Caldecott Quiz

Caldecott Quiz

After reading several Caldecott winner books complete the following quiz.

published on July 08, 20120 responses 0
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1/25

Fables was written by...

Hint: 1 choice
Eve Bunting
Verna Aardema
Arnold Lobel
2/25

In the story "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," what animal did the old lady not swallow?

Hint: 1 choice
Spider
Raccoon
Bird
3/25

In the story Polar Express, where is the train heading to?

Hint: 1 choice
Africa
Florida
North Pole
4/25

Which story is about a girl who is trapped in a tower with no door and who is not allowed to see anyone except for the sorcerer who took her?

Hint: 1 choice
Snow White
Rapunzel
Cinderella
5/25

The Song and Dance Man is about...

Hint: 1 choice
A Grandfather who remembers when he once danced on the vaudeville stage.
A boy who enjoys dancing.
A father who teaches his son to dance.
6/25

The story One Fine Day is about what kind of animal?

Hint: 1 choice
Dog
Fox
Cat
7/25

When I Was Young in the Mountains is about...

Hint: 1 choice
A girl who lives in Alaska.
A boy who lives in Georgia.
A family that lives in the Appalachian mountains.
8/25

Which story is this line from: "She kicks, she screams. She wants to smash the world to smithereens"?

Hint: 1 choice
When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry
When I was Young in the Mountains
So You Want to be President
9/25

Chris Van Allsburg wrote a story about two children who begin a game and are taken on a wild adventure. What is the title of this story?

Snow
Tuesday
Jumanji
10/25

Who is the author of The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales?

Hint: 1 choice
Donald Crews
Molly Bang
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
11/25

Stone Soup was written by...

Hint: 1 choice
Wanda Gag
Marcia Brown
David Wiesner
12/25

Who wrote Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type?

Hint: 1 choice
Simms Taback
Byrd Baylor
Doreen Cronin
13/25

What story is this line from: "They took the kitten into the house, where the very old woman gave it a warm bath and brushed its fur until it was soft and shiny".

Hint: 1 choice
Millions of Cats
One Fine Day
Goggles
14/25

Which line goes to the story The Relatives Came?

Hint: 1 choice
Then it was into the house and so much laughing and shining faces and hugging in the doorways. You'd have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front room.
He ran straight to the bed, and without even saying a good-morning, he ate up the poor old grandmother in one gulp.
The skies are gray. The rooftops are gray. The whole city is gray.
15/25

So You Want to Be President was illustrated by...

Hint: 1 choice
David Small
Mo Willems
Maurice Sendak
16/25

Which is a good title for this line: "Outside, the sky is hazy orange. Flames pounce up the side of our building. Three fire engines scream to a stop. Fire fighters jump out running, pulling hoses. I see our window where Mama and I had stood. The fire hasn't reached it yet".

Hint: 1 choice
Fire
Red
Smoky Night
17/25

In the story of Little Red Riding Hood, why does the little girl have to go to Grandmother's house?

Hint: 1 choice
Because Grandmother is sick.
To get her sweater.
To read her a story.
18/25

This story is about a funny kind of bird that wants to take a little ride.

Hint: 1 choice
Polar Express
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Trucks
19/25

Which of the following stories is about a boy who ventures out into the night and has a wild rumpus time?

Hint: 1 choice
Smoky Night
When Sophie Gets Angry
Where the Wild Things Are
20/25

In the story Nine Days to Christmas, where is the girl from?

Hint: 1 choice
England
Alaska
Mexico
21/25

Tuesday was written and illustrated by...

Hint: 1 choice
David Wiesner
Jane Yolen
Eve Bunting
22/25

Which story is this line from: "The rooftops are white, the whole city is white".

Hint: 1 choice
Song and Dance Man
Snow
Trucks
23/25

This is a folk tale from West Africa.

Hint: 1 choice
Jumanji
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
In the Small, Small Pond
24/25

Who wrote the story Goggles?

Hint: 1 choice
Nonny Hogrogian
Ezra Jack Keats
Cynthia Rylant
25/25

Who is the author and illustrator of In the Small, Small Pond?

Eric Carle
Denise Fleming
Arnold Lobel