The Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal 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.

2005

Winner:
Kitten's First Full Moon, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes

Honor Books:
The Red Book, illustrated and written by Barbara Lehman
Coming on Home Soon, illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, illustrated and written by Mo Willems

2004

Winner:
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, illustrated and written by Mordicai Gerstein

Honor Books:
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, illustrated and written by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated by Steve Jenkins; written by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, illustrated and written by Mo Willems

2003

Winner:

My Friend Rabbit, illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann

Honor Books:
The Spider and the Fly, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi ; written by Mary Howitt
Hondo & Fabian, illustrated and written by Peter McCarty
Noah's Ark, illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney


2002

Winner:
The Three Pigs, illustrated and written by David Wiesner

Honor Books:
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, illustrated by Brian Selznick ; written by Barbara Kerley
Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., illustrated by Bryan Collier ; written by Doreen Rappaport
The Stray Dog, illustrated and written by Marc Simont


2001

Winner:
So You Want to be President?, illustrated by David Small ; written by Judith St. George

Honor Books:
Casey at the Bat, illustrated by Christopher Bing ; written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, illustrated by Betsy Lewin ; written by Doreen Cronin
Olivia, illustrated and written by Ian Falconer


2000

Winner:
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, illustrated and written by Simms Taback

Honor Books:
A Child's Calendar, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman ; written by John Updike
Sector 7, illustrated and written by David Wiesner
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry, illustrated and written by Molly Bang
The Ugly Duckling, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney ; written by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney


1999

Winner:
Snowflake Bentley, Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Honor Books:
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and the Orchestra, illustrated by Brian Pinkney ; written by Andrea Davis Pinkney
No, David!, by David Shannon
Snow, by Uri Shulevitz
Tibet Through the Red Box, by Peter Sis


1998

Winner:
Rapunzel, by Paul O. Zelinsky

Honor Books:
The Gardener, illustrated by David Small ; written by Sarah Stewart
Harlem, illustrated by Christopher Myers ; written by Walter Dean Myers
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, by Simms Taback


1997

Winner:
Golem, by David Wisniewski

Honor Books:
Hush! A Thai Lullaby, illustrated by Holly Meade; written by Minfong Ho
The Graphic Alphabet, by David Pelletier
The Paperboy, by Dav Pilkey
Starry Messenger, by Peter Sís


1996

Winner:
Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann

Honor Books:
Alphabet City, by Stephen T. Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman ; written by Lloyd Moss
The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney ; written by Robert D. San Souci 
Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens


1995

Winner:
Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz ; written by Eve Bunting

Honor Books:
John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester
Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann


1994

Winner:
Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine

Honor Books:
Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
Owen by Kevin Henkes 
Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson


1993

Winner:
Mirette on the High Wire, by Emily Arnold McCully

Honor Books:
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams


1992

Winner:
Tuesday by David Wiesner

Honor Book:
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold


1991

Winner:
Black and White by David Macaulay

Honor Books:
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur
"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams


1990

Winner:
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

Honor Books:
Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel


1989

Winner:
Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman

Honor Books:
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder
Free Fall by David Wiesner
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall 
Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack


1988

Winner:
Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen

Honor Book:
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe


1987

Winner:
Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks

Honor Books:
The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky


1986

Winner:
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Honor Books:
The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant 
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood


1985

Winner:
Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges

Honor Books:
Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe


1984

Winner:
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen

Honor Books:
Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang


1983

Winner:
Shadow, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown ; Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars

Honor Books:
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant


1982

Winner:
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

Honor Books:
Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker
On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel 
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard


1981

Winner:
Fables by Arnold Lobel

Honor Books:
The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
Mice Twice by Joseph Low
Truck by Donald Crews


1980

Winner:
Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall

Honor Book:
Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz


1979

Winner:
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

Honor Book:
Freight Train by Donald Crews
The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor


1978

Winner:
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier

Honor Books:
Castle by David Macaulay 
It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach


1977

Winner:
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove

Honor Books:
The Amazing Bone by William Steig
The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein
The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott
Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor


1976

Winner:
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema

Honor Books:
The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola


1975

Winner:
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott

Honor Book:
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings


1974

Winner:
Duffy and the Devil, illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach

Honor Books:
Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers
Cathedral by David Macaulay


1973

Winner:
The Funny Little Woman, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel

Honor Books:
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor


1972

Winner:
One Fine Day, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian

Honor Books:
Hildilid's Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan
If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings


1971

Winner:
A Story A Story, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley

Honor Books:
The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak


1970

Winner:
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

Honor Books:
Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni 
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston
Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle
The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach


1969

Winner:
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome

Honor Book:
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell


1968

Winner:
Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley

Honor Books:
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Seashore Story by Taro Yashima
The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen


1967

Winner:
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

Honor Book:
One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley


1966

Winner:
Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger]

Honor Books:
Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
Just Me by Marie Hall Ets
Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness


1965

Winner:
May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Honor Books:
Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer
The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges
A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill


1964

Winner:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Honor Books:
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger]
Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed


1963

Winner:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Honor Books:
The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow


1962

Winner:
Once a Mouse, retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown

Honor Books:
Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier
Little Bear's Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik
The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey


1961

Winner:
Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins

Honor Book:
Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni


1960

Winner:
Nine Days to Christmas, illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida

Honor Books:
Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey
The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry


1959

Winner:
Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney

Honor Books:
The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi
What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin
Umbrella by Taro Yashima


1958

Winner:
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey

Honor Books:
Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus


1957

Winner:
A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry

Honor Books:
Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets
1 is One by Tasha Tudor 
Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus
Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin
Lion by William Pène du Bois


1956

Winner:
Frog Went A-Courtin', illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff

Honor Books:
Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima


1955

Winner:
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown

Honor Books:
Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown
The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh


1954

Winner:
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans

Honor Books:
Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer
When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum


1953

Winner:
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward

Honor Books:
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg
The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes


1952

Winner:
Finders Keepers, illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]

Honor Books:
Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets
Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown
All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion
Bear Party by William Pène du Bois
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds


1951

Winner:
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous

Honor Books:
Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown
The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry


1950

Winner:
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi

Honor Books:
America's Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook
The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis 
The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown


1949

Winner:
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader

Honor Books:
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
Juanita by Leo Politi 
Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese


1948

Winner:
White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt

Honor Books:
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] 
Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson


1947

Winner:
The Little Island, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]

Honor Books:
Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt
Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack
Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler


1946

Winner:
The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham

Honor Books:
Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler
My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher
You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese


1945

Winner:
Prayer for a Child, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field

Honor Books:
Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor
In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer


1944

Winner:
Many Moons, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber

Honor Books:
Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones
Pierre Pigeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman 
The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
A Child's Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown
Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan


1943

Winner:
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

Honor Books:
Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry


1942

Winner:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Honor Books:
An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
In My Mother's House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling
Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág


1941

Winner:
They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson

Honor Book:
April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry


1940

Winner:
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

Honor Books:
Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford


1939

Winner:
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth

Honor Books:
Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry
The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág 
Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf


1938

Winner:
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish

Honor Books:
Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish
Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff



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