Caldecott Medal (1938-2007)

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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The number in parentheses after each book is the year in which it was awarded the Caldecott Medal.

Flotsam by David Wiesner (2007)

The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka, text by Norton Juster (2006)

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2005)

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (2004)

My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (2003)

The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2002)

So You Want to be President? illustrated by David Small, text by Judith St. George (2001)

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (2000)

Snowflake Bently illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1999)

Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (1998)

Golem by David Wisniewski (1997)

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1996)

Smoky Night illustrated by David Diaz, text by Eve Bunting (1995)

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say, text edited by Walter Lorraine (1994)

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (1993)

Tuesday by David Wiesner (1992)

Black and White by David Macaulay (1991)

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (1990)

Song and Dance Man illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Karen Ackerman (1989)

Owl Moon illustrated by John Schoenherr, text by Jane Yolen (1988)

Hey, Al illustrated by Richard Egielski, text by Arthur Yorinks (1987)

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1986)

Saint George and the Dragon illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, text retold by Margaret Hodges (1985)

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice and Martin Provensen (1984)

Shadow translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, original text in French by Blaise Cendrars (1983)

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1982)

Fables by Arnold Lobel (1981)

Ox-Cart Man illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text by Donald Hall (1980)

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (1979)

Noah's Ark by Peter Spier (1978)

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, text by Margaret Musgrove (1977)

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, text retold by Verna Aardema (1976)

Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (1975)

Duffy and the Devil illustrated by Margot Zemach, retold by Harve Zemach (1974)

The Funny Little Woman illustrated by Blair Lent, text retold by Arlene Mosel (1973)

One Fine Day retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (1972)

A Story A Story retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (1971)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1970)

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship illustrated by Uri Shulevitz, text retold by Arthur Ransome (1969)

Drummer Hoff illustrated by Ed Emberley, text adapted by Barbara Emberley (1968)

Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness (1967)

Always Room for One More illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, text by Sorche Nic Leodhas (pseudonym of Leclair Alger) (1966)

May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor, text by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (1965)

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1964)

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1963)

Once a Mouse retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown (1962)

Baboushka and the Three Kings illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov, text by Ruth Robbins (1961)

Nine Days to Christmas illustrated by Marie Hall Ets, text by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida (1960)

Chanticleer and the Fox illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (1959)

Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey (1958)

A Tree is Nice illustrated by Marc Simont, text by Janice Udry (1957)

Frog Went A-Courtin' illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, text retold by John Langstaff (1956)

Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper illustrated by Marcia Brown, text translated from Charles Perrault (1955)

Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (1954)

The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward (1953)

Finders Keepers illustrated by Nicolas (pseudonym of Nicholas Mordvinoff), text by Will (pseudonym of William Lipkind) (1952)

The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous (1951)

Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi (1950)

The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader (1949)

White Snow, Bright Snow illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, text by Alvin Tresselt (1948)

The Little Island illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, text by Golden MacDonald (pseudonym of Margaret Wise Brown) (1947)

The Rooster Crows by Maude and Miska Petersham (1946)

Prayer for a Child illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones, text by Rachel Field (1945)

Many Moons illustrated by Louis Slobodkin, text by James Thurber (1944)

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (1943)

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)

They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson (1941)

Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (1940)

Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (1939)

Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop, text selected by Helen Dean Fisher (1938)