I wanted to share our “UpCott” results. Recently, Upham students continued the tradition of voting for a picture book to win the “UpCott” Medal -- Upham’s version of a mock Caldecott. The Caldecott Medal is an award given out by the American Library Association to the most distinguished picture book of the year. Over several weeks, Upham students listened to potential Caldecott winning titles, deciding whether the book was worthy of their UpCott vote.
Students chose the title Drawn Together by Minh Le and Dan Santat (Santat was the author/illustrator from last year’s UpCott winner, After the Fall):
Third grade students also worked hard to create an UpCott medal design while first and fourth graders voted for the winner. The winning design was created by Tyler R. (3W) -- congratulations, Tyler! His medal design has been affixed to the cover of the winning UpCott title.
To explore which titles won ALA medals, please visit: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/american-library-association-announces-2019-youth-media-award-winners
