The Caldecott Medal
Randolph Caldecott Medal Winners 1938 to 2010
2011 Caldecott MedalWinner
Caldecott Honor Books
2010
The Lion and the Mouse illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney
Two Caldecott Honor Books also were named : All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon and published by Beach Lane Books; and Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Winner: Beth Krommes, illustrator of the House in the Night written by Susan Marie Swanson and published by Houghton Mifflin Company, is the 2009 Caldecott Medal Winner.
Three Caldecott Honor Books were named: A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee and published by Harcourt, Inc.;
How I Learned Geography, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz and published by Farrar Straus Giroux;
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2008 -The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Review
"With characteristic intelligence, exquisite images, and a breathtaking design, Selznick shatters conventions related to the art of bookmaking....This is a masterful narrative that readers can literally manipulate." School Library Journal (Starred Review) (read more)
2007- Flotsam by David Wiesner Powells.com Staff Pick
A day at the beach like no other! A boy finds an old camera that has washed ashore and thus begins an incredible story-in-pictures. As beautiful and intriguing as any of his previous books, Flotsam is a Wiesner classic — a treat for kids and adults alike.
2006- The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka Publisher Comments
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood. It is also a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild.
2005- Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Synopsis
From one of the most beloved picture book creators of today comes a memorable new character and a suspenseful adventure. Kitten sees her first full moon, but she thinks it's a bowl of milk and tries to get at it. (read more)
2004- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein Publisher Comments
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and in two dramatic foldout spreads the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat.
2003 - My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann Review
"[A] smart, sassy object lesson....The fun of this is in the spacing and sequencing of the heavily ink-outlined drawings....Tremendous physical humor delivers a gentle lesson about accepting friends as they are." Connie Fletcher, Booklist
2002- The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolfs huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story... and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects — cinematic flow, astonishing shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as episodes of flight. (read more)
2001 So You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George
2000 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
1999 Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
1998 Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
1997 Golem by David Wisniewski
1996 Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
1995 Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
1994 Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
1992 Tuesday by David Wiesner
1991 Black and White by David Macaulay
1990 Lon Po Po: A Red-riding Hood Story From China by Ed Young
1989 Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
1988 Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
1987 Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
1986 The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
1985 Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
1984 The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909 by Alice Provensen
1983 Shadow by Blaise Cendrars
1982 Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
1981 Fables by Arnold Lobel
1980 Ox-cart Man by Donald Hall
1979 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
1978 Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
1977 Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions by Margaret W. Musgrove
1976 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema
1975 Arrow To the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald Mcdermott
1974 Duffy and the Devil by Harve Zemach
1973 The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel
1972 One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian
1971 A Story, a Story: An African Tale by Gail E. Haley
1970 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
1969 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale by Arthur Ransome
1968 Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley
1967 Sam Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
1966 Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas
1965 May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
1964 Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
1963 The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
1962 Once a Mouse... : A Fable Cut in Wood by Marcia Brown
1961 Baboushka and the Three Kings: Ruth Robbins by Ruth Robbins
1960 Nine Days To Christmas by Marie Hall Ets
1959 Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer
1958 Time of Wonder by Robert Mccloskey
1957 A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry
1956 Frog Went A-courtin' by John Langstaff
1955 Cinderella by Charles Perrault
1954 Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
1953 The Biggest Bear by Lynn K. Ward
1952 Finders Keepers by Nicolas Will
1951 The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
1950 Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
1949 The Big Snow by Berta Hader
1948 White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
1947 The Little Island by Golden Macdonald
1946 The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles by Maud Petersham
1945 Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field
1944 Many Moons by James Thurber
1943 The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
1942 Make Way for Ducklings by Robert Mccloskey
1941 They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
1940 Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'aulaire
1939 Mei LI by Thomas Handforth
1938 Animals of the Bible: A Picture Book by Dorothy P. Lathrop