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Caldecott Medal Winners
1938-2010

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.

 Year        Title                                                                        Illustrator                                        Author

1938       Animals of the Bible                                             Dorothy P. Lathrop                        Helen Dean Fish

1939       Mei Li                                                                       Thomas Handforth                       Thomas Handforth

1940       Abraham Lincoln                                                   Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire       Parin d'Aulaire

1941       They Were Strong and Good                               Robert Lawson                              Robert Lawson

1942       Make Way for Ducklings                                       Robert McCloskey                         Robert McCloskey

1943       The Little House                                                     Virginia Lee Burton                       Virginia Lee Burton

1944       Many Moons                                                            Louis Slobodkin                            James Thurber

1945       Prayer for a Child                                                    Elizabeth O. Jones                        Rachel Field

1946       The Rooster Crows                                                Maud & Miska Petersham           Petersham

1947       The Little Island                                                       Leonard Weisgard                        Golden MacDonald

1948       White Snow, Bright Snow                                      Roger Duvoisin                               Alvin Tresselt

1949       The Big Snow                                                           Berta & Elmer Hader                     Hader

1950       Song of the Swallows                                            Leo Politi                                           Leo Politi      

1951       The Egg Tree                                                           Katherine Milhous                          Milhous

1952       Finders Keepers                                                    Nicolas Mordvinoff                            William Lipkind

1953       The Biggest Bear                                                    Lynd Ward                                         Lynd Ward

1954       Madeline's Rescue                                                Ludwig Bemelmans                        Bemelmans        

1955       Cinderella, Or the Little Glass Slipper                Marcia Brown                                   Charles Perrault

1956       Frog Went A-Courtin'                                                Feodor Tojankovsky                      John Langstaff

1957       A Tree is Nice                                                            Marc Simont                                    Janice May Udry

1958       Time of Wonder                                                        Robert McCloskey                             McCloskey           

1959       Chanticleer and the Fox                                          Barbara Cooney                              Barbara Cooney

1960       Nine Days to Christmas                                          Marie Hall Ets                                  Marie Ets & Aurora Labastida

1961       Baboushka and the Three Kings                           Nicholas Sidjakov                          Ruth Robbins

1962       Once a Mouse...                                                         Marcia Brown                                  Marcia Brown

1963       The Snowy Day                                                           Ezra Jack Keats                             Ezra Jack Keats           

1964       Where the Wild Things Are                                      Marcia Sendak                                Marcia Sendak

1965       May I Bring a Friend?                                                Beni Montresor                                Beatrice S. deRegniers

1966       Always Room for One More                                     Nonny Hogrogian                            Sorche Nic Leodhas

1967       Sam, Bangs and Moonshine                                  Evaline Ness                                    Evaline Ness

1968        Drummer Hoff                                                            Ed Emberley                                   Barbara Emberley

1969       The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship            Uri Shulevitz                                      Arthur Ransome

1970        Sylvester and the Magic Pebble                             William Steig                                   William Steig

1971       A Story - A Story                                                          Gail E. Haley                                    Gail E. Haley

1972       One Fine Day                                                              Nonny Hogrogian                          Nonny Hogrogian

1973       The Funny Little Woman                                          Blair Lent                                        Arlene Mosel

1974       Duffy and the Devil                                                    Margot Zemach                             Harve Zemach

1975       Arrow to the Sun                                                        Gerald McDermott                        Gerald McDermott

1976       Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears                Leo & Diane Dillon                     Verna Aardema

1977       Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions                          Leo & Diane Dillon                     Margaret Musgrove

1978       Noah's Ark                                                                    Peter Spier                                 Peter Spier

1979       Girl Who Loved Wild Horses                                     Paul Goble                                Paul Goble

1980       Ox-Cart Man                                                                  Barbara Cooney                       Donald Hall

1981       Fables                                                                            Arnold Lobel                              Arnold Lobel

1982       Jumanji                                                                          Chris VanAllsburg                   Chris VanAllsburg

1983       Shadow                                                                          Marcia Brown                            Marcia Brown

1984       Glorious Flight                                                              Alice Provensen                        Alice Provensen

1985       St. George and the Dragon                                        Trina Schart Hyman                Margaret Hodges

1986       Polar Express                                                               Chris VanAllsburg                   Chris VanAllsburg

1987       Hey, Al!                                                                           Richard Egielski                        Arthur Yorinks

1988       Owl Moon                                                                      John Schoenherr                        Jane Yolen

1989       Song and Dance Man                                                 Stephen Gammell                      Karen Ackerman

1990       Lon Po Po                                                                      Ed Young                                    Ed Young

1991       Black and White                                                            David Macauley                          David Macauley

1992       Tuesday                                                                          David Wiesner                           David Wiesner

1993       Mirette on the High Wire                                              Emily McCully                             Emily McCully

1994       Grandfather's Journey                                                  Allen Say                                     Allen Say

1995       Smoky Night                                                                  David Diaz                                   Eve Bunting

1996       Officer Buckle and Gloria                                            Peggy Rathmann                       Peggy Rathmann

1997       Golem                                                                            David Wisniewski                        David Wisniewski

1998        Rapunzel                                                                      Paul Zelinsky                                Paul Zelinsky

1999        Snowflake Bently                                                        Mary Azarian                                  Jacqueline Briggs Martin

2000       Joseph Had a Little Overcoat                                   Simms Taback                             Simms Taback

2001       So You Want to be President?                                  David Small                                  Judith St. George

2002       The Three Pigs                                                            David Wiesner                              David Wiesner

2003        My Friend Rabbit                                                        Eric Rohmann                                Eric Rohmann

2004        The Man Who Walked Between the Towers        Mordicai Gerstein                           Mordicai Gerstein

2005        Kitten's First Full Moon                                              Kevin Henkes                                 Kevin Henkes

2006        The Hello, Goodbye Window                                    Norton Juster                                Chris Raschka    

2007        Flotsam                                                                        David Wiesner                                David Wiesner 

2008        The Invention of Hugo Cabret                                   Brian Selznick                                 Brian Selznick    

2009        The House in the Night                                             Beth Krommers                              Susan Marie Swanson

2010        The Lion and the Mouse                                           Jerry Pinkney                                  Jerry Pinkney

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