"The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children...to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children."  American Library Association

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The books listed below are located in the Caldecott section of the Juvenile Picture book area.  If you need assistance finding a book please ask the librarian..
 
Title Section Author Illustrator Year
Animals of the Bible J Caldecott Fish Dorothy P. Lathrop 1938
Mei Li J Caldecott Handforth Thomas Handforth 1939
Abraham Lincoln J Caldecott d'Aulaire Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire 1940
They Were Strong and Good J Caldecott Lawson Robert Lawson 1941
Make Way for Ducklings J Caldecott McCloskey Robert McCloskey 1942
The Little House J Caldecott Burton Virginia Lee Burton 1943
Many Moons J Caldecott Thurber Louis Slobodkin 1944
Prayer for a Child J Caldecott Field Elizabeth Orton Jones 1945
The Rooster Crows J Caldecott Petersham Maud and Miska Petersham 1946
The Little Island J Caldecott MacDonald Leonard Weisgard 1947
White Snow, Bright Snow J Caldecott Tresselt Roger Duvoisin 1948
The Big Snow J Caldecott Hader Berta and Elmer Hader 1949
Song of the Swallows J Caldecott Politi Leo Politi 1950
The Egg Tree J Caldecott Milhous Katherine Milhous 1951
Finders Keepres J Caldecott Lipkind Nicolas Mordvinoff 1952
The Biggest Bear J Caldecott Ward Lynd K. Ward 1953
Madeline's Rescue J Caldecott Bemelmans Ludwig Bemelmans 1954
Cinderella; or The Little Glass Slipper J Caldecott Perrault Marcia Brown 1955
Frog Went A-Courtin' J Caldecott Langstaff Feodor Rojankovsky 1956
A Tree Is Nice J Caldecott Udry Marc Simont 1957
Time of Wonder J Caldecott McCloskey Robert McCloskey 1958
Chanticleer and the Fox J Caldecott Cooney Barbara Cooney 1959
Nine Days to Christmas J Caldecott Ets Marie Hall Ets 1960
Baboushka and the Three Kings J Caldecott Robbins Nicolas Sidjakov 1961
Once a Mouse J Caldecott Brown Marcia Brown 1962
The Snowy Day J Caldecott Keats Ezra Jack Keats 1963
Where the Wild things are J Caldecott Sendak Maurice Sendak 1964
May I Bring a Friend? J Caldecott de Regniers Beni Montresor 1965
Always Room for One More J Caldecott Alger Nonny Hogrogain 1966
Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine J Caldecott Ness Evaline Ness 1967
Drummer Hoff J Caldecott Emberley Ed Emberley 1968
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship J Caldecott Ransome Uri Shulevitz 1969
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble J Caldecott Steig William Steig 1970
A Story, a Story J Caldecott Haley Gail E. Haley 1971
One Fine Day J Caldecott Hogrogian Nonny Hogrogian 1972
The Funny Little Woman J Caldecott Mosel Lent Blair 1973
Duffy and the Devil:  A Cornish Tale J Caldecott Zemach Margot Zemach 1974
Arrow to the Sun:  A Pueblo Indian Tale J Caldecott McDermott Gerald McDermott 1975
Why Mosquitoes Buss in People's Ears:
A West African Tale
J Caldecott Aardema Leo and Diane Dillon 1976
Ashanti to Zulu:  African Traditions J Caldecott Musgrove Leo and Diane Dillon 1977
Noah's Ark J Caldecott Spier Peter Spier 1978
The Girl who Loved Wild Horses J Caldecott Goble Paul Goble 1979
Ox-Cart Man J Caldecott Hall Barbara Cooney 1980
Fables J Caldecott Lobel Arnold Lobel 1981
Jumanji J Caldecott Allsburg Chris Van Allsburg 1982
Shadow J Caldecott Cendrars Marcia Brown 1983
The Glorious flight:  Across the
Channel with Louis Blériot
J Caldecott Provensen Alice and Martin Provensen 1984
Saint George and the Dragon J Caldecott Hodges Trina Schart Hyman 1985
The Polar Express J Caldecott Allsburg Chris Van Allsburg 1986
Hey, Al J Caldecott Yorinks Richard Egielski 1987
Owl Moon J Caldecott Yolen John Schoenherr 1988
Song and Dance Man J Caldecott Ackerman Stephen Gammell 1989
Lon Po Po:  a Red-Riding
Hood Story from China
J Caldecott Young Ed Young 1990
Black and White J Caldecott Macaulay David Macaulay 1991
Tuesday J Caldecott Wiesner David Wiesner 1992
Mirette on the High Wire J Caldecott McCully Emily Arnold McCully 1993
Grandfather's Journey J Caldecott Say Allen Say 1994
Smoky Night J Caldecott Bunting David Diaz 1995
Officer buckle and Gloria J Caldecott Rathmann Peggy Rathmann 1996
Golem J Caldecott Wisniewski David Wisniewski 1997
Rapunzel J Caldecott Zelinsky Paul O. Zelinsky 1998
Snowflake Bentley J Caldecott Martin Mary Azarian 1999
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat J Caldecott Taback Simms Taback 2000
So You Want to Be president? J Caldecott St. George David Small 2001
The Three Little Pigs J Caldecott Wiesner David Wiesner 2002
My Friend Rabbit J Caldecott Rohmann Eric Rohmann 2003
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers J Caldecott Gerstein Mordicai Gerstein 2004
Kitten's First Full Moon J Caldecott Henkes Kevin Henkes 2005
The Hello, Goodbye Window J Caldecott Juster Chris Raschka 2006
Flotsam J Caldecott Wiesner David Wiesner 2007
The Invention of Hugo Cabret J Caldecott Selznick Brian Selznick 2008
House In The Night J Caldecott Swanson Beth Krommes 2009
The Lion and the Mouse J Caldecott Pinkney Jerry Pinkney 2010
A Sick Day for Amos McGee J Caldecott Stead Erin Stead 2011

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