Caldecott Medal Books
1938 – present

The Caldecott Medal, named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, 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.

2013	This Is Not My Hat  written and illustrated by Jon Klassen JE KLASSEN
2012	A Ball for Daisy written and illustrated by Chris Raschka JE RASCHKA
2011	A Sick Day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead illustrated by Erin E. Stead JE STEAD
2010	The Lion & the Mouse written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney J 398.2452 PIN
2009	The House in the Night written by Susan Marie Swanson illustrated by Beth Krommes JE SWANSON
2008	The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures written and illustrated by Brian Selznick JH SELZNICK
2007	Flotsam written and illustrated by David Wiesner JE WIESNER
2006	The Hello, Goodbye Window written by Norton Juster illustrated by Chris Raschka JE JUSTER
2005	Kitten's First Full Moon written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes JE HENKES
2004	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein J 791.34 GER
2003	My Friend Rabbit written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann JE ROHMANN
2002	The Three Pigs retold and illustrated by David Wiesner JE WIESNER
2001	So You Want to be President written by Judith St. George illustrated by David Small J 973 STG
2000	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat retold and illustrated by Simms Taback JE TABACK
1999	Snowflake Bentley written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin illustrated by Mary Azarian JB BENTLEY
1998	Rapunzel retold & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky J 398.20943 ZEL
1997	Golem written & illustrated by David Wisniewski J 398.21089924 WIS
1996	Officer Buckle and Gloria written & illustrated by Peggy Rathmann JE RATHMANN
1995	Smoky Night written by Eve Bunting illustrated by David Diaz J BUNTING
1994	Grandfather's Journey written & illustrated by Allen Say JE SAY
1993	Mirette on the High Wire written & illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully JE MCCULLY
1992	Tuesday written & illustrated by David Wiesner JE WIESNER
1991	Black and White written & illustrated by David Macaulay J MACAULAY
1990	Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China translated & illustrated by Ed Young J 398.20951 YOU
1989	Song and Dance Man written by Karen Ackerman & illustrated by Stephen Gammell JE ACKERMAN
1988	Owl Moon written by Jane Yolen & illustrated by John Schoenherr JE YOLEN
1987	Hey, Al written by Arthur Yorinks & illustrated by Richard Egielski JE YORINKS
1986	The Polar Express written & illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg HOLIDAY JE VAN ALLSBURG
1985	Saint George and the Dragon: A Golden Legend retold by Margaret Hodges & illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman J 398.20942 HOD
1984	The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot written & illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen JE PROVENSEN
1983	- Shadow written by Blaise Cendrars & translated & illustrated by Marcia Brown J 841.912 CEN
1982	Jumanji written & illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg JE VAN ALLSBURG
1981	Fables written & illustrated by Arnold Lobel J 398.20973 LOB
1980	Ox-Cart Man written by Donald Hall illustrated by Barbara Cooney JE HALL
1979	The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses written & illustrated by Paul Goble JE GOBLE
1978	Noah's Ark illustrated by Peter Spier JE SPIER
1977	Ashanti to Zulu written by Margaret Musgrove illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon J 960 MUS
1976	Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears retold by Verna Aardema illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon J 398.2096 AAR
1975	Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale adapted & illustrated by Gerald McDermott J 398.208997 MCD
1974	Duffy and the Devil retold by Harve Zemach illustrated by Margot Zemach J 398.20942 ZEM
1973	The Funny Little Woman retold by Arlene Mosel illustrated by Blair Lent JE MOSEL
1972	One Fine Day written & illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian JE HOGROGIAN
1971	A Story, A Story: An African Tale retold & illustrated by Gail E. Haley J 398.2096 HAL
1970	Sylvester and the Magic Pebble written & illustrated by William Steig JE STEIG
1969	The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale retold by Arthur Ransome illustrated by Uri Shulevitz J 398.20947 RAN
1968	Drummer Hoff adapted by Barbara Emberley illustrated by Ed Emberley JE EMBERLEY
1967	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine written & illustrated by Evaline Ness J NESS
1966	Always Room for One More written by Sorche Nic Leodhas illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian J LEODHAS
1965	May I Bring a Friend? written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers illustrated by Beni Montresor JE DE REGNIERS
1964	Where the Wild Things Are written & illustrated by Maurice Sendak JE SENDAK
1963	The Snowy Day written & illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats JE KEATS
1962	Once a Mouse: A Fable Cut in Wood retold & illustrated by Marcia Brown J 398.20954 BRO
1961	Baboushka and the Three Kings adapted by Ruth Robbins illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov HOLIDAY J 398.20974 ROB
1960	Nine Days to Christmas written & illustrated by Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida J REF CALDECOTT 1960
1959	Chanticleer and the Fox written by Geoffrey Chaucer & adapted & illustrated by Barbara Cooney JE CHAUCER
1958	Time of Wonder written & illustrated by Robert McCloskey JE MCCLOSKEY
1957	A Tree Is Nice written by Janice Udry illustrated by Marc Simont JE UDRY
1956	Frog Went A-Courtin' retold by John Langstaff illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky JE LANGSTAFF
1955	Cinderella; or The Little Glass Slipper retold & illustrated by Marcia Brown J 398.20944 PER
1954	Madeline's Rescue written & illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans JE BEMELMANS
1953	The Biggest Bear written & illustrated by Lynd Ward JE WARD
1952	Finders Keepers written by Will illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff JE WILL
1951	The Egg Tree written & illustrated by Katherine Milhous HOLIDAY JE MILHOUS
1950	Song of the Swallows written & illustrated by Leo Politi JE POLITI
1949	The Big Snow written & illustrated by Berta and Elmer Hader JE HADER
1948	White Snow, Bright Snow written by Alvin Tresselt illustrated by Roger Duvoisin JE TRESSELT
1947	The Little Island written by Margaret Wise Brown under her pseudonym Golden MacDonald illustrated by Leonard Weisgard JE MACDONALD
1946	The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles written & illustrated by Maude and Miska Petersham J 398.8 PET
1945	Prayer for a Child written by Rachel Field illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones J 242.62 FIE
1944	Many Moons written by James Thurber illustrated by Louis Slobodkin J THURBER
1943	The Little House written & illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton JE BURTON
1942	Make Way for Ducklings written & illustrated by Robert McCloskey JE MCCLOSKEY
1941	They Were Strong and Good written & illustrated by Robert Lawson J 929.2 LAW
1940	Abraham Lincoln written & illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire JB LINCOLN
1939	Mei Li written & illustrated by Thomas Handforth JE HANDFORTH
1938	Animals of the Bible: A Picture Book text selected by Helen Dean Fish from the King James Bible illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop J 220.859 LAT

Copies of each Caldecott Medal Book may also be found in the
J Reference Collection for in Library use only.

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