Who Won the Caldecott Medal?

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The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

It is named for 19'th century illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children.



Caldecott Medal Winning Books

Yr Book Author  
2012 A Ball For Daisy Chris Raschka
2011 A Sick Day For Amos McGee Philip C Stead
2010 The Lion And The Mouse Jerry Pinkney Buy This At Amazon.com
2009 The House In The Night Susan Marie Swanson Buy This At Amazon.com
2008 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick Buy This At Amazon.com
2007 Flotsam David Wiesner
2006 The Hello Goodbye Window Norton Juster Buy This At Amazon.com
2005 Kitten's First Full Moon Kevin Henkes
2004 The Man Who Walked Between The Towers Mordicai Gerstein
2003 My Friend Rabbit Eric Rohmann
2002 The Three Pigs David Wiesner
2001 So You Want To Be President? Judith St George
2000 Joseph Had A Little Overcoat Simms Taback
1999 Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin
1998 Rapunzel Paul O Zelinsky
1997 Golem David Wisniewski
1996 Officer Buckle And Gloria Peggy Rathmann
1995 Smoky Night Eve Bunting
1994 Grandfather's Journey Allen Say
1993 Mirette On The High Wire Emily Arnold McCully
1992 Tuesday David Wiesner
1991 Black And White David Macaulay
1990 Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China Ed Young
1989 Song And Dance Man Karen Ackerman
1988 Owl Moon Jane Yolen
1987 Hey Al Arthur Yorinks
1986 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg
1985 Saint George And The Dragon Margaret Hodges
1984 The Glorious Flight: Across The Channel With Louis Bleriot Alice & Martin Provensen
1983 Shadow Marcia Brown
1982 Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg
1981 Fables Arnold Lobel
1980 Ox-Cart Man Donald Hall
1979 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paul Goble
1978 Noah's Ark Peter Spier
1977 Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions Margaret Musgrove Buy This At Amazon.com
1976 Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears Verna Aardema
1975 Arrow To The Sun Gerald McDermott Buy This At Amazon.com
1974 Duffy and the Devil Harve Zemach
1973 The Funny Little Woman Arlene Mosel
1972 One Fine Day Nonny Hogrogian
1971 A Story A Story Gail E Haley Buy This At Amazon.com
1970 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig
1969 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Arthur Ransome
1968 Drummer Hoff Barbara Emberley
1967 Sam Bangs & Moonshine Evaline Ness
1966 Always Room For One More Leclair Alger Buy This At Amazon.com
1965 May I Bring A Friend? Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
1964 Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak
1963 The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats
1962 Once A Mouse Marcia Brown
1961 Baboushka and the Three Kings Ruth Robbins
1960 Nine Days to Christmas Marie Hall Ets
1959 Chanticleer and the Fox Barbara Cooney
1958 Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey
1957 A Tree Is Nice Janice Udry Buy This At Amazon.com
1956 Frog Went A-Courtin' John Langstaff
1955 Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper Marcia Brown
1954 Madeline's Rescue Ludwig Bemelmans
1953 The Biggest Bear Lynd Ward
1952 Finders Keepers William Lipkind
1951 The Egg Tree Katherine Milhous
1950 Song of the Swallows Leo Politi
1949 The Big Snow Berta Hader
1948 White Snow Bright Snow Alvin Tresselt
1947 The Little Island Margaret Wise Brown
1946 The Rooster Crows Maud Petersham
1945 Prayer For A Child Rachel Field
1944 Many Moons James Thurber
1943 The Little House Virginia Lee Burton
1942 Make Way For Ducklings Robert McCloskey
1941 They Were Strong and Good Robert Lawson
1940 Abraham Lincoln Ingri Parin d'Aulaire Buy This At Amazon.com
1939 Mei Li Thomas Handforth
1938 Animals Of The Bible Dorothy P Lathrop Buy This At Amazon.com
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