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2020s
2021 Medal Winner
We Are Water Protectors, illustrated by Michaela Goade, written by Carole Lindstrom (Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings)
Honor Books:
- A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, illustrated by Noa Denmon, written by Zetta Elliott, and published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group.
- The Cat Man of Aleppo, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
- Me & Mama, illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
- Outside In, illustrated by Cindy Derby, written by Deborah Underwood (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Members of the 2021 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee are: Chair Annisha Jeffries, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio; Carmen Lynette Boston, DC Public Library, Washington, D.C.; Christine Caputo, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Edith Irene Ching, University of Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland; Alec B. Chunn, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon; Dr. Brenda Dales, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; Melissa Zymboly Depper, Arapahoe Libraries, Englewood, Colorado; Shannan Hicks, William F. Laman Public Library System, North Little Rock, Arkansas; Gaye Hinchliff, King County Library System, Kirkland, Washington; Hanna Lee, First Regional Library; Erin Ford Nguyen, Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, Tennessee, Sarah Okner, Vernon Area Public Library, Lincolnshire, Illinois; Sarah Rodriguez, Scarsdale Public Library, Scarsdale, New York; Mary Schreiber, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, Ohio; Catherine Sorensen, Heathcote School, Scarsdale, New York.
The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Kwame Alexander (Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Honor Books:
- Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, written by Richard T. Morris (Little, Brown/Hachette)
- Double Bass Blues, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Andrea J. Loney (Knopf/Random House Children’s Books/Penguin Random House)
- Going Down Home with Daddy, illustrated by Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons (Peachtree)
Members of the 2020 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee are: Chair Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Mass.; Joel Bangilan, Harris County Public Library, Houston, Texas; Ericka Brunson, Kitsap Regional Library, Bremerton, Wash.; Evan Michael Bush, Athens (Ga.) Regional Library System; Jean Darnell, St. Pius X, Friendswood, Texas; Dr. Christina Dorr, Hilliard City School District/ Kent State University, Hilliard, Ohio; Pamela Greene, Inglewood Public Library, Los Angeles, Calif.; Alia Jones, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio; Sophie Kenney, Aurora (Ill.) Public Library; Linda Klein, Anchorage (Alaska) Public Library; Erica Marks, Cleveland (Ohio) Public Library; Michelle Ng, San Mateo County Libraries, Belmont, Calif.; Eboni Njoku, DC Public Library, Washington, D.C.; Gloria Repolesk, Emmet O'Neal Public Library, Mountain Brook, Ala.; and David (Mitch) Self, McWhirter Elementary, Seabrook, Texas.
2010s
Hello Lighthouse, illustrated and written by Sophie Blackall (Little, Brown/Hachette)
Honor books:
- Alma and How She Got Her Name, illustrated and written by Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick)
- A Big Mooncake for Little Star, illustrated and written by Grace Lin (Little, Brown/Hachette)
- The Rough Patch, illustrated and written by Brian Lies (Greenwillow/HarperCollins)
- Thank You, Omu!, illustrated and written by Oge Mora (Little, Brown/Hachette)
Members of the 2019 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee are: Chair Mary Fellows, Upper Hudson Library System, Albany, N.Y. ; Farouqua Abuzeit, Boston (Mass.) Public Library; Heather Acerro, Rochester (Minn.) Public Library; Tom Bober, School District of Clayton, Mo.; Megan Alleyn Egbert, Meridian (Idaho) Library District; Lucia Martinez Gonzalez, North Miami (Fla.) Public Library; Dr. Darwin L. Henderson, Cincinnati, Ohio; Shannon Horrocks, Sno-Isle Libraries, Snohomish, Wash.; Dr. Jonda C. McNair, Clemson (S.C.) University; Dr. Ruth E. Quiroa, National Louis University, Lisle, Ill.; Chinasa Izeogu Seyse, Schenectady (N.Y.) County Public Library; Amanda Struckmeyer, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (Wisc.); Marilyn J. Taniguchi, Beverly Hills (Calif.) Public Library; Gwen Vanderhage, Brodart Co., Williamsport, Pa.; and Caroline Ward, Cos Cob, Conn.
Wolf in the Snow, illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell (Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan)
Honor Books:
- Big Cat, Little Cat, illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck)
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes (Bolden/Agate)
- A Different Pond, illustrated by Thi Bui, written by Bao Phi (Capstone Young Readers/Capstone)
- Grand Canyon, illustrated and written by Jason Chin (Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck)
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated and written by Javaka Steptoe (Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.)
Honor Books:
- Leave Me Alone! illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol (Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck)
- Freedom in Congo Square, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Little Bee Books/Bonnier)
- Du Iz Tak? illustrated and written by Carson Ellis (Candlewick Press)
- They All Saw a Cat, illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books)
Honor Books:
- Trombone Shorty, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Troy Andrews and published by (Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS)
- Waiting, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins)
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Candlewick Press)
- Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Peña (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin)
Members of the 2016 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library; Lauren Anduri, Oakland (Calif.) Public Library; Alan R. Bailey, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.; Jill Bellomy, Highland Park Middle School, Dallas; Sharon Deeds, Utah State Library, Salt Lake City; Brian Fahey, West Chester (Pa.) Friends School; Laura A. Given, Parkview Center School, Roseville, Minn.; Celia W. Jackson, Oakland (Calif.) Public Library; Elise R. Katz, Wayland (Mass.) Free Public Library; Karen A. MacPherson, Takoma Park Maryland Library; Nicole Powell, Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; Tess Prendergast, British Columbia, Canada; Jennifer Ralston, Harford County (Md.) Public Library; Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison; and Sarah Bean Thompson, Springfield-Greene County (Mo.) Library.
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, written and illustrated by Dan Santat (Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.)
Honor Books:
- Nana in the City written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo, (Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art, illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock (Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books)
- Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (Candlewick Press)
- Viva Frida, written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Roaring Brook Press, a Neal Porter Book)
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
- This One Summer, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki (First Second)
Members of the 2015 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Junko Yokota, Center for Teaching through Children’s Books, Skokie, IL; Lucia Acosta, Princeton (NJ) Public Library; Tali Balas Kaplan, Success Academy Charter School, Bronx, NY; Bradley Debrick, Johnson County Library, Overland Park, KS; Alison Ernst, University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI; Adrienne Furness, Henrietta Public Library, Rochester, NY; Jonathan Hunt, San Diego (CA) County Office of Education; Rebecca Jackman, New Providence Middle School, Clarksville, TN; Roger Kelly, Santa Monica (CA) Public Library; Barbara Klipper, Stamford, CT; Susan Kusel, Temple Rodef Shalom Library, Falls Church, VA; Amy Lilien-Harper, Ferguson Library Harry Bennett Branch, Stamford, CT; Sharon McKellar, Oakland (CA) Public Library; Shilo Pearson, Chicago Public Library; and Angela Reynolds, Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Locomotive, written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
- Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press)
- Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle (Chronicle Books)
- Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing)
Members of the 2014 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Marion Hanes Rutsch, Chevy Chase, MD; Deborah A. Burns, Chicago Public Library; Dr. Cora Phelps Dunkley, University of South Florida School of Information, Tampa, FL; Carol A. Edwards, Denver Public Library; Judy Freeman, Children’s Literature Consultant, Highland Park, NJ; Rachel Fryd, Free Library of Philadelphia; Carl A. Harvey, II, North Elementary School, Noblesville, IN; Travis Jonker, Wayland Union Schools, Dorr, MI; Carla J. Kozak, San Francisco Public Library; Dennis J. LeLoup, Avon (IN) Intermediate Schools; Miriam Medow, Oakland (CA) Public Library; Leslie M. Molnar, Cleveland; Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson; and Blanche Woolls, Glendale, CA.
2013 Medal Winner
This Is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)
Honor Books:
- Creepy Carrots!, illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division)
- Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
- Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press)
- One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo (Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group)
- Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
Members of the 2013 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Sandra J. Imdieke, Ph.D., Northern Michigan University,Marquette, MI; Elise DeGuiseppi, Pierce County Library System, Tacoma, WA; Kerry J. Gleason, Wilmington (DE) Institute Library; Sarah J. Howard, Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO; Nancy J. Johnson, Ph.D., Singapore American School; JoAnn M. Jonas, San Diego County Library; Dr. Melanie D. Koss, Northern Illinois University, Department of Literacy Education, DeKalb; Wendy Lukehart, District of Columbia Public Library, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Miriam Martinez, University of Texas at San Antonio; Dr. Claudette S. McLinn, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, Inglewood, CA; Kiera Parrott, Darien (CT) Library; Carol Hanson Sibley, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN; Michelle M. Willis, Scotch Plains (NJ) Public Library; Maida Wong, South Pasadena (CA) Public Library; and Dr. Nancy P. Zimmerman, University of South Carolina, SLIS, Columbus, S.C.
2012 Medal Winner
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.)
Honor Books:
- Blackout by John Rocco (Disney · Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group)
- Grandpa Green by Lane Smith (Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership)
- Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell (Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.)
Members of the 2012 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Steven L. Herb, Pennsylvania State University, Paterno Library, University Park; Pabby Arnold, East Baton Rouge (LA) Parish Library; Christine D. Caputo, Free Library of Philadelphia; Tony A. Carmack, Loudoun County (VA) Public Library; Peg W. Ciszek, Northbrook (IL) Public Library; Patricia A. Clingman, Dayton Metro Library, Kettering, Ohio; Betsy Crone, Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC; Ellen G. Fader, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Ore.; Michele Farley, Indianapolis, IN; Cathryn M. Mercier, Simmons College, Boston; John E. Peters, Bronx, NY; Deanna Romriell, Salt Lake City Public Library; April Roy, Kansas City (MO) Public Library; Allison Santos, Princeton (NJ) Public Library; and Luann Toth, School Library Journal, NY.
2011 Medal Winner
A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead (A Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing)
Honor Books:
- Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill (Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.)
- Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein (Candlewick Press)
Members of the 2011 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Judy E. Zuckerman,Brooklyn (NY) Public Library; Carolyn R. Angus, George Stone Center for Children’s Books, Claremont (CA) Graduate University; Ruth Anne Champion, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore; Kevin Delecki, Dayton (OH) Metro Library; Heidi K. Hammond, St. Catherine University Library, St. Paul, MN; Shelley Haley Huntington, NY; Karen Kessel, Tobias Elementary School, Kyle, TX; Megan D. Lambert, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA; Portia Latalladi, Chicago Public Library; Morgan McMillian, Lake Travis Community Library, Austin, TX; Debra Nelson, Prince George's County Memorial Library, Largo, MD; Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Rio Rancho (NM) Public Library; Gail Nordstrom, Viking Library System, Fergus Falls, MN; Elsworth Rockefeller, Martin Luther King Library, Washington, DC; and Robin Smith, Ensworth School, Nashville, TN.
2010 Medal Winner
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (Little, Brown & Company)
Honor Books:
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All the World ,illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon (Beach Lane Books)
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Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors , illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Members of the 2010 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Rita Auerbach,Zahra M. Baird, Library Consultant, Kimberly Bolan & Associates; Christy B. Estrovitz, San Francisco Public Library; Christi Showman Farrar, Woburn Public Library, MA; Suzanne Harold, Multnomah County Library, OR; Merri Lindgren, Cooperative Children's Book Center,WI; Gene Nelson, Provo City Library, UT; Julie Ranelli, Queen Anne's County Free Library, MD; Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA; Brandy Sanchez, Missouri State Library; John P. Scott, Friends School of Baltimore, MD; Henrietta M. Smith, SLIS-University of South Florida-Tampa; Joanna Ward, County of Los Angeles Public Library, CA; Jan S. Watkins, Skokie Public Library, IL; Lucinda Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, VA.
2000s
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2009 Medal Winner
The House in the Night , illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Honor Books:
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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee (Harcourt, Inc.)
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How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar Straus Giroux)
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams , illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)
Members of the 2009 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Nell Colburn, Lynn Piper Carpenter, Birmingham Public Library; Rosanne Cerny, Queens Library, NY; Georgene DeFilippo, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Jennifer Duffy, King County Library System,WA; Susan Erickson, Bernardino County Library, CA; Suzanne E. Gibbs, Lexington Park Library (MD); B. Allison Gray, Palmdale City Library, CA; Jan Johnson, Princeton Public Library; Naomi Morse; Dr. Jamie Cambell Naidoo, University of Alabama, School of Library & Info Services; Richie Partington, San Jose State University,CA; Rachel Payne, Brooklyn Public Library Neighborhood Services; Ed Spicer, Michigan Reading Journal; Terrence Young, Cathedra Academy Library, LA.
2008 Medal Winner
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
Honor Books:
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
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First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
Members of the 2008 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Karen Breen, Kirkus Reviews, New York, NY.; Ilene Abramson, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles; Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY; Irene L. Briggs, Prince George's County Library, Hyattsville, MD; Jos N. Holman, Tippecanoe County Public Library, Lafayette, IN.; Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Charlottesville, VA; Debbie McLeod, Johnson County Library, Shawnee Mission, KS; Sue McCleaf Nespeca, Youngstown, OH; Rhonda Puntney, Lakeshore Library System, Waterford, WI; Sue Rokos, Mohawk Valley Library System, Delanson, NY; Ken Setterington, Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ont., Canada; Megan Smith, Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center, Fayetteville, NC; Vicky Smith, McArthur Public Library, Biddeford, ME; Roger Sutton, The Horn Book Magazine, Boston; and Roberto Zapata, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio.
2007 Medal Winner
Flotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion)
Honor Books:
- Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)
Members of the 2007 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Janice M. Del Negro, Dominican University, River Forest, IL; Carolyn S. Brodie, Kent State University, OH; Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI; Julie Cummins, Canandaigua, NY; Linda L. Ernst, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA; Dorothy Evans, Chicago Public Library; Mary Fellows, Upper Hudson Library System, Albany, NY; Saroj Ghoting, Riner, VA; Patricia A. Gonzales, Los Angeles Public Library; Richard M. Kerper, Millersville University, PA; Sharron L. McElmeel, McBookWords, Cedar Rapids, IA; Caroline S. Parr, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, Va.; Elizabeth Poe, Morgantown, WV; Ann K. Symons, The Anglo-American School of Moscow, Russia; and Mary Jane Wiseman, Madison, WI.
2006 Medal Winner
The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children)
Honor Books:
- Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)
- Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)
- Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)
- Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Members of the 2006 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Gratia J. Banta, Gratia Arts, Portland, ME; Nancy Bujold, Capital Area District Library, Lansing, MI; Linnéa Christensen, Hennepin County Library, Plymouth, MN; Genevieve C. Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA; Tabitha Hogan, Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS; Jeanne Lamb, New York Public Library; Karen Lemmons, Howe Elementary School, Detroit; Andrew Medlar, Chicago Public Library; Kemie R. Nix, Children’s Literature for Children, Peachtree City, GA; Nicole Reader, Benicia Public Library, Benecia, CA; Ellen M. Riordan, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore; Merce Robinson, Cleveland Public Library; Julie Schwartz, Kirkwood Public Library, St. Louis, MO; Sue Sherif, Alaska State Library, Anchorage; and Cheryl Smith, East Chicago Public Library, East Chicago, IN.
2005 Medal Winner
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers)
Honor Books:
- The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Son's/Penguin Young Readers Group)
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children)
Members of the 2005 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Betsy Hearne, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Emily Beeck, Los Angeles Public Library; Margaret Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA; Maralita (Micki) Freeny, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Hyattsville, MD; Lolly H. Gepson, Northbrook (IL) Public Library; Anne Heidemann, Chippewa River District Library System, Mount Pleasant, MI; Marie C. Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, N.Y.; Marilyn Payne Phillips, University City (MO) Public Library; Lolly Robinson, The Horn Book, Boston; Marion Hanes Rutsch, children’s literature consultant, Chevy Chase, MD; Rita J. Smith, Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville; Margie Stern, Delaware County Library System, Media, Pa.; Anne Tisch, Cleveland Heights-University Heights (OH) Public Library; Amanda Williams, Central Texas Library System, Austin; Judy Zuckerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY.
2004 Medal Winner
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
Honor Books:
- Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.)
- What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)
Members of the 2004 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair: Kathy East, Wood County (OH) District Public Library; Khafre K. Abif, Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Library; Karen Breen, Kirkus Reviews, New York; Nell Colburn, Multnomah County Public Library, Portland, OR; MaryKay Dahlgreen, Oregon State Library; Carol Doll, State University of New York, Albany; Debra S. Gold, Parma Heights (OH) Library; Linnea Hendrickson, Albuquerque (NM) Public Schools; Ellen Loughran, Brooklyn, NY; Carla Morris, Provo (Utah) City Library; Bianca Roberts, St. Louis County (MO) Library; Nancy Snyder, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC), Bettye L. Smith, District of Columbia Public Library; Anitra T. Steele, Mid-Continent (MO) Public Library; William H. Teale, University of Illinois at Chicago.
2003 Medal Winner
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
Honor Books:
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The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
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Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.)
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Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.)
Members of the 2003 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Pat R. Scales, South Carolina's Governor's School of the Arts & Humanities; Diana M. Berry, DeKalb County (GA) School System; Barbara L. Brand, Johnson County (KS) Library-Blue Valley; Sandra Kennedy Bright, New York City Board of Education (Brooklyn); Candace E. Deisley, College of St. Rose-Neil Hellman Library, Albany, NY; Caitlin E. Dixon, Pierce County (WA) Library; Celia Holm, New York Public Library-Mid-Manhattan; Erlene Bishop Killeen, Stoughton Area Schools (WI); Phyllis Mattill, Hennepin County (MN) Library; Walter Minkel, School Library Journal, New York; Torrey Postal, Tucson-Pima (AZ) County Library; Linda Staskus, Cuyahoga County (OH) Public Library; Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County (SC) Library; Bina Williams, Bridgeport (CT) Public Library; and Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County (MN) Library.
2002 Medal Winner
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin)
Honor Books:
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic)
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Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion)
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The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins)
Members of the 2002 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Kathryn McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT; Anne C. Connor, Los Angeles Public Library; Ann H. Cook, Altamonte Springs, FL; Marian L. Creamer, Riverdale School Library, Portland, OR; Floyd C. Dickman, Columbus, OH; Steven Donald Engelfried, Beaverton City (OR) Library; Cyndi A. Giorgis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; Sharon B. Grover, Arlington (VA) County Library; Molly Krukewitt, Fort Bend County Libraries, Richmond, Texas; Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha (WI) Public Library; Cindy A. Lombardo, Orrville (OH) Public Library; Katherine O'Dell, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR; Susan J. Pine, New York Public Library; Luann Toth, School Library Journal, New York; and Melissa Yurechko, Hartford (CT) Public Library.
2001 Medal Winner
So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel)
Honor Books:
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Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint)
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster)
Members of the 2001 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Connie Rockman, Children's Literature Consultant, Stratford, Conn.; Viki Ash-Geisler, Spokane, WA; Carolyn D. Ayres, Pittsboro, NC; Rusty True Browder, The Park School Library, Brookline, MA; Ann Carlson, GSLIS, Dominican University, River Forest, IL; Dorian Chong, Berkeley Public Library, Calif.; Barbara A. Genco, Brooklyn Public Library, NY; Mary Ann Gilpatrick, Walla Walla Public Library, Wash.; Helma Hawkins, Kansas City Public Library, MO; Kelly Jennings, Tulsa, OK.; Dolores A. Jones, Hattiesburg, MS; Scott T. Lewis, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH; Eva-Marie Lusk, Spokane County Library District, WA; Gale W. Sherman, Beyond Basals, Inc., Pocatello, ID; and Deborah Stevenson, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Champaign, IL.
2000 Medal Winner
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback (Viking)
Honor Books:
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A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Text: John Updike (Holiday House)
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Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
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When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic)
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The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney (Morrow)
Members of the 2000 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Barbara Keifer, Amy Kellman, Eva Mitnick, Barbara Elleman, Caroline Kienzle, Andrew Finkbeiner, Caroline Kienzle, Ginny Moore Kruse, Gene Nelson, Jennifer Ralston, Oralia Garza de Cortes, Barbara Lintner, Deborah E. Stewart, Sandra J. Imdieke, Jane B. Marino, Jensa Woo.
1990s
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1999 Medal Winner
Snowflake Bentley, Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney(Hyperion)
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No, David! by David Shannon (Scholastic)
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Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís (Frances Foster)
Members of the 1999 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Barbara M. Barstow, Alan bern, Rudine Sims Bishop, Rosanne Cerny, Julie A. Corsaro, Janice N. Harrington, Barbara F Immroth, Ronald A. Jobe, Alice R. Neve, Rosalyn L. Pierini, Leda Schubert, Susan C. Sponaas, Susan M. Stan, Cynthia Woodruff, Deborah L. Wright.
1998 Medal Winner
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)
Honor Books:
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The Gardener illustrated by David Small Text: Sarah Stewart (Farrar)
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Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers Text: Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic)
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking)
Members of the 1998 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair John Warren Stewig, Theresa Black Chekon, Carolyn Cody-Fuller, Nell Colburn, Nancy N. DeSalvo, Cheri S. Estes, Jean B. Gaffney, Linnea M. Hendrickosn, Sue C. Kimmel, Marina Starr LaTronica, Frieda Ling, Wendy Vauder Lukehart, Danita R. Nichols, Meb Norton, Janelle A. Paris.
1997 Medal Winner
Golem by David Wisniewski (Clarion)
Honor Books:
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Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books)
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The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books)
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The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books)
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Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)
Members of the 1997 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Linda Ward Callaghan, Charles J. Ashto, Adele R. Bennet, Janice M. Del Negro, Marsha Fowle, Grace Worcester Greene, Marilyn P. Hollinshead, Monique A. King, Nancy S. Kraus, Barbara A. Maxwell, Susan J. Pine, Stephanie Mareck Shauck, Susan M. Veltfort, Sandra M. Wilkie, Junko Yokota.
1996 Medal Winner
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)
Honor Books:
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Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking)
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Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin , illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster)
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The Faithful Friend , illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Simon & Schuster)
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Tops & Bottoms , adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt)
Members of the 1996 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Julie A. Cummins, Toni A. Bernardi, Marsha D. Broadway, Judith F. Davie, Linda Abby Fein, Karen G. James, Margaret L. Kirkpatric, Jacqueline G. Morris, Kathleen F. Odean, Connie C. Rockman, Julie A. Tomlianovich, Maeve Visser Knoth, Maureen White, Carol Ann Wilson, Bernice L. Yesner.
1995 Medal Winner
Smoky Night , illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
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John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester (Dial)
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Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs (Dutton)
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Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (Crown)
Members of the 1995 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Grace W. Ruth, Rosalind Chang, Barbara Jones Clark, Jane Dyer Cook, Sherry Des Enfants, Bessie Condos Tichauer, Virginia Golodetz, Phyllis K. Kennemer, Marlene K. Lee, Elizabeth C. Overyer, Janice D. Smuda, Kathleen A. Staerkel, John Warren Stewig, Ruth Toor, Phyllis Jeanne Van Orden.
1994 Medal Winner
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone (Lothrop)
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In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Holt)
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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (Harcourt)
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Owen by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)
Members of the 1994 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Maria B. Salvadore, Donna L. Bessant, Floyd C. Dickman, R. Randall Enos, Dorothy J. Evans, Dona Helmer, Mildred C. Lee, Debra A. McLeod, Cathryn M. Mercier, Hilda W. Parfery, Marilou R. Sorensen, Jewell K. Stoddard, Rebecca L. Thomas, Kathy Toon, Elizabeth S. Watson.
1993 Medal Winner
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (Putnam)
Honor Books:
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales , illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka (Viking)
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Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Philomel Books)
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Working Cotton , illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams (Harcourt)
Members of the 1993 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Jane Botham, Melody L. Allen, Laurel C. Chase, Susan W. Faust, Carole Fiore, Sharon M. Harvey, Rita J. Hoffmann, Janet K. Irving, April L. Judge, Fay L. Matsunaga, Sue McCleaf Nespeca, Jane H. Pan, Rivkah K. Sass, Sally Anne M. Thompson.
1992 Medal Winner
Tuesday by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
Honor Book:
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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.)
Members of the 1992 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Mary Lou White, Stephen H. Armitage, Kristi Thomas Beavin, Serenna F. Day, Joyce K. Dixon, Carol A. Doll, Vicki Beck Ford, Sandra Kirkpatrick, Kathie L. Meizner, Mercier C. Robinson, Mary Morgan Smith, Mary R. Somerville, Flo Starkey, Elizabeth P. Taylor, Lila B. Wisotzki.
1991 Medal Winner
Black and White by David Macaulay (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Puss in Boots , illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (Di Capua/Farrar)
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"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)
Members of the 1991 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Jill L. Locke, Joan M. Blumenstein, Margaret A. bush, Michael Cart, Patricia J. Cianciolo, Eliza T. Dresang, Janet Gilles Everett, Shirley A. Fitzgibbons, Kathryn MCClelland, John E. Peters, Carol K. Phillips, Arlene M. Pillar, Elizabeth M. Pitts, Martha R. Ruff, Sunny A. Strong.
1990 Medal Winner
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (Philomel)
Honor Books:
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Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet (Houghton)
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Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert (Lippincott)
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The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South , illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Dial)
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins , illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel (Holiday House)
Members of the 1990 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Amy E. Spaudling, Rita Auerbach, Margaret P. Barro, Karen b. Breen, Irene L. Briggs, Muriel W. Brown, Mollie B. Bynum, Marsha L. Cutler, Christine Jenkins, Ann L. Kalkhoff, Cynthia King, Sara L. Miller, Elizabeth A. Polk, Barbara Scotto, Susan Steinfirst.
1980s
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1989 Medal Winner
Song and Dance Man , illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman (Knopf)
Honor Books:
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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap , illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder (Houghton)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall (Dial)
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Mirandy and Brother Wind , illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack (Knopf)
Members of the 1989 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Elizabeth Huntoon, Miriam budein, Wendy D. Caldiero, Constance J. Champlin, Lorrelle Henry, Kathleen S. Johnson, Carolyn B. Noah, Anne V. Osborn, Mary Carol Paulus, Lynne R. Pickens, Margaret E. Poarch, Suzanne F. Salkovitz, Susan Scheps, Joyce A. Wagar, Evelyn M. Wagner.
1988 Medal Winner
Owl Moon , illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (Philomel)
Honor Book:
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop)
Members of the 1988 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Bette J. Peltola, Gratia Banta, Carolyn J. Bauer, Gayle Cole, Susan L. Golden, Marion Bryan Hanes, Carla D. Hayden, Steven L. Herb, Teresa Poston Heyser, Harry E Jacobson-Beyer, Barbara Z. Kiefer, Susan H. Patron, Connie Pottle, Evelyn C. Walker, Barbara Will.
1987 Medal Winner
Hey, Al , illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks (Farrar)
Honor Books:
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The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi (Little, Brown)
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Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald (Bradbury)
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Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)
Members of the 1987 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Kay E. Vandergrift, Mary E. Bogan, Kate Ann (Kathy) East, Leslie M. Edmonds, Sue G. justen, Patricia A. Kennedy, Susan D. Lempke, Donna Matthews, Dianne L. Monson, Effie Lee Morris, Micki S. Nevett, Hilda Weeks Parfrey, Judith Rovenger, Diana L. Spirt, Peggy Whalen-Levitt.
1986 Medal Winner
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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The Relatives Came , illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury)
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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub , illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood (Harcourt)
Members of the 1986 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Mae M. Benne, Jo Ann G. Bell, Melody A. Brown, Floyd C. Dickman, Anne R. Izard, Alice Fontenot Jacobs, Joanna R. Long, Gregory Maguire, Beverly Ann Martin, Anne Y. McConnell, Carol B. McCulloch, Elizabeth M. Simmons, Patsy L. Weeks, Mary Lou White, Letitia (Tish) A. Wilson.
1985 Medal Winner
Saint George and the Dragon , illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges (Little, Brown)
Honor Books:
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Hansel and Gretel , illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd)
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Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (Greenwillow)
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The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend , retold and illustrated by John Steptoe (Lothrop)
Members of the 1985 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Karen Nelson Hoyle, Dorothy S. Baker, Linda Ward Callaghan, Carol R. Christy, Mary Anne Corrier, Margaret K. Duff, Susan H. Galloway, Lois I Hodges, Evva L. Larson, Joyce W. Mills, Selma K. Richardson, Cynthia K. Richey, Marylett R. Robertson, Frances A. Smardo, Fannette H. Thomas.
1984 Medal Winner
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen (Viking)
Honor Books:
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Little Red Riding Hood , retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday)
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Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Greenwillow)
Members of the 1984 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Ellin Greene, Barbara Billinsley, Linda Boyles, Carol N. Euller, Elizabeth F. Howard, Andrea L. Hynes, Margaret Read MacDonald, Kenneth A. Marantz, Lucy C. Marx, Emily H. McCarty, Janet R. Moltzan, Bruce C. Murray, Margaret M. Nichols, Anitra T. Steele, Janice A. Yee.
1983 Medal Winner
Shadow , translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars (Scribner)
Honor Books:
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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)
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When I Was Young in the Mountains , illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant (Dutton)
Members of the 1983 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Marilyn B. Iarusso, Patricia A. Bakula, Jane M. Bingham, Clara N. Bohrer, Bernice E. Cullinan, Nancy T. Elsmo, Jane E. Gardner, Ethel L. Heins, Jan Moltzan, Karen M. Perry, Susan Steinfirst, Holly G. Willett, E blanche Woolls, Catherine Yamamoto, Allan Yeager.
1982 Medal Winner
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Where the Buffaloes Begin , illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker (Warne)
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On Market Street , illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel (Greenwillow)
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Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
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A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers , illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard (Harcourt)
1981 Medal Winner
Fables by Arnold Lobel (Harper)
Honor Books:
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The Bremen-Town Musicians , retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume (Doubleday)
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The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (Four Winds)
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Mice Twice by Joseph Low (McElderry/Atheneum)
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Truck by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)
Members of 1981 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Charlotte S. Huck, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; Karen N. Hoyle; Elizabeth Huntoon; James S. Jacobs; Sybille Jagusch; Sue G. Justen; Donnarae T. MacCann, Christine McDonnell; Angeline A. Moscatt; BettyJo Peterson; Carolyn Sue Peterson; Grace W. Ruth; Henrietta M. Smith; Susan Steinfirst; Jerry J. Watson.
1980 Medal Winner
Ox-Cart Man , illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall (Viking)
Honor Books:
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Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Greenwillow)
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The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
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The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)
1970s
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1979 Medal Winner
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (Bradbury)
Honor Books:
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Freight Train by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)
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The Way to Start a Day , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1978 Medal Winner
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
Honor Books:
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Castle by David Macaulay (Houghton)
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It Could Always Be Worse , retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach (Farrar)
Members of 1978 Newbery-Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Patricia J. Cianciolo, Michicag State University, Ethel N. Ambrose, Alice P. Bartz, Nancy M. Berkowitz, Carolyn C. Butler, Gayle Cole, Nancy R. Cummings, Adrienne Fluckiger, Laurel F. Goodigion, Beth Greggs, Caroline Heilmann, Faith Hektoen, Edna L. Jones, Trevelyn Jones, Ethel B. Manheimer, Barbara S. Miller, Mary F. Ness, James A. Norsworthy, Jr., Pamela D. Pollack, Lucille C. Thomas, Julie B. Todaro, Harry Y. Uyehara, Connie W. Woolridge.
1977 Medal Winner
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions , illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove (Dial)
Honor Books:
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The Amazing Bone by William Steig (Farrar)
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The Contest , retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Greenwillow)
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Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein (Dial)
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The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott (Lippincott)
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Hawk, I'm Your Brother , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1976 Medal Winner
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears , illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema (Dial)
Honor Books:
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The Desert is Theirs , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
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Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (Prentice-Hall)
1975 Medal Winner
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (Viking)
Honor Books:
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Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book , illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial)
1974 Medal Winner
Duffy and the Devil , illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach (Farrar)
Honor Books:
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Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (Bradbury)
1973 Medal Winner
The Funny Little Woman , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel (Dutton)
Honor Books:
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti , adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott (Holt)
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Hosie's Alphabet , illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (Viking)
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Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs , illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm (Farrar)
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When Clay Sings , illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1972 Medal Winner
One Fine Day , retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Macmillan)
Honor Books:
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Hildilid's Night , illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan (Macmillan)
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If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska (Macmillan)
- Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book , illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial)
Members of 1971 Newbery Medal Selection Committee: Chair Anne R. Izard, White Plains, NY; Kit Breckenridge, Dudley H. Brown, Glenn E. Estes, Caroline Feller, Sara I. Fenwick, Ethel L. Heins, Mary Jo Howard, Charoltte S. Huck, Luree Jaquith, Margaret E. Johnston, Vivian T. Jones, Mary Elizabeth Ledlie, Charlotte C. Leonard, Isabel McCaul, Alice Brooks McGuire, Ruth I. Peaslee, Barbara Rollock, Frances A. Sullivan, Binne L. Tate, Mary Ann Wentroth, Elizabeth Wood.
1971 Medal Winner
A Story A Story , retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (Atheneum)
Honor Books:
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The Angry Moon , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator (Atlantic)
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Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (Harper)
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In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
1970 Medal Winner
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig (Windmill Books)
Honor Books:
- Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats (Macmillan)
- Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
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Pop Corn & Ma Goodness , illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston (Viking)
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Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle (Viking)
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The Judge: An Untrue Tale , illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach (Farrar)
1960s
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1969 Medal Winner
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship , illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome (Farrar)
Honor Book:
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell (Houghton)
1968 Medal Winner
Drummer Hoff , illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall)
Honor Books:
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Seashore Story by Taro Yashima (Viking)
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The Emperor and the Kite , illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen (World)
1967 Medal Winner
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness (Holt)
Honor Book:
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One Wide River to Cross , illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall)
1966 Medal Winner
Always Room for One More , illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger] (Holt)
Honor Books:
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Hide and Seek Fog , illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
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Just Me by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
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Tom Tit Tot , retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness (Scribner)
1965 Medal Winner
May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (Atheneum)
Honor Books:
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Rain Makes Applesauce , illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer (Holiday)
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The Wave , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges (Houghton)
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A Pocketful of Cricket , illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill (Holt)
1964 Medal Winner
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
Honor Books:
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All in the Morning Early , illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger] (Holt)
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Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes , illustrated by Philip Reed (Atheneum)
1963 Medal Winner
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Viking)
Honor Books:
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The Sun is a Golden Earring , illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting (Holt)
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Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)
1962 Medal Winner
Once a Mouse , retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
Honor Books:
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Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
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Little Bear's Visit , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik (Harper)
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The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up , illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)
1961 Medal Winner
Baboushka and the Three Kings , illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins (Parnassus)
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Inch by Inch , by Leo Lionni (Obolensky)
1960 Medal Winner
Nine Days to Christmas , illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida (Viking)
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Houses from the Sea , illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)
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The Moon Jumpers , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry (Harper)
1950s
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1959 Medal Winner
Chanticleer and the Fox , illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (Crowell)
Honor Books:
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The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi (Harcourt)
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What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin (W. R. Scott)
1958 Medal Winner
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
Honor Books:
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Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman (Viking)
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Anatole and the Cat , illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)
1957 Medal Winner
A Tree is Nice , illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry (Harper)
Honor Books:
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Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
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1 is One by Tasha Tudor (Walck)
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Anatole , illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)
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Gillespie and the Guards , illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin (Viking)
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Lion by William Pène du Bois (Viking)
1956 Medal Winner
Frog Went A-Courtin' , illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
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Play With Me , by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
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Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (Viking)
1955 Medal Winner
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
Honor Books:
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Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes , illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
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Wheel On The Chimney , illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown (Lippincott)
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The Thanksgiving Story , illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner)
1954 Medal Winner
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking)
Honor Books:
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Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking)
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When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein (W. R. Scott)
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James (Scribner)
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A Very Special House , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss (Harper)
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Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Capitol)
1953 Medal Winner
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Puss in Boots , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
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One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
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Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg (Harcourt)
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The Storm Book , illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)
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Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes (Houghton)
1952 Medal Winner
Finders Keepers , illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt)
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Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
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Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
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All Falling Down , illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion (Harper)
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Bear Party by William Pène du Bois (Viking)
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Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds (Houghton)
1951 Medal Winner
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous (Scribner)
Honor Books:
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Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
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The Two Reds , ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt)
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If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
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The Most Wonderful Doll in the World , illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
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T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
1950 Medal Winner
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi (Scribner)
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America's Ethan Allen , illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook (Houghton)
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The Wild Birthday Cake , illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
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The Happy Day , illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss) (Harper)
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
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Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown
1940s
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1949 Medal Winner
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
Honor Books:
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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
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All Around the Town , illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
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Juanita by Leo Politi (Scribner)
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Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Viking)
1948 Medal Winner
White Snow, Bright Snow , illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
Honor Books:
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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
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McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
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Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber (Viking)
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Roger and the Fox , illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
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Song of Robin Hood , illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson (Houghton)
1947 Medal Winner
The Little Island , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday )
Honor Books:
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Rain Drop Splash , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
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Boats on the River , illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack (Viking)
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Timothy Turtle , illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham (Welch)
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Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi (Scribner)
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Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns , illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler (Dutton)
1946 Medal Winner
The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
Honor Books:
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Little Lost Lamb , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday)
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Sing Mother Goose , illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler (Dutton)
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My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World , illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher (Lothrop)
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You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Viking)
1945 Medal Winner
Prayer for a Child , illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field (Macmillan)
Honor Books:
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Mother Goose , illustrated by Tasha Tudor (Oxford University Press)
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In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
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Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
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The Christmas Anna Angel , illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking)
1944 Medal Winner
Many Moons , illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
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Small Rain: Verses From The Bible , illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones (Viking)
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Pierre Pidgeon , illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman (Houghton)
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The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
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A Child's Good Night Book , illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown (W. R. Scott)
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Good-Luck Horse , illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan (Whittlesey)
1943 Medal Winner
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff (Viking)
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Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
1942 Medal Winner
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
Honor Books:
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An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
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In My Mother's House , illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark (Viking)
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Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling (Houghton)
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Nothing At All , by Wanda Gág (Coward)
1941 Medal Winner
They Were Strong and Good , by Robert Lawson (Viking)
Honor Book:
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April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
1940 Medal Winner
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (Doubleday)
Honor Books:
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Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
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Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Simon & Schuster)
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The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford (Dodd)
1930s
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1939 Medal Winner
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (Doubleday)
Honor Books:
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Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (Viking)
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Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
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The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer (Longmans)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág (Coward)
- Wee Gillis , illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf (Viking)
Members of 1939 Newbery-Caldecott Medal Selection Committee:Chair Gladys English, Lesley Newton, Irene Smith, Alice Brunat, Jane A. Darrah, Marcella G. Klein, Florence B. Sloan, Elsa R. Berner.
1938 Medal Winner
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book , illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish (Stokes)
Honor Books:
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds , illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish (Stokes)
- Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale , retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff (Viking)
Members of 1938 Newbery-Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Julie F. Carter, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Virginia Xhase, Alice L. Brunat, Jacqueline Overton, Annabel Porter, Louise S. Shepard, Vera J. Prout, Mary E. Foster.