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 American Library Association (ALA) promotes libraries and library education in the United States and internationally. ... Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a British artist, born in Chester and was the eponym of the Caldecott Medal. ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the most outstanding American book for children. ...

The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Michigan Rene Paul Chambellan (September 15, 1893 – November 29, 1955) was an American sculptor, born in West Hoboken, New Jersey. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Caldecott Medal recipients

• 1938: Dorothy P. Lathrop, Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book
• 1939: Thomas Handforth, Mei Li
• 1940: Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, Abraham Lincoln
• 1941: Robert Lawson, They Were Strong and Good
• 1942: Robert McCloskey, Make Way for Ducklings
• 1943: Virginia Lee Burton, The Little House
• 1944: Louis Slobodkin, Many Moons
• 1945: Elizabeth Orton Jones, Prayer for a Child
• 1946: Maude and Miska Petersham, The Rooster Crows
• 1947: Leonard Weisgard, The Little Island
• 1948: Roger Duvoisin, White Snow, Bright Snow
• 1949: Bertha and Elmer Hader, The Big Snow
• 1950: Leo Politi, Song of the Swallows
• 1951: Katherine Milhous, The Egg Tree
• 1952: Nicholas Mordvinof, Finders Keepers
• 1953: Lynd Ward, The Biggest Bear
• 1954: Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline's Rescue
• 1955: Marcia Brown, Cinderalla, or the Little Glass Slipper
• 1956: Feodor Rojankovsky, Frog Went A-Courtin'
• 1957: Marc Simont, A Tree Is Nice
• 1958: Robert McCloskey, Time of Wonder
• 1959: Barbara Cooney, Chanticleer and the Fox
• 1960: Marie Hall Ets, Nine Days to Christmas
• 1961: Nicolas Sidjakov, Baboushka and the Three Kings
• 1962: Marcia Brown, Once a Mouse
• 1963: Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day
• 1964: Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
• 1965: Beni Montresor, May I Bring a Friend?
• 1966: Nonny Hogrogian, Always Room for One More
• 1967: Evaline Ness, Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
• 1968: Ed Emberley, Drummer Hoff
• 1969: Uri Shulevitz, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
• 1970: William Steig, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
• 1971: Gail E. Haley, A Story a Story
• 1972: Nonny Hogrogian, One Fine Day
• 1973: Blair Lent, The Funny Little Woman
• 1974: Harve and Margot Zemach, Duffy and the Devil
• 1975: Gerald McDermott, Arrow to the Sun
• 1976: Leo and Diane Dillon, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
• 1977: Leo and Diane Dillon, Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
• 1978: Peter Spier, Noah's Ark
• 1979: Paul Goble, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
• 1980: Barbara Cooney, Ox-Cart Man
• 1981: Arnold Lobel, Fables
• 1982: Chris Van Allsburg, Jumanji
• 1983: Marcia Brown, Shadow
• 1984: Alice and Martin Provensen, The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
• 1985: Margaret Hodges & Trina Schart Hyman, Saint George and the Dragon
• 1986: Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express
• 1987: Richard Egielski, Hey, Al
• 1988: John Schoenherr and Jane Yolen, Owl Moon
• 1989: Stephen Gammell, Song and Dance Man
• 1990: Ed Young, Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
• 1991: David Macaulay, Black and White
• 1992: David Wiesner, Tuesday
• 1993: Emily Arnold McCully, Mirette on the High Wire
• 1994: Allen Say, Grandfather's Journey
• 1995: David Diaz, Smoky Night
• 1996: Peggy Rathmann, Officer Buckle and Gloria
• 1997: David Wisniewski, Golem
• 1998: Paul O. Zelinsky, Rapunzel
• 1999: Mary Azarian, Snowflake Bentley
• 2000: Simms Taback, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
• 2001: David Small, So You Want to Be President?
• 2002: David Wiesner, The Three Pigs
• 2003: Eric Rohmann, My Friend Rabbit
• 2004: Mordicai Gerstein, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
• 2005: Kevin Henkes, Kitten's First Full Moon
• 2006: Chris Raschka, The Hello, Goodbye Window

(List checked from Official site list on 19:55, 13 October 2005 (UTC)) 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Robert Lawson (born October 4, 1892 in New York City - died 1957) was an author and commercial artist. ... This article is about the year. ... Robert McCloskey (September 14, 1914 - June 30, 2003) was an American author and illustrator of childrens books. ... Make Way for Ducklings is a picture book for children, published in 1941 by American author Robert McCloskey. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Virginia Lee Burton (born August 30, 1909, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, died October 15, 1968) was an American illustrator and childrens book author. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Illustrator of numerous childrens books, and author. ... Many Moons is a childrens picture book written by James Thurber and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leo Politi (1908–1996) was a U.S. artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 childrens books. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Lynd Kendall Ward (26 June 1905 – 28 June 1985) was an American artist and storyteller, and son of Methodist minister and prominent political organizer Harry F. Ward. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 - October 1, 1962) is the Austrian-born author of a enchanting series of books whose main character is a little girl named Madeline. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert McCloskey (September 14, 1914 - June 30, 2003) was an American author and illustrator of childrens books. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Ezra Jack Keats (born March 11, 1916, died May 6, 1983) was an artist and one of the greatest childrens literature authors and illustrators of the 20th Century. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Maurice Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an artist and creator of childrens literature who is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963. ... Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a childrens picture book originally published by Harper & Row which describes the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry after being sent to his room without supper. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Evaline Ness (born Evaline Michelow; April 24, 1911 in Union City, Ohio- August 12, 1986) grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... William Steig (November 14, 1907 - October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist and, later in life, an author of popular childrens literature. ... Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1970) is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Leo and Diane Dillon are a husband and wife team of illustrators. ... Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears is a picture book written for young children, which tells an African legend. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Leo and Diane Dillon are a husband and wife team of illustrators. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Peter Spier is a Dutch-born American author and illustrator who has published more than thirty childrens books. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an author and illustrator of childrens books. ... Jumanji is the title of a 1982 childrens book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alice Provensen (1918 August 14 - present) and Martin Provensen (1916 July 10 - 1987 March) were an American author-illustrator team who created childrens books. ... This article is about the year. ... Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939 - November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of childrens books. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an author and illustrator of childrens books. ... The Polar Express is a 1985 childrens book (ISBN 0862641438) written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Falling Torch (1962 paperback edition), cover painting by John Schoenherr John Schoenherr is an American illustrator who was born in New York City, July 5, 1935. ... Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer, author, and editor of almost 300 books. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Illustrator for many childrens books. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Macaulay (born December 2, 1946 in Lancashire, England) is an author and illustrator. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Mirette on the High Wire is a childrens book by Emily Arnold McCully, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1993. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Simms Taback is an author and illustrator. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eric Rohmann is an author and illustrator of childrens books. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mordicai Gerstein is an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing childrens books. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Caldecott Honor Books

In addition to the Caldecott Medal-winning book, the awards committees also cited other picture books for children each year as "worthy of attention." These books were initially referred to as "runners-up" for the Caldecott Medal, but in 1971 that term was retroactively changed to "Caldecott Honor Books."

External links

• Caldecott Medal - official page
• Most Honored Caldecott Medal honor books