Caldecott

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.

375 books

2025

5 books

Chooch Helped

Andrea L. Rogers, Rebecca Lee Kunz

Home in a Lunchbox

Cherry Mo

My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book

Stephanie Seales, C. G. Esperanza

Noodles on a Bicycle

Kyo Maclear, Gracey Zhang

Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains

Anita Yasuda, Yuko Shimizu

2024

5 books

Big

Vashti Harrison

In Every Life

Marla Frazee

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Aida Salazar, Molly Mendoza

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung, Hanna Cha

2023

5 books

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Angela Joy, Janelle Washington

Knight Owl

Christopher Denise

2022

5 books

Watercress

Andrea Wang, Jason Chin

Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

Shawn Harris

Mel Fell: A Charming Bird Story About Falling Down, Getting Back Up, and Learning to Fly

Corey R. Tabor

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper

Wonder Walkers

Micha Archer

2021

4 books

We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade

Me & Mama

Cozbi A. Cabrera

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

Zetta Elliott, Noa Denmon

Outside In: A Poetic Nature Story About Our Connection to the Outdoors for Children

Deborah Underwood, Cindy Derby

2020

4 books

The Undefeated: A Powerful Poem Celebrating Strength and Black Excellence for Children

Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson

Bear Came Along

Richard T. Morris, LeUyen Pham

Double Bass Blues

Andrea J. Loney, Rudy Gutierrez

Going Down Home with Daddy

Kelly Starling Lyons, Daniel Minter

2019

5 books

Hello Lighthouse

Sophie Blackall

Alma and How She Got Her Name

Juana Martinez-Neal

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Grace Lin

The Rough Patch: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Story of Love, Loss, and Renewal for Kids

Brian Lies

Thank You, Omu!

Oge Mora

2018

5 books

Wolf in the Snow

Matthew Cordell

Big Cat, Little Cat

Elisha Cooper

[1623708036] [9781623708030] A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) - Hardcover

Bao Phi

Grand Canyon

Jason Chin

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

2017

5 books

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Javaka Steptoe

Freedom in Congo Square

Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie

Du Iz Tak?

Carson Ellis

Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol

They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel

2016

5 books

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall

Trombone Shorty: A Picture Book Biography

Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

Waiting: A Gentle Story About Patience and Imagination for Children

Kevin Henkes

2015

7 books

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

Dan Santat

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

Barb Rosenstock, Mary GrandPre

Nana in the City: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Lauren Castillo

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

Viva Frida

Yuyi Morales, Tim O'Meara

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR))

Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet

This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki

2014

4 books

Locomotive

Brian Floca

By Molly IdleFlora and the Flamingo[Hardcover]

Molly Idle

Journey

Aaron Becker

Mr Wuffles!

David Wiesner

2013

5 books

This Is Not My Hat (Japanese Edition) by Klassen, Jon (2012) Hardcover

Jon Klassen

Creepy Carrots & Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds

Aaron Reynolds

Extra Yarn: A Magical Story About Color and Generosity for Children

Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

Green

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

One Cool Friend

Toni Buzzeo, David Small

2012

4 books

A Ball for Daisy: (Caldecott Medal Winner) (Caldecott Medal - Winner Title(s))

Chris Raschka

Grandpa Green

Lane Smith

Me . . . Jane

Patrick McDonnell

Blackout

John Rocco

2011

3 books

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead

Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing

David Ezra Stein

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Laban Carrick Hill, Bryan Collier

2010

3 books

The Lion & the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney

Red Sings from Treetops: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Joyce Sidman, Pamela Zagarenski

All the World

Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee

2009

4 books

The House in the Night: A Caldecott Award Winner

Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever: A Hilarious Caldecott Honor Picture Book About Friendship and Indoor Adventures for Children

Marla Frazee

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams (Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR))

Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet

How I Learned Geography

Uri Shulevitz

2008

5 books

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

First The Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Peter Sís

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Mo Willems

2007

3 books

Flotsam

David Wiesner

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Carole Boston Weatherford, Kadir Nelson

Gone Wild

David McLimans

2006

5 books

The Hello, Goodbye Window

Norton Juster

Rosa

Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier

Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

Marjorie Priceman

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems

Joyce Sidman, Beckie Prange

Zen Shorts

Jon J. Muth

2005

5 books

The First Four Years: Full Color Edition

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

Kitten's First Full Moon: A Caldecott Award Winner – The Beloved Classic About a Brave Kitten and the Moon

Kevin Henkes

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Mo Willems

Coming on Home Soon

Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis

The Red Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Barbara Lehman

2004

4 books

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Mordicai Gerstein

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Dont Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus

Mo Willems

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Steve Jenkins, Robin Page, Carlos Calvo

2003

4 books

My Friend Rabbit: A Picture Book

Eric Rohmann

Noah's Ark

Jerry Pinkney

Hondo and Fabian

Peter McCarty

[The Spider And The Fly] [Author: DiTerlizzi, Tony] [August, 2012]

Mary Botham Howitt

2002

4 books

The Three Pigs

David Wiesner

Martin's Big Words

Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

Barbara Kerley, Brian Selznick

The Stray Dog: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Marc Simont

2001

4 books

So You Want to Be President?

Judith St. George

Olivia

Ian Falconer

Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type

Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin

Casey at the Bat

Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Tom La Padula

2000

5 books

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Simms Taback

Sector 7: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

David Wiesner

When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry…

Molly Bang

The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen, Jerry Pinkney

A Child's Calendar

John Updike, Trina Schart Hyman

1999

5 books

Snowflake Bentley: An Inspiring True Story About Snowflakes and Curiosity for Children

Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian

snow

Uri Shulevitz

Tibet Through the Red Box

Peter Sís

No, David!

David Shannon

Duke Ellington

Andrea Davis Pinkney, Forest Whitaker, Duke Ellington, Joel Goodman

1998

4 books

Rumpelstiltskin

Paul O. Zelinsky

The Gardener

Sarah Stewart, David Small

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Simms Taback

Harlem

Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers

1997

5 books

Golem

David Wisniewski

Hush! A Thai Lullaby

Minfong Ho, Holly Meade

The Paperboy

Dav Pilkey

The Graphic Alphabet

David Pelletier

Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei

Peter Sís

1996

5 books

Officer Buckle & Gloria

Peggy Rathmann

Alphabet City

Stephen T. Johnson

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Lloyd Moss, Marjorie Priceman

Faithful Friend

Robert D. San Souci, Brian Pinkney

Tops & Bottoms: A Clever Folktale Story About Trickery and Hard Work for Children

Janet Stevens

1995

4 books

Smoky Night

Eve Bunting, David Diaz

John Henry

Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney

Time Flies

Eric Rohmann

Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs, Paul O. Zelinsky

1994

6 books

Grandfather's Journey: A Caldecott Award Winner―A Poignant Exploration of the Struggles and Joys of Being Rooted in Two Countries

Allen Say

In the Small, Small Pond

Denise Fleming

Owen's Marshmallow Chick: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

Kevin Henkes

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Beautiful Picture Book About the Gift of Light for Kids

Gerald McDermott

Peppe the Lamplighter: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Touching Story About Family and Respect in Little Italy for Kids

Elisa Bartone, Ted Lewin

Yo! Yes?

Christopher Raschka

1993

4 books

Mirette on the High Wire

Emily Arnold McCully

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith

Working Cotton

Sherley Anne Williams, Carole Byard

Seven Blind Mice

Ed Young

1992

2 books

Tuesday: A Caldecott Award Winner

David Wiesner

Tar Beach

Faith Ringgold

1991

3 books

Black and White: A Caldecott Award Winner – A Picture Book with Four Stories in Quadrants for Children

David Macaulay

More More More, Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams

Vera B. Williams

Puss in Boots

Eric Metaxas, Tracey Ullman, Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC

1990

5 books

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

Ed Young

Bill Peet: An Autobiography

Bill Peet

Color Zoo: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – The Visually Exciting Picture Book About Animals and Shapes for Kids

Lois Ehlert

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Eric A. Kimmel, Trina Schart Hyman

The Talking Eggs

Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney

1989

5 books

Song and Dance Man

Karen Ackerman

Free Fall: A Breathtaking Wordless Journey Through Dreams - A Caldecott Honor Picture Book

David Wiesner

The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

Dianne Snyder, Allen Say

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

James Marshall, Joyce Ebert, Weston Woods

Mirandy and Brother Wind

Patricia McKissack, Jerry Pinkney

1988

2 books

Owl Moon

Jane Yolen, John Schoenherr

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters : An African Tale

John Steptoe

1987

4 books

Hey, Al

Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski

Village of Round and Square Houses

ann grifalconi

Alphabatics

Suse MacDonald

Rumpelstiltskin

Paul O. Zelinsky

1986

3 books

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

Audrey Wood, Don Wood

The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant, Stephen Gammell

1985

4 books

Saint George and the Dragon

Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart Hyman

Hansel and Gretel

Rika Lesser, Paul O. Zelinsky

Have You Seen My Duckling?

Nancy Tafuri

The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Native American Tale of a Mouse Who Becomes an Eagle for Kids

John Steptoe

1984

3 books

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909

Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen

Little Red Riding Hood

Trina Schart Hyman

Ten, Nine, Eight: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Classic Bedtime and Counting Story for Kids

Molly Bang

1983

3 books

Shadow

Marcia Brown, Th French of Blaise Cend

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode

A Chair for My Mother

Vera B. Williams

1982

5 books

Jumanji, 30th Anniversary Edition

CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG

Where the Buffaloes Begin

Olaf Baker, Stephen Gammell

On Market Street

Arnold Lobel, Anita Lobel

A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

Nancy Willard, Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen

Outside Over There: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Maurice Sendak

1981

5 books

Fables: A Classic Story Collection Full of Timeless Lessons for Children

Arnold Lobel

The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher

Molly Bang

Mice Twice

Joseph Low

Truck: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Bright Picture Book About Trucks for Young Children

Donald Crews

The Bremen-Town Musicians

Ilse Plume

1980

4 books

Ox-Cart Man

Donald Hall, Barbara Cooney

The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz

Uri Shulevitz

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – An Enchanted Picture Book of Eerie Illusion for Kids

Chris Van Allsburg

Ben's Trumpet: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Poignant Art-Deco Story for Kids (Ages 4-8) About Jazz and Musical Yearning

Rachel Isadora

1979

3 books

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Paul Goble

The Way to Start a Day

Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall

Freight Train: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Donald Crews

1978

3 books

Noah's Ark

Peter Spier

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

Margot Zemach

Castle: By the Author of The Way Things Work

David Macaulay

1977

6 books

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

Margaret Musgrove

The Contest: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Brilliant Folktale of Two Thieves, Wit, and Surprises for Kids

Nonny Hogrogian

The Amazing Bone

William Steig

The Golem: A Jewish Legend

Beverly Brodsky McDermott

Fish for Supper

M.B. Goffstein

Hawk, I'm Your Brother

Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall

1976

3 books

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale

Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

The Desert Is Theirs

Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola, Tomie de Paola

1975

2 books

Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale

Gerald McDermott

Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book

Muriel Feelings, Tom Feelings

1974

3 books

Duffy and the Devil:

Harve Zemach, Margot Zemach

Three Jovial Huntsmen: A Mother Goose Rhyme

Susan Jeffers

Cathedral: By the Author of The Way Things Work

David Macaulay

1973

5 books

The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Gerald McDermott

When Clay Sings

Byrd Baylor, Tom Bahti

Hosie's Alphabet

Leonard Baskin

Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Randall Jarrell

1972

4 books

One Fine Day

Nonny Hogrogian

Hildilid's Night

Cheli Duran Ryan, Arnold Lobel

If All The Seas Were One Sea

Janina Domanska

Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book

Muriel Feelings, Tom Feelings

1971

4 books

A Story, a Story

Gail E. Haley

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Arnold Lobel

The angry moon

william sleator

In the Night Kitchen: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Maurice Sendak

1970

6 books

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

William Steig

Goggles!

Ezra Jack Keats

Pop Corn and Ma Goodness

Edna Mitchell Preston

The Judge: An Untrue Tale

Harve Zemach, Margot Zemach

Thy Friend, Obadiah

Brinton Turkle, Rea Berg

Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

Leo Lionni

1969

2 books

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale

Arthur Ransome, Uri Shulevitz

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Elphinstone Dayrell

1968

4 books

Drummer Hoff

Barbara Emberley, Ed Emberley

Frederick

Leo Lionni

Seashore Story

Taro Yashima

The Emperor and the Kite

Jane Yolen, Ed Young

1967

2 books

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Owlet Book) by Evaline Ness (15-May-1971) Paperback

Evaline Ness

ONE WIDE RIVER TO CROSS

Barbara Emberley

1966

4 books

Always Room for One More:

Sorche Nic Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian

Hide and Seek Fog

Alvin Tresselt, Roger Duvoisin

Tom Tit Tot

Evaline Ness

Just Me

marie hall ets

1965

4 books

May I Bring a Friend?

Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Rain Makes Applesauce

Julian Scheer, Marvin Bileck

The Wave

Margaret Hodges, Blair Lent

A Pocketful of Cricket

Rebecca Caudill, Evaline Ness

1964

4 books

Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Medal Award Winner―A Beloved Classic of Childhood Wonder, Mischief, and the Heartfelt Return Home

Maurice Sendak

Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes

Mother Goose, Philip Reed

Swimmy

Leo Lionni

All in the Morning Early

mac leodhas

1963

3 books

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Ezra Jack Keats

Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present Caldecott Honor Book

Charlotte; Maurice Sendak Zolotow

The Sun Is A Golden Earring

Natalia Maree Belting, Bernarda Bryson

1962

4 books

Once a Mouse...

Marcia Brown

Day We Saw the Sun Come Up

Alice E. Goudey

The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night

Peter Spier

Little Bear's Visit (Hebrew) - I Know How to Read series

Else H Minarik, Maurice Sendak

1961

2 books

Baboushka and the Three Kings

Ruth Robbins, Nicolas Sidjakov

Inch by Inch

Leo Lionni

1960

3 books

Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico

Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida

Houses from the Sea

Alice E. Goudey, Adrienne Adams

The Moon Jumpers: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Janice May Udry, Maurice Sendak

1959

4 books

Chanticleer and the Fox

Geoffrey Chaucer, Barbara Cooney

What Do You Say, Dear?: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Sesyle Joslin, Maurice Sendak

The House That Jack Built

Antonio Frasconi

Umbrella

Taro Yashima

1958

3 books

Time of Wonder

Robert McCloskey

Fly High, Fly Low

Don Freeman

Anatole and the Cat

Eve Titus

1957

6 books

A Tree Is Nice

Janice May Udry, Marc Simont

1 Is One

Tasha Tudor

Gillespie and the Guards

Benjamin Elkin, James Daugherty

Anatole

Eve Titus

Lion

William Pene du Bois

Mister Penny's Race Horse

Marie Hall Ets

1956

3 books

Frog Went A-Courtin'

John Langstaff, Feodor Rojankovsky

Crow Boy

Taro Yashima

Play with Me

Marie Hall Ets

1955

4 books

Cinderella

Marcia Brown

Marguerite De Angeli's Book of Nursery & Mother Goose Rhymes

Marguerite De Angeli

Wheel on the Chimney

Margaret Wise Brown

The Thanksgiving Story

Alice Dalgliesh, Helen Sewell

1954

6 books

Madeline's Rescue

Ludwig Bemelmans

Journey Cake, Ho!

Ruth Sawyer, Robert McCloskey

When will the world be mine?: The story of a snowshoe rabbit

Miriam Schlein, Jean Charlot

A Very Special House

Ruth Krauss

Green Eyes

abe-birnbaum

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Hans Christian Andersen, Naomi Lewis, P J Lynch

1953

6 books

The Biggest Bear: A Caldecott Award Winner – A Classic Picture Book About a Boy and His Growing Forest Animal for Kids

Lynd Ward

One Morning in Maine

Robert McCloskey

Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals

Fritz Eichenberg

The Storm Book: A Classic Weather Story About Stormy Days for Children

Charlotte Zolotow, Margaret Bloy Graham

Five Little Monkeys

Juliet Kepes

Puss in Boots

Charles Perrault

1952

6 books

Finders Keepers

Will, William Lipkind, Nicolas

Skipper John's Cook

Marcia Brown

All falling down

Gene Zion, Margaret Bloy Graham

Feather Mountain

Elizabeth Olds

Bear Party

William Pene Du Bois

Mr. T.W. Anthony Woo: The Story of a Cat and a Dog and a Mouse

Marie Hall Ets

1951

6 books

The Egg Tree

Katherine Milhous

Dick Whittington and His Cat

Marcia Brown

The Most Wonderful Doll in the World

Phyllis McGinley, Helen Stone

If I Ran the Zoo

Dr. Seuss

T-Bone, the Baby-Sitter

Clare Newberry

The two Reds

Nicolas

1950

6 books

Song of the Swallows

Leo Politi

The Wild Birthday Cake

Lavinia R Davis, Hildegard Woodward

America's Ethan Allen

stewart holbrook

Henry - Fisherman: A Story of the Virgin Islands

Marcia Brown

Happy Day

Ruth Krauss, Marc Simont

Bartholomew And The Oobleck

Dr. Seuss

1949

5 books

The Big Snow

Hader Elmer, Berta Hader

Blueberries for Sal

Robert McCloskey

Juanita

Leo Politi

Fish in the Air

Kurt Wiese

All Around the Town

Phyllis McGinley

1948

6 books

White Snow, Bright Snow: A Caldecott Award Winner – A Classic Picture Book About the Wonder of Winter Snowfall for Kids

Alvin Tresselt, Roger Duvoisin

Bambino The Clown

Georges Schreiber

Roger and the Fox

Lavinia R. Davis, Hildegard Woodward

Stone Soup (Brown): Novel-Ties Study Guide

Marcia Brown

Mcelligots Pool

Dr. Seuss

SONG OF ROBIN HOOD

Anne (Ed) Malcolmson

1947

6 books

The Little Island

Golden MacDonald (Margaret Wise Brown)

Rain Drop Splash

Alvin. Tresselt, Leonard. Weisgard

The Boats on the River

Marjorie Flack

Timothy Turtle

Al Graham

Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street

Leo Politi

Sing In Praise

Marjorie Torrey, Opal Wheeler

1946

5 books

The Rooster Crows : A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles

Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham

You Can Write Chinese

Kurt Wiese

Little Lost Lamb

Margaret Wise Brown

Sing Mother Goose

Opal Wheeler

My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world: a Russian folktale

Rebecca Hourwich Reyher

1945

5 books

Prayer for a Child

Rachel Field, Elizabeth Orton Jones

the christmas anna angel

ruth sawyer

Mother Goose

Tasha Tudor

In the Forest

Marie Hall Ets

Yonie Wondernose

Marguerite de Angeli

1944

6 books

Many Moons: A Caldecott Medal Picture Book About a Funny Little Princess and the Moon for Kids

James Thurber, Louis Slobodkin

Pierre Pidgeon

Lee Kingman

The Mighty Hunter

Elmer and Berta Hader

A Child's Good Night Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Bedtime Book About Small Things Going to Sleep

Margaret Wise Brown, Jean Charlot

THE GOOD- LUCK HORSE

Chih-Yi and Plato Chan

Small Rain: Verses from the Bible

Jessie Orton Jones, Elizabeth Orton Jones

1943

3 books

The Little House: A Caldecott Award Winner

Virginia Lee Burton

Dash & Dart

Mary and Conrad BUFF

marshmallow

clare turlay newberry

1942

5 books

Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey

AN AMERICAN ABC

Maud and Miska Petersham Petersham

In My Mother's House

Ann Nolan Clark, Velino Herrera

Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Classic Adventure About a Carved Canoe’s Journey Through the Great Lakes

Holling C. Holling

Nothing At All

Wanda Gag

1941

2 books

They Were Strong and Good

Robert Lawson

April's Kittens: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – An Enchanting Classic About Choosing Your Cat Family for Kids

Clare Turlay Newberry

1940

4 books

Abraham Lincoln

Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO. The Story of a Little Red Rooster.

Berta Hader

Madeline

Ludwig Bemelmans

The Ageless Story: With its antiphons

Lauren Ford

1939

6 books

MEI LI

Thomas Handforth

Andy and the Lion

James Daugherty

Barkis

Clare Turlay Newberry

The Forest Pool

Laura Adams Armer

Wee Gillis

Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson

Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Randall Jarrell

1938

3 books

Animals of the Bible: A Caldecott Award Winner – The Classic Anniversary Edition with Richly Illustrated Stories for Kids

Helen Dean Fish, Dorothy P. Lathrop

Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Francis Brabazon, Helen Dean Fish

Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale

Boris Artzybasheff

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Newbery

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Sibert

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois.

Pura Belpré

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Ezra Jack Keats

The Ezra Jack Keats Award was created to nurture illustrators and writers, early in their careers, who create extraordinary books that reflect our diverse population, the universal experience of childhood and the strength of family and community. Over the years the EJK has succeeded in fostering the early careers of many of our country's leading children's book makers.

Theodor Seuss Geisel

The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006. The award is named for the world-renowned children's author, Theodor Geisel. "A person's a person no matter how small," Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." Brilliant and playful, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped them to read.