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
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
Honor Books
Rosa
Zen
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems Window
2005
Kitten's First Full Moon illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes - Winner
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)