$67.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$57.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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