The Caldecott Medal

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.

	2008	The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures, by Brian Selznick
	2007	Flotsam, illustrated by David Wiesner
	2006	The Hello Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster
	2005	Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
	2004	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
	2003	My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
	2002	The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
	2001	So you Want to Be President? illustrated by David Small
	2000	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
	1999	Snowflake Bentley illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
	1998	Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
	1997	Golem by David Wisniewski
	1996	Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
	1995	Smoky Night illustrated by David Diaz t ext by Eve Bunting
	1994	Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
	1993	Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
	1992	Tuesday by David Wiesner
	1991	Black and White by David Macaulay
	1990	Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
	1989	Song and Dance Man illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Karen Ackerman
	1988	Owl Moon illustrated by John Schoenherr, text by Jane Yolen
	1987	Hey, Al illustrated by Richard Egielski, text by Arthur Yorinks
	1986	The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
	1985	Saint George and the Dragon llustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, text retold by Margaret Hodges
	1984	The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen
	1983	Shadow translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown Original French text by Blaise Cendrars
	1982	Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
	1981	Fables by Arnold Lobel
	1980	Ox-Cart Man illustrated by Barbara Cooney text by Donald Hall
	1979	The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
	1978	Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
	1977	Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon text by Margaret Musgrove
	1976	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon text retold by Verna Aardema
	1975	Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
	1974	Duffy and the Devil illustrated by Margot Zemach retold by Harve Zemach
	1973	The Funny Little Woman illustrated by Blair Lent text retold by Arlene Mosel
	1972	One Fine Day retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
	1971	A Story A Story retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
	1970	Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
	1969	The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship illustrated by Uri Shulevitz, text retold by Arthur Ransome
	1968	Drummer Hoff illustrated by Ed Emberley, text adapted by Barbara Emberley
	1967	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
	1966	Always Room for One More illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian text by Sorche Nic Leodhas
	1965	May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor text by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
	1964	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
	1963	The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
	1962	Once a Mouse retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
	1961	Baboushka and the Three Kingss Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov Text by Ruth Robbins
	1960	Nine Days to Christmas illustrated by Marie Hall Ets text by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
	1959	Chanticleer and the Fox illustrated and text adapted by Barbara Cooney
	1958	Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
	1957	A Tree Is Nice illustrated by Marc Simont text by Janice Udry
	1956	Frog Went A-Courtin' illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky text retold by John Langstaff
	1955	Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper illustrated and text translated by Marcia Brown
	1954	Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
	1953	The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
	1952	Finders Keepers illustrated by Nicolas, pseud text by Will, pseud
	1951	The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
	1950	Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
	1949	The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
	1948	White Snow, Bright Snow illustrated by Roger Duvoisin text by Alvin Tresselt
	1947	The Little Island illustrated by Leonard Weisgard text by Golden MacDonald
	1946	The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham
	1945	Prayer for a Child illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones text by Rachel Field
	1944	Many Moons illustrated by Louis Slobodkin text by James Thurber
	1943	The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
	1942	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
	1941	They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
	1940	Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
	1939	Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
	1938	Animals of the Bible illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop text selected by Helen Dean Fish