Caldecott Medal Winners
Caldecott Medal Winners Year 1939
Winning Book Mei Li
Illustrator Handforth, Thomas
Author Handforth, Thomas
Year 1959
Winning Book Chanticleer and the Fox
Illustrator Cooney, Barbara
Author Cooney, Barbara
1940
Abraham Lincoln
Nine Days to Christmas
Ets, Marie Hall
They Were Strong and Good Make Way for Ducklings
d’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin Lawson, Robert McCloskey, Robert
1960
1941 1942
d’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin Lawson, Robert McCloskey, Robert
1961 1962
Baboushka and the Three Kings Once a Mouse
Sidjakov, Nicholas Brown, Marcia
1943 1944 1945
The Little House Many Moons Prayer for a Child
Burton, Virginia Lee Thurber, James Field, Rachel
1963 1964 1965
The Snowy Day Where the Wild Things Are May I Bring a Friend?
Keats, Ezra Jack Sendak, Maurice Montresor, Beni
1946
The Rooster Crows
Always Room for One More
Hogrogian, Nonny
The Little Island
Petersham, Maud & Miska MacDonald, Golden
1966
1947
Burton, Virginia Lee Slobodkin, Louis Jones, Elizabeth Orton Petersham, Maud & Miska Weisgard, Leonard
1967
Sam, Bangs, & Moonshine
Ness, Evaline
Ets, Marie Hall Labastida, Aurora Robbins, Ruth Translated by Brown, Marcia Keats, Ezra Jack Sendak, Maurice de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk Leodhas, Sorche Nic Ness, Evaline
1948
White Snow, Bright Snow
Duvoisin, Roger
Tresselt, Alvin
1968
Drummer Hoff
Emberley, Ed
1949
The Big Snow
1969
Song of the Swallows The Egg Tree
1970 1971
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Sylvester and the Magic Pebble A Story A Story
Shulevitz, Uri
1950 1951
Hader, Berta & Elmer Hader, Berta & Elmer Politi, Leo Politi, Leo Milhous, Katherine Milhous, Katherine
1952
Finders Keepers
Mordvinoff, Nicholas
Lipkind, Will
1972
One Fine Day
Hogrogian, Nonny
1953
The Biggest Bear
Ward, Lynd K.
Ward, Lynd K.
1973
The Funny Little Woman
Lent, Blair
1954
Madeline’s Rescue
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Bemelmans, Ludwig 1974
Duffy and the Devil
Zemach, Margot
1955
Brown, Marcia
Translated by Brown, Marcia Retold by Langstaff, John
1975
1956
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Frog Went A-Courtin’
McDermott, Gerald Dillon, Leo and Diane
1957
A Tree is Nice
Simont, Marc
Udry, Janice May
1977
1958
Time of Wonder
McCloskey, Robert
McCloskey, Robert
1978
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Noah’s Ark
Rojankovsky, Feodor
1976
Steig, William Haley, Gail E.
Dillon, Leo & Diane Spier, Peter
Adapted by Emberley, Barbara Retold by Ransome, Arthur Steig, William Retold by Haley, Gail E. Retold by Hogrogian, Nonny Retold by Mosel, Arlene Retold by Zemach, Harve Adapted by McDermott, Gerald Aardema, Verna Musgrove, Margaret Translated by Spier, Peter
Year 1979
Winning Book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Ox-Cart Man Fables Jumanji Shadow
Illustrator Goble, Paul
Author Goble, Paul
Year 2004
Cooney, Barbara Lobel, Arnold Van Allsburg, Chris Brown, Marcia
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot Saint George and the Dragon
Porvensen, Alice & Martin Hyman, Trina Schart Van Allsburg, Chris Egielski, Richard Schoenherr, John Gammell, Stephen Young, Ed
1991 1992 1993
The Polar Express Hey, Al Owl Moon Song and Dance Man Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China Black and White Tuesday Mirette on the High Wire
Hall, Donald Lobel, Arnold Van Allsburg, Chris Translated by Brown, Marcia Porvensen, Alice & Martin Retold by Hodges, Margaret Van Allsburg, Chris Yorinks, Arthur Yolen, Jane Ackerman, Karen Young, Ed
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Grandfather’s Journey Smoky Night Officer Buckle and Gloria Golem Rapunzel
Macaulay, David Wiesner, David McCully, Emily Arnold Say, Allen Diaz, David Rathmann, Peggy Wisniewski, David Zelinsky, Paul O.
1999
Snowflake Bentley
Azarian, Mary
2000 2001
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Taback, Simms So You Want to Be President? St. George, Judith
Macaulay, David Wiesner, David McCully, Emily Arnold Say, Allen Bunting, Eve Rathmann, Peggy Wisniewski, David Retold by Zelinsky, Paul O. Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Taback, Simms Small, David
2002 2003
The Three Pigs My Friend Rabbit
Wiesner, David Rohmann, Eric
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Wiesner, David Rohmann, Eric
Illustrator Gerstein, Mordicai
Author Gerstein, Mordicai
2005 2006 2007 2008
Winning Book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Kitten’s First Full Moon The Hello, Goodbye Window Flotsam The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Henkes, Kevin Raschka, Chris Wiesner, David Selznick, Brian
Henkes, Kevin Juster, Norton Wiesner, David Selznick, Brian
2009
The House in the Night
Krommes, Beth
2010
The Lion & the Mouse
Pinkney, Jerry
Swanson, Susan Marie Pinkney, Jerry
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A Sick Day for Amos McGee A Ball for Daisy This Is Not My Hat Locomotive The Adventures of Beekle
Stead, Erin E. Raschka, Chris Klassen, Jon Floca, Brian Santat, Dan
Stead, Philip C. Raschka, Chris Klassen Jon Floca, Brian Santat, Dan
The Caldecott Medal 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 published that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Together with the Newbery Medal, it is the most prestigious American children’s book prize. The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937.
Winning Book Mei Li
Illustrator Handforth, Thomas
Author Handforth, Thomas
Year 1959
Winning Book Chanticleer and the Fox
Illustrator Cooney, Barbara
Author Cooney, Barbara
1940
Abraham Lincoln
Nine Days to Christmas
Ets, Marie Hall
They Were Strong and Good Make Way for Ducklings
d’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin Lawson, Robert McCloskey, Robert
1960
1941 1942
d’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin Lawson, Robert McCloskey, Robert
1961 1962
Baboushka and the Three Kings Once a Mouse
Sidjakov, Nicholas Brown, Marcia
1943 1944 1945
The Little House Many Moons Prayer for a Child
Burton, Virginia Lee Thurber, James Field, Rachel
1963 1964 1965
The Snowy Day Where the Wild Things Are May I Bring a Friend?
Keats, Ezra Jack Sendak, Maurice Montresor, Beni
1946
The Rooster Crows
Always Room for One More
Hogrogian, Nonny
The Little Island
Petersham, Maud & Miska MacDonald, Golden
1966
1947
Burton, Virginia Lee Slobodkin, Louis Jones, Elizabeth Orton Petersham, Maud & Miska Weisgard, Leonard
1967
Sam, Bangs, & Moonshine
Ness, Evaline
Ets, Marie Hall Labastida, Aurora Robbins, Ruth Translated by Brown, Marcia Keats, Ezra Jack Sendak, Maurice de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk Leodhas, Sorche Nic Ness, Evaline
1948
White Snow, Bright Snow
Duvoisin, Roger
Tresselt, Alvin
1968
Drummer Hoff
Emberley, Ed
1949
The Big Snow
1969
Song of the Swallows The Egg Tree
1970 1971
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Sylvester and the Magic Pebble A Story A Story
Shulevitz, Uri
1950 1951
Hader, Berta & Elmer Hader, Berta & Elmer Politi, Leo Politi, Leo Milhous, Katherine Milhous, Katherine
1952
Finders Keepers
Mordvinoff, Nicholas
Lipkind, Will
1972
One Fine Day
Hogrogian, Nonny
1953
The Biggest Bear
Ward, Lynd K.
Ward, Lynd K.
1973
The Funny Little Woman
Lent, Blair
1954
Madeline’s Rescue
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Bemelmans, Ludwig 1974
Duffy and the Devil
Zemach, Margot
1955
Brown, Marcia
Translated by Brown, Marcia Retold by Langstaff, John
1975
1956
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Frog Went A-Courtin’
McDermott, Gerald Dillon, Leo and Diane
1957
A Tree is Nice
Simont, Marc
Udry, Janice May
1977
1958
Time of Wonder
McCloskey, Robert
McCloskey, Robert
1978
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Noah’s Ark
Rojankovsky, Feodor
1976
Steig, William Haley, Gail E.
Dillon, Leo & Diane Spier, Peter
Adapted by Emberley, Barbara Retold by Ransome, Arthur Steig, William Retold by Haley, Gail E. Retold by Hogrogian, Nonny Retold by Mosel, Arlene Retold by Zemach, Harve Adapted by McDermott, Gerald Aardema, Verna Musgrove, Margaret Translated by Spier, Peter
Year 1979
Winning Book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Ox-Cart Man Fables Jumanji Shadow
Illustrator Goble, Paul
Author Goble, Paul
Year 2004
Cooney, Barbara Lobel, Arnold Van Allsburg, Chris Brown, Marcia
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot Saint George and the Dragon
Porvensen, Alice & Martin Hyman, Trina Schart Van Allsburg, Chris Egielski, Richard Schoenherr, John Gammell, Stephen Young, Ed
1991 1992 1993
The Polar Express Hey, Al Owl Moon Song and Dance Man Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China Black and White Tuesday Mirette on the High Wire
Hall, Donald Lobel, Arnold Van Allsburg, Chris Translated by Brown, Marcia Porvensen, Alice & Martin Retold by Hodges, Margaret Van Allsburg, Chris Yorinks, Arthur Yolen, Jane Ackerman, Karen Young, Ed
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Grandfather’s Journey Smoky Night Officer Buckle and Gloria Golem Rapunzel
Macaulay, David Wiesner, David McCully, Emily Arnold Say, Allen Diaz, David Rathmann, Peggy Wisniewski, David Zelinsky, Paul O.
1999
Snowflake Bentley
Azarian, Mary
2000 2001
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Taback, Simms So You Want to Be President? St. George, Judith
Macaulay, David Wiesner, David McCully, Emily Arnold Say, Allen Bunting, Eve Rathmann, Peggy Wisniewski, David Retold by Zelinsky, Paul O. Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Taback, Simms Small, David
2002 2003
The Three Pigs My Friend Rabbit
Wiesner, David Rohmann, Eric
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Wiesner, David Rohmann, Eric
Illustrator Gerstein, Mordicai
Author Gerstein, Mordicai
2005 2006 2007 2008
Winning Book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Kitten’s First Full Moon The Hello, Goodbye Window Flotsam The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Henkes, Kevin Raschka, Chris Wiesner, David Selznick, Brian
Henkes, Kevin Juster, Norton Wiesner, David Selznick, Brian
2009
The House in the Night
Krommes, Beth
2010
The Lion & the Mouse
Pinkney, Jerry
Swanson, Susan Marie Pinkney, Jerry
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A Sick Day for Amos McGee A Ball for Daisy This Is Not My Hat Locomotive The Adventures of Beekle
Stead, Erin E. Raschka, Chris Klassen, Jon Floca, Brian Santat, Dan
Stead, Philip C. Raschka, Chris Klassen Jon Floca, Brian Santat, Dan
The Caldecott Medal 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 published that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Together with the Newbery Medal, it is the most prestigious American children’s book prize. The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937.
