Well Gail. That's a great question to ask of us regarding our impressions of some of the popular children's titles. By the way, does everyone know who the contenders are for Caldecott? Has anyone read these:

Bears by Ruth Krauss. Illus. by Maurice Sendak.
Because Your Daddy Loves You by Andrew Clements. Illus. by R.W.Alley (RI).
Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem of China by Ed Young.
Big Sister, Little Sister by Leuyen Pham.
Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet.
Clara and Asha by Eric Rohmann.
Dear Santa by Bill Harley. Illus. by R.W.Alley (RI).
Granite Baby by Lynne Bertrand. Illus. by Kevin Hawkes.
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont. Illus. by David Catrow.
If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Faith McNulty. Illus. by Steven Kellogg.
Kamishibai Man by Allen Say.
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert.
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems.
Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter.
Lights Out by Arthur Geisert.
Little Pea by Amy Rosenthal. Illus. by Jen Corace (RI).
Memories of Survival by Bernice Steinhardt. Illus. by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz.
Mr. Williams by Karen Barbour.
Pearl’s New Skates by Holly Keller.
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni. Illus. by Bryan Collier.
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson. Illus. by Hudson Talbott.
Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems by Joyce Sidman. Illus. by Beckie Prange.
Stars Beneath Your Bed by April Pulley Sayre. Illus. by Ann Jonas.
Summertime Waltz by Nina Payne. Illus. by Gabi Swiatkowska.
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle.
Terrific by Jon Agee.
White Is for Blueberry by George Shannon. Illus. by Laura Dronzek.
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin.
Witch’s Walking Stick by Susan Meddaugh.
Zen Shorts by Jon Muth.

I must admit I love the (creative) mischevious activity of the toddler in Karen Beaumont's I AIN'T GONNA PAINT NO MORE! But I can only imagine trying to follow-up this storytime with painting for the craft portion of the program. Pure chaos! LOL