DPL - Caldecott Medal

Caldecott Winners, 1938 - present

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.

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2013	This Is Not My Hat Klassen, J. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene.

2012	A ball for Daisy Raschka, Christopher. A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.

2011	A sick day for Amos McGee Stead, Philip Christian. "Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

2010	The lion & the mouse Pinkney, Jerry. In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

2009	The House in the Night Swanson, Susan Marie. Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.

2008	The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures Selznick, Brian. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

2007	Flotsam Wiesner, David. The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.

2006	The hello, goodbye window Juster, Norton, 1929- This is a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild. The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant illustrations.

2005	Kitten's first full moon Henkes, Kevin. When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

2004	The man who walked between the towers Gerstein, Mordicai. A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

2003	My friend Rabbit Rohmann, Eric. Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.

2002	The three pigs Wiesner, David. The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.

2001	So you want to be president? St. George, Judith, 1931- Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.

2000	Joseph had a little overcoat Taback, Simms. A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

1999	Snowflake Bentley Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

1998	Rapunzel Zelinsky, Paul O. A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

1997	Golem Wisniewski, David. A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

1996	Officer Buckle and Gloria Rathmann, Peggy. The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.

1995	Smoky night Bunting, Eve, 1928- When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

1994	Grandfather's journey Say, Allen. A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

1993	Mirette on the high wire McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

1992	Tuesday Wiesner, David. Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

1991	Black and white Macaulay, David. Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

1990	Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China Young, Ed. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

1989	Song and dance man Ackerman, Karen, 1951- Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

1988	Owl moon Yolen, Jane. On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

1987	Hey, Al Yorinks, Arthur. A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.

1986	The Polar Express Van Allsburg, Chris. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

1985	Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend Hodges, Margaret, 1911- Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

1984	The glorious flight : across the Channel with Louis Bleriot Provensen, Alice. A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's.

1983	Shadow Cendrars, Blaise, 1887-1961. Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.

1982	Jumanji Van Allsburg, Chris. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

1981	Fables Lobel, Arnold. Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

1980	Ox-cart man Hall, Donald, 1928- Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

1979	The girl who loved wild horses Goble, Paul. Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

1978	Noah's ark Spier, Peter. Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.

1977	Ashanti to Zulu : African traditions Musgrove, Margaret. Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.

1976	Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale Aardema, Verna. Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.

1975	Arrow to the sun : a Pueblo Indian tale McDermott, Gerald. An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

1974	Duffy and the devil; a Cornish tale retold by Harve Zemach. With pictures by Margot Zemach. Zemach, Harve. The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name.

1973	The funny little woman Mosel, Arlene. While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.

1972	One fine day Hogrogian, Nonny. After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

1971	A story, a story; an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley. Haley, Gail E. Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

1970	Sylvester and the magic pebble. Steig, William, 1907- In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

1969	The fool of the world and the flying ship; a Russian tale, retold by Arthur Ransome. Pictures by Uri Shulevitz. Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967. When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

1968	Drummer Hoff Emberley, Barbara. A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

1967	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine Ness, Evaline. Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.

1966	Always room for one more Leodhas, Sorche Nic, 1898- In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.

1965	May I bring a friend? Illustrated by Beni Montresor. De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

1964	Where the wild things are Sendak, Maurice.

1963	The snowy day. Keats, Ezra Jack. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

1962	Hitopadesa. English. Selections. As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.

1961	Baboushka and the three kings. Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov. Adapted from a Russian folk tale. Robbins, Ruth. An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

1960	Nine days to Christmas Ets, Marie Hall, 1895- Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.

1959	Nun's priest's tale Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

1958	Time of wonder McCloskey, Robert, 1914- Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

1957	A tree is nice. Pictures by Marc Simont. Udry, Janice May. Briefly describes the value of a tree.

1956	Frog went a-courtin' Langstaff, John M. Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.

1955	Cendrillon. English Brown, Marcia. In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

1954	Madeline's rescue Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962. A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

1953	The biggest bear. Ward, Lynd, 1905- Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.

1952	Finders keepers Will, 1904- Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.

1951	The egg tree Milhous, Katherine, 1894- Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree.

1950	Song of the swallows Politi, Leo, 1908- Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.

1949	The big snow Hader, Berta. Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

1948	White snow, bright snow Tresselt, Alvin R. When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.

1947	The little island MacDonald, Golden, 1910-1952. Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.

1946	The rooster crows : a book of American rhymes and jingles Petersham, Maud Fuller, 1890-1971, illus. A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes.

1945	Prayer for a child Field, Rachel, 1894-1942. An illustrated bedtime prayer which gives thanks for the many aspects of a child's world.

1944	Many moons Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

1943	The little house Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.

1942	Make way for ducklings McCloskey, Robert, 1914- Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

1941	They were strong and good Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957.

1940	Abraham Lincoln, by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. D'Aulaire, Ingri, 1904- Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.

1939	Mei Li Handforth, Thomas, 1897-1948. After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God.

1938	Bible. English. Authorized. Selections. 1965.

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