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.

 

2007

Flotsam by David Wiesner - Winner

Honor Books

Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford

 

 

2006

The Hello, Goodbye by Norton Juster-Winner
Honor Books
Rosa
by Nikki Giovanni
Zen
by Jon J. Muth
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
by Marjorie Priceman.
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems Window
by Joyce Sidman

 

2005

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

Honor Books

The Red Book illustrated and written by Barbara Lehman

Coming On Home Soon illustrated by E. B. Lewis and written by

Jacqueline Woodson

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems

 

2004

 

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers illustrated and written by Mordicicai Gertein - Winner

Honor Books

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed illustrated and written by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Busillustrated and written by Mo Willems

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This illustrated by Steve Jenkins, written by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins

 

2003

 

My Friend Rabbit illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann - Winner

Honor Books

The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi 

Hondo & Fabian illustrated and written by Peter McCarty 

Noah's Ark illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney 

 

2002

 

The Three Pigs by David Wiesner - Winner

Honor Books

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier 

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick 

The Stray Dog by Marc Simont 

 

2001

 

So You Want to Be President? illustrated by David Small - Winner

Honor Books

Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing 

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin 

Olivia by Ian Falconer 

 

2000

 

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback - Winner

Honor Books

Sector 7 by David Wiesner 

The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney 

A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman 

When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... by Molly Garrett Bang 

 

1999

 

Snowflake Bentley illustrated by Mary Azarian - Winner

Honor Books

No, David! by David Shannon 

Snow by Uri Shulevitz 

Tibet: Through the Red Box by Peter S’s 

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney 

 

1998

 

Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky - Winner

Honor Books

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart 

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback 

Harlem: A Poem by Walter Dean Myers 

 

1997

 

Golem by David Wisniewski - Winner

Honor Books

The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier 

Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho 

The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey 

Starry Messenger by Peter S’s 

 

1996

 

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann - Winner

Honor Books

Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens 

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss 

Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson 

The Faithful Friend by Robert San Souci 

 

1995

 

Smoky Night by David Diaz (text by Eve Bunting) - Winner

Honor Books

Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs 

Time Flies by Eric Rohmann 

John Henry by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney 

 

1994

 

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say - Winner

Honor Books

Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone and Ted Lewin 

In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming 

Owen by Kevin Henkes 

Raven by Gerald McDermott 

Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka 

 

1993

 

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily McCully - Winner

Honor Books

Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams and Carole Byard 

Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young 

Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith 

 

1992

 

Tuesday by David Wiesner - Winner

Honor Book

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold 

 

1991

 

Black & White by David Macaulay - Winner

Honor Books

More More More Said the Baby: 3 Love Stories by Vera B. Williams 

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault & Malcolm Arthur and Fred Marcellino 

 

1990

 

Lon Po Po by Ed Young (translator) - Winner

Honor Books

Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet 

Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert 

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel and Trina Schart Hyman 

The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci and Jerry Pinkney 

 

1989

 

Song & Dance Man by Stephen Gammell (text by Karen Ackerman) - Winner

Honor Books

The Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Dianne Snyder and Allen Say 

Free Fall by David Wiesner 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall 

Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack and Jerry Pinkney 

 

1988

 

Owl Moon by John Schoenherr (text by Jane Yolen) - Winner

Honor Books

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

 

1987

 

Hey, Al by Richard Egielski (text by Arthur Yorinks) - Winner

Honor Books

Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald 

Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky 

The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi 

 

1986

 

Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg - Winner

Honor Books

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood and Don Wood 

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant and Stephen Gammell 

 

1985

 

Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges and Trina S. Hyman - Winner

Honor Books

Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser and Paul O. Zelinsky 

Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri 

The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe 

 

1984

 

The Glorious Flight by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen - Winner

Honor Books

Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman 

Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Garrett Bang 

 

1983

 

Shadow by Blaise Cendrars and Marcia Brown - Winner

Honor Books

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams 

When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant and Diane Goode 

 

1982

 

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - Winner

Honor Books

On Market Street by Arnold Lobel 

Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak 

A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard, Alice Provensen, and Martin Provensen 

Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker and Stephen Gammell 

 

1981

 

Fables by Arnold Lobel - Winner

Honor Books

The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ilse Plume 

The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang 

Mice Twice by Joseph Low 

Truck by Donald Crews 

 

1980

 

Ox Cart Man by Barbara Cooney (text by Donald Hall) - Winner

Honor Books

Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora 

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg 

The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz 

 

1979

 

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble - Winner

Honor Books

Freight Train by Donald Crews 

The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall 

 

1978

 

Noah's Ark by Peter Spier - Winner

Honor Books

Castle by David Macaulay 

It Could Be Worse by Margot Zemach 

 

1977

 

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (illustrator), and Margaret W. Musgrove - Winner

Honor Books

The Amazing Bone by William Steig 

The Contest by Nonny Hogrogian 

 

1976

 

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

The Desert Is Theirs by Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall 

Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola 

 

1975

 

Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott - Winner

Honor Books

Jambo Means Hello by Muriel Feelings and Tom Feelings 

 

1974

 

Duffy and the Devil by Harve Zemach - Winner

Honor Books

Cathedral by David Macaulay 

Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers 

 

1973

 

The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott 

Hosie's Alphabet by Leonard Baskin 

Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Nancy Eckholm Burkert (illustrator) 

When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor and Tom Bahti 

 

1972

 

One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian - Winner

Honor Books

Hildilid's Night by Cheli Dur‡n Ryan and Arnold Lobel 

If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska 

Moja Means One by Muriel Feelings and Tom Feelings 

 

1971

 

A Story, a Story: An African Tale by Gail E. Haley - Winner

Honor Books

The Angry Moon by William Sleator and Blair Lent 

Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel 

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

 

1970

 

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig - Winner

Honor Books

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo Lionni 

Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats 

The Judge by Harve Zemach and Margot Zemach 

Pop Corn & Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston and Robert Andrew Parker 

Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle 

 

1969

 

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome - Winner

Honor Books

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell and Blair Lent 

 

1968

 

Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley - Winner

Honor Books

The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen and Ed Young 

Frederick by Leo Lionni 

Seashore Story by Taro Yashima 

 

1967

 

Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness - Winner

Honor Books

One Wide River to Cross by Barbara Emberley and Ed Emberley 

 

1966

 

Always Room for One More by Sorche Leodhas and Nonny Hogrogian - Winner

Honor Books

Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin 

Just Me by Marie Hall Ets 

Tom Tit Tot by Evaline Ness 

 

1965

 

May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers - Winner

Honor Books

A Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca Caudill and Ed Young 

Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer and Marvin Bileck 

The Wave by Margaret Hodges and Blair Lent 

 

1964

 

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - Winner

Honor Books

All in the Morning Early by Sorche Nic Leodhas and Evaline Ness 

Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes by Phillip Reed (illustrator) 

Swimmy by Leo Lionni 

 

1963

 

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - Winner

Honor Books

Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow and Maurice Sendak 

The Sun Is a Golden Earring by Natalia M. Belting and Bernarda Bryson 

 

1962

 

Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown - Winner

Honor Books

The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up by Alice E. Goudey and Adrienne Adams 

The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier (illustrator) 

Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak 

 

1961

 

Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins - Winner

Honor Book

Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni 

 

1960

 

Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida - Winner

Honor Books

Houses from the Sea by Alice E. Goudey and Adrienne Adams 

The Moon Jumpers by Janice May Udry and Maurice Sendak 

 

1959

 

Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney - Winner

Honor Books

The House That Jack Built by Antonio Frasconi 

Umbrella by Taro Yashima 

What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin and Maurice Sendak 

 

1958

 

Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey - Winner

Honor Books

Anatole and the Cat by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone 

Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman 

 

1957

 

Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry and Marc Simont (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Anatole by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone 

Gillespie and the Guards by Benjamin Elkin and James Daugherty 

Lion by William PŽne du Bois 

Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets 

1 Is One by Tasha Tudor 

 

1956

 

Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff and Feodor Rojankovsky (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Crow Boy by Taro Yashima 

Play with Me by Marie Hall Ets 

 

1955

 

Cinderella by Charles Perrault and Marcia Brown (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes by Marguerite de Angeli (illustrator) 

The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh and Helen Sewell 

Wheel on the Chimney by Margaret Wise Brown and Tibor Gergely 

 

1954

 

Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans - Winner

Honor Books

A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak 

Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum 

Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer and Robert McCloskey 

The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen and Marcia Brown 

When Will the World Be Mine? by Miriam Schlein and Jean Charlot 

 

1953

 

The Biggest Bear by Lynd Kendall Ward - Winner

Honor Books

Ape in a Cape by Fritz Eichenberg 

Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes 

One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey 

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault and Marcia Brown 

The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow and Margaret Bloy Graham 

 

1952

 

Finders Keepers by William Lipkind, Nicolas Mordvinoff, and Nicolas Will - Winner

Honor Books

All Falling Down by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham 

Bear Party by William PŽne du Bois 

Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds 

Mr. T.W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets 

Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown 

 

1951

 

Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous - Winner

Honor Books

Dick Whittington and His Cat by Marcia Brown 

If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss 

The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley and Helen Stone (illustrator) 

T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Newberry 

The Two Reds by William Lipkind and Nicholas Mordvinoff 

 

1950

 

Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi - Winner

Honor Books

Ethan Allen by Stewart Holbrook and Lynd Ward 

Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss 

The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss and Marc Simont 

Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown 

The Wild Birthday Cake by Lavinia Davis and Hildegard Woodward 

 

1949

 

The Big Snow by Berta Hader and Elmer Hader - Winner

Honor Books

All Around the Town by Phyllis McGinley and Helen Stone 

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey 

Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese 

Juanita by Leo Politi 

 

1948

 

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Bambino the Clown by George S. Schreiber 

McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss 

Roger and the Fox by Lavinia Davis and Hildegard Woodward 

Song of Robin Hood by Anne Malcolmson and Virginia Lee Burton (editor) 

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown 

 

1947

 

The Little Island by Golden MacDonald and Leonard Weisgard (illustrator) - Winner

Honor Books

Boats on the River by Marjorie Flack and Jay Hyde Barnum (illustrator) 

Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi 

Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt and Leonard Weisgard (editor)