It's here! The picture book bracket is finally ready and waiting for you to fill it out =) I had so much fun looking up all the books you recommended and picking the 64 that I thought were most deserving of being in the bracket. It was definitely hard to choose. Some of the books were a little more baby/toddler and other were more early read books. I tried to pick similar levels of books for the bracket. If this goes well and lots of you participate, then maybe we could do another one with a different level of books!
Also, I tried not to overwhelm the bracket with any one author, so sometimes I put (and others) next to the name of a book. If you have a favorite that is not on the list, you can consider it with the (and others) of the author =) Hey, maybe a favorite children's book authors (or illustrators!) bracket would be fun!
Anyways, are you ready to hear what you need to do to participate?
Greatest Picture Book Bracket Instructions
- Download the Bracket - It will open in Google Docs and then you can download it as a Word file.
- Fill out the Bracket - Look over all the books (check out the second page to see the whole list in a little bigger font and with their authors) and then fill in which you think will win each vote. You can type your pics right into the bracket.
- Save your bracket (preferably as a PDF) with your full name at the beginning of the file name so I know whose if whose! Then email it to me (my email address is in the bracket document).
- Each week we will vote on a whole round of face-offs (the 1st week will be 32 votes, 2nd week 16, etc.) until we get to a winner.
- I will score the brackets, but you can keep track of your own score too! Scoring will be as follows: round 1 (1pt each), round 2 (2pts), round 3 (3 pts), round 4 (4 pts), round 5 (5pts), winner (6 pts)
- The person with the most points at the end will win a $35 amazon.com giftcard!
Voting will begin on Thursday, May 29th, so have your brackets in by Wednesday the 28th for maximum possible points! (You can turn them in late, but you will miss the points on any rounds that have already been voted on).
The voting will be open to everyone, but you will only be able to win the gift card it you fill out and turn in a bracket! I was thinking of making the prize the final four books, but then I thought I would just let you pick out your own books =) Then, I thought $35 would be good so that you would be able to get free shipping (for those of you who don't have amazon prime, like me!)
Download the Greatest Picture Book Bracket
Here are the books that are in the running! Make sure to take a peek at any that you aren't familiar with. (These are affiliate links, by the way. Maybe I can add some extra prizes if my amazon commissions go up because of these links =)
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– Norman the Doorman by: Don Freeman
34 – Caps for Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina
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– Always Room for One More by: Sorche Nic Leodhas
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Harry the Dirty Dog by: Gene Zion
37 – Harold and the Purple Crayon by: Crockett Johnson
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– Dandelion by: Don Freeman
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– Are You My Mother? by: P.D. Eastman
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– Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by: William Steig
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– Miss Rumphius by: Barbara Cooney
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– The Seven Silly Eaters by: Mary Ann Hoberman
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Lentil by: Robert McCloskey
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– The Snowy Day by: Ezra Jack Keats
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– When the Wind Stops – Charlotte Zolotow
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– Amos & Boris by: William Steig
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– Doctor De Soto by: William Steig
48
– Town Mouse, Country Mouse by: Jan Brett
49
– The Mitten by: Jan Brett
50 – Richard Scarry’s What doPeople do all Day? (and others)
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– The Doorbell Rang by: Pat Hutchins
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– And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street by: Dr. Seuss
53 – Church Mouse books by: Graham Oakley
54 – The Emperor’s New Clothes by: Hans Christian Anderson
55
– The Little Engine that Could by: Watty Piper
56 – Where the Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak
57
– The Biggest Bear by: Lynd Ward
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Emily by: Michael Bedard
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– The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by: Dr. Seuss
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– The Little Red Hen (and others) by: Paul Galdone
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Little Toot by: Hardie Gramatky
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Stone Soup by: Marcia Brown
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Ask Mr. Bear by: Marjorie Flack
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– Roxaboxen by: Alice McLerran
Well there you have it! Are some of your favorites on the list? I hope so!
Download the Greatest Picture Book Bracket
What a fun idea! We love picture books!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I hope you'll participate!
DeleteHow fun! I've downloaded - now to fill it out!
ReplyDeleteSorry for my double post on the original post. Computer wasn't feeling cooperative that day and I didn't realize the first went through. Sorry if that threw anything off!