"The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." -- Association for Library Service to Children: Caldecott Medal.
The award is given from 1938-Present
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Award by Year
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2020 2019 |
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander PS 3601 .L35388 U53 2019 Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall E BLA |
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2018 |
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell E COR |
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2017 |
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe E STE |
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2016 |
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear By Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall E MAT |
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2015 |
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat E SAN |
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2014 |
Locomotive by Brian Floca TJ603.2 .F56 2013 |
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2013 |
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen E KLA |
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2012 |
A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka E RAS |
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2011 |
A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead, text by Philip C. Stead E STE |
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2010 |
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney E PIN |
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2009 |
The House in the Night illustrated by Beth Krommes, text by Susan Marie Swanson E SWA |
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2008 |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick FIC SEL |
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2007 |
Flotsam by David Wiesner E WIE |
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2006 |
The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka, text by Norton Juster E JUS |
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2005 |
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes E HEN |
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2004 |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein GV551 .G47 2003 |
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2003 |
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann E ROH |
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2002 |
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner E WIE |
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2001 |
So You Want to Be President? illustrated by David Small, text by Judith St. George E176.1 .S699 2000 |
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2000 |
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback E TAB |
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1999 |
Snowflake Bentley illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin QC858.B46 M37 1998 |
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1998 |
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky E ZEL |
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1997 |
Golem by David Wisniewski BM531 .W57 1996 |
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1996 |
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann E RAT |
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1995 |
Smoky Night illustrated by Bavid Diaz, text by Eve Bunting E BUN |
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1994 |
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say E SAY |
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1993 |
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully E MCC |
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1992 |
Tuesday by David Wiesner E WIE |
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1991 |
Black and White by David Macaulay E MAC |
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1990 |
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young E YOU |
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1989 |
Song and Dance Man illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Karen Ackerman E ACK |
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1988 |
Owl Moon illustrated by John Schoenherr, text by Jane Yolen E YOL |
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1987 |
Hey, Al illustrated by Richard Egielski, text by Arthur Yorinks E YOR |
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1986 |
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg E VAN |
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1985 |
Saint George and the Dragon illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, text retold by Margaret Hodges GR73 .H69 1984 |
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1984 |
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen TL721.B5 P96 1983 |
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1983 |
Shadow translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, original text in French by Blaise Cendrars E CEN |
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1982 |
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg E VAN |
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1981 |
Fables by Arnold Lobel GR73 .L79 1980 |
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1980 |
Ox-Cart Man illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text by Donald Hall E HAL |
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1979 |
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble E GOB |
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1978 |
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier E SPI |
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1977 |
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon, text by Margaret Musgrove GN645 .M98 1976 |
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1976 |
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, retold by Verna Aardema GR73.A11 W629 1975 |
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1975 |
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott GR73 .M13 1974 |
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1974 |
Duffy and the Devil illustrated by Margot Zemach, retold by Harve Zemach GR73 .Z53 1973 |
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1973 |
The Funny Little Woman illustrated by Blair Lent, text retold by Arlene Mosel E MOS |
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1972 |
One Fine Day retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian E HOG |
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1971 |
A Story A Story retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley GR73 .H16 1970 |
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1970 |
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig E STE |
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1969 |
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship illustrated by Uri Shulevitz, text retold by Arthur Ransome E RAN |
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1968 |
Drummer Hoff illustrated by Ed Emberley, text adapted by Barbara Emberley E EMB |
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1967 |
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness E NES |
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1966 |
Always Room for One More illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, text by Sorche Nic Leodhas pseud. (Leclair Alger) E LEO |
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1965 |
May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor, text by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers E DER |
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1964 |
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak E SEN |
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1963 |
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keatshttp E KEA |
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1962 |
Once a Mouse retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown GR73.B87 O58 1961 |
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1961 |
Baboushka and the Three Kings illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov, text by Ruth Robbins E ROB |
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1960 |
Nine Days to Christmas illustrated by Marie Hall Ets, text by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida E STE |
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1959 |
Chanticleer and the Fox illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney E CHA |
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1958 |
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey E MCC |
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1957 |
A Tree is Nice illustrated by Marc Simont, text by Janice Udry E UDR |
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1956 |
Frog Went A-Courtin' illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, text retold by John Langstaff E FRO |
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1955 |
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper illustrated by Marcia Brown, text translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown GR73 .P45 1972 |
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1954 |
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans E BEM |
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1953 |
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward E WAR |
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1952 |
Finders Keepers illustrated by Nicolas pseud. (Nicolas Mordvinoff), text by Will pseud. (William Lipkind) E LIP |
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1951 |
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous E MIL |
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1950 |
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi E POL |
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1949 |
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader E HAD |
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1948 |
White Snow, Bright Snow illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, text by Alvin Tresselt E TRE |
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1947 |
The Little Island illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, text by Golden MacDonald, pseud. Margaret Wise Brown E BRO |
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1946 |
The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham E PET |
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1945 |
Prayer for a Child illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones, text by Rachel Field BV265 .F45 1944 |
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1944 |
Many Moons illustrated by Louis Slobodkin, text by James Thurber E THU |
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1943 |
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton E BUR |
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1942 |
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey E MCC |
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1941 |
They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson E LAW |
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1940 |
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire E457.905 .D23 1939 |
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1939 |
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth E HAN |
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1938 |
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop, text selected by Helen Dean Fish BS663 .A59 1937 |
Caldecott Medal