{"id":116,"date":"2019-07-31T17:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:15:10","slug":"caldecott-medal-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/findbks\/addlbibs\/awards\/caldecott-medal-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Caldecott Medal Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

S-Collection Home<\/a>\u00a0 > Find Children’s Books <\/a> > Additional Sources<\/a> > Awards for Children’s Literature <\/a> > Caldecott Medal Books<\/p>\n

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1938<\/strong>
\nS.220B47a
\nLathrop, Dorothy P.\u00a0Animals of the Bible Text from the King James Bible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1939<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.H19m
\nHandforth, Thomas.\u00a0Mei Li.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1940<\/strong>
\nQ.SBL736a
\nD\u2019Aulaire, Ingri and Parin.\u00a0Abraham Lincoln.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1941<\/strong>
\nSE.L44t
\nLawson, Robert.\u00a0They Were Strong and Good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1942<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.M13m
\nMcCloskey, Robert.\u00a0Make Way for Ducklings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1943<\/strong>
\nSEB95L1943
\nBurton, Virgina Lee.\u00a0The Little House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1944<\/strong>
\nSE.T424m
\nThurber, James.\u00a0Many Moons.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Louis Slobodkin.)<\/p>\n

1945\u00a0<\/strong>
\nS.248F45p1944
\nField, Rachel.\u00a0Prayer for a Child.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Elizabeth Orton Jones.)<\/p>\n

1946\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSE.P44r
\nPetersham, Maud and Miska.\u00a0The Rooster Crows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1947<\/strong>
\nSE.B813L
\nBrown, Margaret Wise.\u00a0The Little Island.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Leonard Weisgard.)<\/p>\n

1948<\/strong>
\nSE.T722w
\nTresselt, Alvin.\u00a0White Snow, Bright Snow.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Roger Duvoisin.)<\/p>\n

1949<\/strong>
\nSE.H11b
\nHader, Berta and Elmer.\u00a0The Big Snow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1950<\/strong>
\nSE.P75s
\nPoliti, Leo.\u00a0Song of the Swallows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1951<\/strong>
\nSE.M59e
\nMilhous, Katherine.\u00a0The Egg Tree.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1952<\/strong>
\nSE.L66f
\nLipkind, William.\u00a0Finders Keepers.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Nicolas Mordvinoff.)<\/p>\n

1953<\/strong>
\nSE.W21b
\nWard, Lynd.\u00a0The Biggest Bear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1954<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.B42ma
\nBemelmans, Ludwig.\u00a0Madeline’s Rescue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1955<\/strong>
\nS.398P42c
\nPerrault, Charles.\u00a0Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.<\/strong>\u00a0(Trans. and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)<\/p>\n

1956<\/strong>
\nSE.F923f
\nFrog Went A-Courtin’.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by John Langstaff. Illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky.)<\/p>\n

1957<\/strong>
\nSE.Ud4t
\nUdry, Janie.\u00a0A Tree Is Nice.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Marc Simont.)<\/p>\n

1958<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.M13t
\nMcCloskey, Robert.\u00a0Time of Wonder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1959<\/strong>
\nSE.C39c
\nChaucer, Geoffrey.\u00a0Chanticleer and the Fox.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold and Illus. by Barbara Cooney.)<\/p>\n

1960<\/strong>
\nSE.Et7n
\nEts, Marie Hall and Aurora Labastida.\u00a0Nine Days to Christmas.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Marie Hall Ets.)<\/p>\n

1961<\/strong>
\nS.398.2R53b
\nRobbins, Ruth.\u00a0Baboushka and the Three Kings.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Nicolas Sidjakov.)<\/p>\n

1962<\/strong>
\nS.398.2H61o
\nOnce a Mouse Hitopadesa.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)<\/p>\n

1963<\/strong>
\nSE.K22s
\nKeats, Ezra Jack.\u00a0The Snowy Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1964<\/strong>
\nSE.Se5w
\nSendak, Maurice.\u00a0Where the Wild Things Are.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1965<\/strong>
\nSE.D444m
\nde Regniers, Beatrice Schenk.\u00a0May I Bring a Friend?<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Beni Montresor.)<\/p>\n

1966<\/strong>
\nLS.784AL4a
\nLeodhas, Sorche Nic.\u00a0Always Room for One More.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Nonny Hogrogian.)<\/p>\n

1967<\/strong>
\nSE.N35s
\nNess, Evaline.\u00a0Sam, Bangs and Moonshine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1968<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.Em11d1968
\nDrummer Hoff.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by Barbara Emberley. Illus. by Ed Emberley.)<\/p>\n

1969<\/strong>
\nSE.R175f
\nThe Fool of the World and the Flying Ship.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by Arthur Ransome. Illus. by Uri Shulevitz.)<\/p>\n

1970<\/strong>
\nSE.St33s
\nSteig, William.\u00a0Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1971<\/strong>
\nSE.H137s
\nA Story, a Story.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold and Illus. by Gail E. Haley.)<\/p>\n

1972<\/strong>
\nSE.H6792o
\nHogrogian, Nonny.\u00a0One Fine Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1973<\/strong>
\nSE.M852f
\nThe Funny Little Woman.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by Arlene Mosel. Illus. by Blair Lent.)<\/p>\n

1974<\/strong>
\nSE.Z4d
\nDuffy and the Devil.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by Harve Zemach. Illus. by Margot Zemach.)<\/p>\n

1975<\/strong>
\nSE.M143ar
\nArrow to the Sun.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold and Illus. by Gerald McDermott.)<\/p>\n

1976<\/strong>
\nSE.Aa72w
\nWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears.<\/strong>\u00a0(Retold by Verna Aardema. Illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon.)<\/p>\n

1977<\/strong>
\nS.572.96M972a
\nMusgrove, Margaret.\u00a0Ashanti to Zulu.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon.)<\/p>\n

1978<\/strong>
\nSE.R327n
\nRevius, Jacobus.\u00a0Noah’s Ark.<\/strong>\u00a0(Trans. and Illus. by Peter Spier.)<\/p>\n

1979<\/strong>
\nSE.G538g
\nGoble, Paul.\u00a0The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1980<\/strong>
\nSE.H142o
\nHall, Donald.\u00a0Ox-Cart Man.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Barbara Cooney.)<\/p>\n

1981<\/strong>
\nS.L783f
\nLobel, Arnold.\u00a0Fables.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1982<\/strong>
\nSE.V263j
\nvan Allsburg, Chris.\u00a0Jumanji.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1983<\/strong>
\nS.841C33f:E
\nCendrars, Blaise.\u00a0Shadow.<\/strong>\u00a0(Trans. and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)<\/p>\n

1984<\/strong>
\nSB.B647p
\nProvensen, Alice and Martin.\u00a0The Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1985<\/strong>
\nS.H666s
\nHodges, Margaret.\u00a0Saint George and the Dragon.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman.)<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.V263p
\nvan Allburg, Chris.\u00a0The Polar Express.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1987<\/strong>
\nSE.Y82h
\nYorinks, Arthur.\u00a0Hey, Al.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Richard Egielski.)<\/p>\n

1988<\/strong>
\nSE.Y78o
\nYolen, Jane.\u00a0Owl Moon.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by John Schoenher.)<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong>
\nSE.Ac57s
\nAckerman, Karen.\u00a0Song and Dance Man.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Stephen Gammell.)<\/p>\n

1990<\/strong>
\nS.398.20951Y84L
\nYoung, Ed.\u00a0Lon Po Po (A Red-Riding Hood Story from China).<\/strong><\/p>\n

1991<\/strong>
\nQ.SM119b
\nMacaulay, David.\u00a0Black and White.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1992<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.W6373t
\nWisner, David.\u00a0Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1993<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.M139m
\nMcCully, Emily Arnold.\u00a0Mirette on the High Wire.<\/strong>\u00a0(Ed. by Walter Lorraine.)<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong>
\nSE.Sa992g
\nSay, Allen.\u00a0Grandfather’s Journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1995<\/strong>
\nSE.B886Sm
\nBunting, Eve.\u00a0Smoky Night.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by David Diaz.)<\/p>\n

1996<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.R188o
\nRathmann, Peggy.\u00a0Officer Buckle and Gloria.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1997<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.W762G
\nWisniewski, David.\u00a0Golem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1998<\/strong>
\nQ.S. 398.20943Z37R
\nZelinsky, Paul O.\u00a0Rapunzel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1999<\/strong>
\nQ.SB.B477m
\nMartin, Jacqueline Briggs.\u00a0Snowflake Bentley.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Mary Azarian.)<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong>
\nSE.T111j
\nTaback, Simms.\u00a0Joseph Had a Little Overcoat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2001<\/strong>
\nQ.S.973.099St23s
\nSt. George, Judith.\u00a0So You Want To Be President.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by David Small.)<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.W6373th
\nWisner, David.\u00a0The Three Little Pigs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2003<\/strong>
\nSE.R636m
\nRohmann, Eric.\u00a0My Friend Rabbit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2004<\/strong>
\nS.719.3 G325m
\nGerstein, Mordicai.\u00a0The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2005<\/strong>
\nSE.H389k
\nHenkes, Kevin.\u00a0Kitten’s First Full Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2006<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.J982h
\nJuster, Norton.\u00a0The Hello, Goodbye Window.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Chris Raschka.)<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.W637f
\nWiesner, David.\u00a0Flotsam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008<\/strong>
\nS.Se49
\nSelznick, Brian.\u00a0The Invention of Hugo Cabret.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2009<\/strong>
\nSE.Sw24h
\nSwanson, Susan Marie.\u00a0The House in the Night.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Beth Krommes.)<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong>
\nQ.S.398.2 P656l
\nPinkney, Jerry.\u00a0The Lion & The Mouse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.St3112s
\nStead, Philip C.\u00a0A Sick Day for Amos McGee.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Erin E. Stead.)<\/p>\n

2012<\/strong>
\nSE.R115b
\nRaschka, Chris.\u00a0A Ball for Daisy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>
\nQ.SE.K666t
\nKlassen, Jon.\u00a0This Is Not My Hat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014\u00a0<\/strong>
\nQ.S.385.0973 F651l
\nBrian, Floca.\u00a0Locomotive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015<\/strong>
\nQ.SE. Sa593b
\nSantat, Dan.\u00a0The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016<\/strong>
\nQ.SE. M4343f
\nMattick, Lindsay.\u00a0Finding Winnie: The True Story Of the World’s Most Famous Bear.<\/strong>\u00a0(Illus. by Sophie Blackall)<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong>
\nSB. 316s
\nSteptoe, Javaka.\u00a0Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>
\nQ.SE. C8117wo
\nCordell, Matthew.\u00a0Wolf in the Snow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019<\/strong>
\nQ. SE. B5619he
\nBlackall, Sophie.\u00a0Hello Lighthouse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020<\/b>
\nQ. S.811 Al2715un
\nAlexander, Kwame.\u00a0The Undefeated<\/b>. \u00a0(Illus. by Kadir Nelson.)<\/p>\n

2021<\/strong>
\nQ. SE. L6458we
\nLindstrom, Carole. We are Water Protectors<\/strong>. (Illus. by Michaela Goade.)<\/p>\n

2022
\n<\/strong>Q. SE. W1841wa
\nWang, Andrea. Watercress<\/strong>. (Illus. by Jason Chin.)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023<\/b>
\nSE. Sa316ho
\nSalati, Doug.\u00a0Hot Dog<\/b>.<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong>
\nSE. D4489b
\nHarrison, Vashti.\u00a0Big<\/b>.<\/p>\n

2025<\/strong>
\nSE. R6311ch<\/span>
\nRogers, Andrea L. Chooch helped<\/strong>. (Illus. by Rebecca Lee Kunz.)<\/p>\n

2026<\/b><\/div>\n
Q. SE. B9126fi<\/div>\n
Burgess, Matthew.\u00a0Fireworks.\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S-Collection Home\u00a0 > Find Children’s Books > Additional Sources > Awards for Children’s Literature > Caldecott Medal Books 1938 S.220B47a Lathrop, Dorothy P.\u00a0Animals of the Bible Text from the King James Bible. 1939 Q.SE.H19m Handforth, Thomas.\u00a0Mei Li. 1940 Q.SBL736a D\u2019Aulaire, Ingri and Parin.\u00a0Abraham Lincoln. 1941 SE.L44t Lawson, Robert.\u00a0They Were Strong and Good. 1942 Q.SE.M13m McCloskey, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":0,"parent":84,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":931,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/931"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/s-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}