The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. - From the American Library Association.
Click below for a complete list of the medal winners, hotlinked to the book when it is in print.
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2007 |
Flotsam By David Wiesner (Clarion) |
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2006 |
The Hello, Goodbye Window Illustrated by Chris Raschka, written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua/Hyperion) |
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2005 |
Kitten's First Full Moon By Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers) |
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2004 |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers By Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) |
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2003 |
My Friend Rabbit By Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) |
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2002 |
The Three Pigs By David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin) |
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2001 |
So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small text by Judith St. George (Philomel Books) |
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2000 |
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat By Simms Taback (Viking) |
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1999 |
Snowflake Bentley Illustrated by Mary Azarian text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Houghton) |
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1998 |
Rapunzel By Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton) |
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1997 |
Golem By David Wisniewski (Clarion) |
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1996 |
Officer Buckle and Gloria By Peggy Rathmann (Putnam) |
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1995 |
Smoky Night Illustrated by David Diaz, text Eve Bunting (Harcourt) |
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1994 |
Grandfather's Journey By Allen Say, edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton) |
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1993 |
Mirette on the High Wire By Emily Arnold McCully (Putnam) |
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1992 |
Tuesday By David Wiesner (Clarion Books) |
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1991 |
Black and White By David Macaulay (Houghton) |
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1990 |
Lon Po Po, A Red-Riding Hood Story from China By Ed Young (Philomel) |
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1989 |
Song and Dance Man Illustrated by Stephen Gammell text by Karen Ackerman (Knopf) |
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1988 |
Owl Moon Illustrated by John Schoenherr text by Jane Yolen (Philomel) |
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1987 |
Hey, Al Illustrated by Richard Egielski text by Arthur Yorinks (Farrar) |
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1986 |
The Polar Express By Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton) |
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1985 |
Saint George and the Dragon Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman retold by Margaret Hodges (Little, Brown) |
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1984 |
The Glorious Flight, Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot By Alice & Martin Provensen (Viking) |
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1983 |
Shadow Translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown original text in French Blaise Cendrars (Scribner) |
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1982 |
Jumanji By Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton) |
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1981 |
Fables By Arnold Lobel (Harper) |
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1980 |
Ox-Cart Man Illustrated by Barbara Cooney text by Donald Hall (Viking) |
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1979 |
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses By Paul Goble (Bradbury) |
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1978 |
Noah's Ark By Peter Spier (Doubleday) |
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1977 |
Ashanti to Zulu, African Traditions Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text Margaret Musgrove (Dial) |
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1976 |
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon retold by Verna Aardema (Dial) |
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1975 |
Arrow to the Sun By Gerald McDermott (Viking) |
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1974 |
Duffy and the Devil Illustrated by Margot Zemach retold by Harve Zemach (Farrar) |
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1973 |
The Funny Little Woman Illustrated by Blair Lent retold by Arlene Mosel (Dutton) |
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1972 |
One Fine Day Retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Macmillan) |
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1971 |
A Story A Story Retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (Atheneum) |
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1970 |
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble By William Steig (Windmill Books) |
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1969 |
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz retold by Arthur Ransome (Farrar) |
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1968 |
Drummer Hoff Illustrated by Ed Emberley adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall) |
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1967 |
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine By Evaline Ness (Holt) |
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1966 |
Always Room for One More Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian text by Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger] (Holt) |
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1965 |
May I Bring a Friend? Illustrated by Beni Montresor text by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (Atheneum) |
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1964 |
Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak (Harper) |
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1963 |
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats (Viking) |
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1962 |
Once a Mouse Retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
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1961 |
Baboushka and the Three Kings Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov text by Ruth Robbins (Parnassus) |
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1960 | Nine Days to Christmas Illustrated by Marie Hall Ets text by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida (Viking) |
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1959 |
Chanticleer and the Fox Illustrated by Barbara Cooney adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (Crowell) |
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1958 |
Time of Wonder By Robert McCloskey (Viking) |
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1957 |
A Tree Is Nice Illustrated by Marc Simont text by Janice Udry (Harper) |
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1956 |
Frog Went A-Courtin' Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky retold by John Langstaff) (Harcourt) |
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1955 |
Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper Illustrated by Marcia Brown translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
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1954 |
Madeline's Rescue By Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking) |
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1953 |
The Biggest Bear By Lynd Ward (Houghton) |
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1952 |
Finders Keepers Illustrated by Nicolas pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff) text by Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt) |
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1951 |
The Egg Tree By Katherine Milhous (Scribner) |
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1950 |
Song of the Swallows By Leo Politi (Scribner) |
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1949 |
The Big Snow By Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan) |
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1948 |
White Snow, Bright Snow Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin text by Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop) |
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1947 |
The Little Island Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard text by Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday) |
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1946 |
The Rooster Crows By Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan) |
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1945 |
Prayer for a Child Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones text by Rachel Field (Macmillan) |
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1944 |
Many Moons Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin text by James Thurber (Harcourt) |
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1943 |
The Little House By Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton) |
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1942 |
Make Way for Ducklings By Robert McCloskey (Viking) |
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1941 |
They Were Strong and Good By Robert Lawson (Viking) |
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1940 |
Abraham Lincoln By Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (Doubleday) |
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1939 | Mei Li By Thomas Handforth (Doubleday) |
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1938 |
Animals of the Bible A Picture Book Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop selected by Helen Dean Fish (Lippincott) |
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