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Caldecott medalSHPL-Caldecott Medal Winners
1938 - 2007

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.

Winners:

2008 Medal Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznic
Honor Books:

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine illustrated by Kadir Nelson
First the Egg, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated by Mo Willems

2007 Medal Winner: The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan
Honor Books:

Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Rules by Cynthia Lord

2006 Medal Winner: The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster 
Honor Books:

Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni
Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman.
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman

2005 Medal Winner: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes 
Honor Books:

The Red Book 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 Medal Winner: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Honor Books:

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

2003 Medal Winner: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Honor Books:

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

2002 Medal Winner: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Honor Books:

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

2001 Medal Winner: So You Want to be President? illustrated by David Small and written by Judith St. George
Honor Books:

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin 
Olivia by Ian Falconer

2000 Medal Winner: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, by Simms Taback.
Honor Books:

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

1999 Medal Winner: Snowflake Bentley, illustrated by Mary Azarian; Text: Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
Honor Books

Duke Ellington illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney
No, David! by David Shannon
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Tibet: Through the Red Box by Peter Sís

1998 Medal Winner: Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Honor Books:

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

1997 Medal Winner: Golem by David Wisniewski
Honor Books:

Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books)
The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books)
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books)
Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)

1996 Medal 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; text: Lloyd Moss
The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens

1995 Medal Winner:  Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Tuesday by David Wiesner
Honor Book:

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

1991 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen
Honor Book:

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

1987 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall
Honor Books:

Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)

1979 Medal Winner: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Honor Books:

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

1978 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Honor Books:

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

1974 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome
Honor Books:

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

1968 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
Honor Book:

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

1966 Medal 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 Medal 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 (Holt)

1964 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins
Honor Book:

Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni

1960 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
Honor Books:

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

1957 Medal 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 Pčne du Bois

1956 Medal Winner: Frog Went A-Courtin', illustrated by Feodor
Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff (Harcourt)
Honor Books:

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

1955 Medal 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 Medal 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 (Capitol

1953 Medal Winner: The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Honor Books:

Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown
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 (Houghton)

1952 Medal 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 Pčne du Bois
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds

1951 Medal 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 Medal Winner: Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi (Scribner)
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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal 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 Medal Winner: The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
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 Medal 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 Medal 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