Caldecott Award

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.

Finders keepers,
Finders keepers,
by 1904- Will
Duffy and the devil;
Duffy and the devil;
by Harve Zemach
Fables
Fables
by Arnold Lobel
Golem
Golem
by David Wisniewski
Flotsam
Flotsam
by David Wiesner
Grandfather's journey
Grandfather's journey
by Allen Say
Frog went a-courtin',
Frog went a-courtin',
Joseph had a little overcoat
Joseph had a little overcoat
by Simms Taback
Hey, Al
Hey, Al
by Arthur Yorinks
Kitten's first full moon
Kitten's first full moon
by Kevin Henkes
Jumanji
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
Make way for ducklings
Make way for ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
Locomotive
Locomotive
by Brian Floca
Madeline's rescue;
Madeline's rescue;
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China
Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from…
by Ed Young
Mei Li
Mei Li
by Thomas Handforth
Many moons
Many moons
by James Thurber
Mirette on the high wire
Mirette on the high wire
by Emily Arnold McCully
May I bring a friend?
May I bring a friend?
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
My friend Rabbit
My friend Rabbit
by Eric Rohmann
nine days to christmas
nine days to christmas
by Marie Hall Ets
Once a mouse-- : a fable cut in wood
Once a mouse-- : a fable cut in wood
by Marcia Brown
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
Noah's ark [by Jacob Revius ; translated from the Dutch by Peter Spier] ;
Noah's ark [by Jacob Revius ; translated…
by Jacobus Revius
Owl moon
Owl moon
by Jane Yolen
One fine day
One fine day
by Nonny Hogrogian
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend
Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend
by Margaret Hodges
Prayer for a child
Prayer for a child
by Rachel Field
Ox-cart man
Ox-cart man
by Donald Hall
Rapunzel
Rapunzel
by Paul O Zelinsky
Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine,
Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine,
by Evaline Ness
Smoky night
Smoky night
by Eve Bunting
Shadow
Shadow
by Blaise Cendrars
Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Sylvester and the magic pebble
Sylvester and the magic pebble
by William Steig
Song and dance man
Song and dance man
by Karen Ackerman
So you want to be president?
So you want to be president?
by Judith St. George
Song of the swallows
Song of the swallows
by Leo Politi
The egg tree
The egg tree
by Katherine Milhous
The big snow,
The big snow,
by Berta Hader
The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend
The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary…
by Dan. Santat
The biggest bear.
The biggest bear.
by Lynd Ward
The girl who loved wild horses
The girl who loved wild horses
by Paul Goble
The funny little woman.
The funny little woman.
by Arlene Mosel
The fool of the world and the flying ship : a Russian tale
The fool of the world and the flying ship…
by Arthur Ransome
The glorious flight : across the Channel with Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909
The glorious flight : across the Channel…
by Alice Provensen
The lion & the mouse
The lion & the mouse
by Jerry Pinkney
The house in the night
The house in the night
by Susan Marie Swanson
The hello, goodbye window
The hello, goodbye window
by Norton Juster
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in…
by Brian Selznick
The man who walked between the towers
The man who walked between the towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
The little island.
The little island.
by Golden MacDonald
The little house
The little house
by Virginia Lee Burton
The Polar Express
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
The rooster crows : a book of American rhymes and jingles
The rooster crows : a book of American…
by Maud Fuller Petersham
The snowy day.
The snowy day.
by Ezra Jack Keats
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
They were strong and good
They were strong and good
by Robert Lawson
White snow, bright snow
White snow, bright snow
by Alvin R Tresselt
Time of wonder.
Time of wonder.
by Robert McCloskey
This is not my hat
This is not my hat
by Jon Klassen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Tuesday
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
The three pigs
The three pigs
by David Wiesner
Where the wild things are.
Where the wild things are.
by Maurice Sendak
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a…
by Verna Aardema
A ball for Daisy
A ball for Daisy
by Christopher Raschka
A sick day for Amos McGee
A sick day for Amos McGee
by Philip C Stead
A story, a story; an African tale,
A story, a story; an African tale,
by Gail E Haley
A tree is nice
A tree is nice
by Janice May Udry
Arrow to the sun : a Pueblo Indian tale
Arrow to the sun : a Pueblo Indian tale
by Gerald McDermott
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
by Ingri D'Aulaire
Animals of the Bible : a picture book
Animals of the Bible : a picture book
by Dorothy Pulis Lathrop
Ashanti to Zulu : African traditions
Ashanti to Zulu : African traditions
by Margaret Musgrove
Baboushka and the three kings.
Baboushka and the three kings.
by Ruth Robbins
Chanticleer and the fox
Chanticleer and the fox
by Barbara Cooney
Black and white
Black and white
by David Macaulay
Cinderella ; or, The little glass slipper
Cinderella ; or, The little glass slipper
by Charles Perrault
Drummer Hoff
Drummer Hoff
by Barbara Emberley
Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear
Finding Winnie : the true story of the…
by Lindsay Mattick
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Wolf in the snow
Wolf in the snow
by Matthew Cordell
Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Radiant child : the story of young artist…
by Javaka Steptoe
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