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The Caldecott medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished picture book published during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott
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Caldecott Medal Winners

  • The House in the Night (2009)
    Call Number: PZ7.S97255 Hou 2008
    A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.
  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008)
    Call Number: PZ7.S4654 In 2007
    When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
  • Flotsam (2007)
    Call Number: PZ7.W6367 Fl 2006
    A wave deposits an old-fashioned contraption at the feet of an inquisitive young beachcomber. Its a Melville underwater camera, and the excited boy quickly develops the film he finds inside.
  • The Hello, Goodbye Window (2006)
    Call Number: PZ7.J9865 Hel 2005
    On the title page, a little girl springs away from her parents; turn the page, and the reader sees only her arms on the gate, the reader taking her perspective as she looks over to the white clapboard house where her Nanna and Poppy's faces stare equally eagerly out of the Hello, Goodbye Window.
  • Kitten's First Full Moon (2005)
    Call Number: PZ7.H389 Ki 2004
    When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
  • The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2004)
    Call Number: PZ4.5 Bio .G47 Man 2003
    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.
  • My Friend Rabbit (2003)
    Call Number: PZ7.R6413 My 2002
    Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.
  • The Three Pigs (2002)
    Call Number: PZ7.W6367 Th 2001
    The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
  • So You Want to be President (2001)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.S699 So 2000
    Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
  • Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000)
    Call Number: PZ7.T1115 Jo 1999
    A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
  • Snowflake Bentley (1999)
    Call Number: PZ8.S35 M37 1998
    A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
  • Rapunzel (1998)
    Call Number: PZ8.Z38 Rap 1997
    A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress
  • Golem (1997)
    Call Number: PZ8.1 .W754 Go 1996
    A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
  • Officer Buckle and Gloria (1996)
    Call Number: PZ7.R1936 Of 1995
    The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
  • Smoky Night (1995)
    Call Number: PZ7.B91527 Sl 1994
    When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
  • Grandfather's Journey (1994)
    Call Number: PZ7.S2744 Gr 1993
    A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
  • Mirette on the High Wire (1993)
    Call Number: PZ7.M478415 Mi 1992
    Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother’s boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
  • Tuesday (1992)
    Call Number: PZ7.W6367 Tu 1991
    Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
  • Black and White (1991)
    Call Number: PZ7.M1197 Bl 1990
    Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.
  • Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (1990)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.Y84 Lo 1989
    Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
  • Song and Dance Man (1989)
    Call Number: PZ7.A1824 So 1988
    Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
  • Owl Moon (1988)
    Call Number: PZ7.Y78 Ow 1987
    On a winter’s night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
  • Hey, Al (1987)
    Call Number: PZ7.Y819 He 1986
    A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
  • The Polar Express (1986)
    Call Number: PZ7.V266 Po 1985
    A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
  • Saint George and the Dragon: A Golden Legend (1985)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.H69 Sai 1984
    Retells the segment from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
  • The Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Lous Bleriot (1984)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.T74 P76 1987
    A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.
  • Shadow (1983)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.C46 Sha 1982
    Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.
  • Jumanji (1982)
    Call Number: PZ7.V266 Ju 1981
    Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
  • Fables (1981)
    Call Number: PZ8.2.L6 Fab 1980
    Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
  • Ox-Cart Man (1980)
    Call Number: PZ7.H14115 Ox 1979
    Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family
  • The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (1979)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.G537 Gi 1978
    Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
  • Noah's Ark (1978)
    Call Number: PZ7.S65 No 1977
    Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah’s ark and thereby survived the flood.
  • Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (1977)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.M87 Ash 1976
    Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.
  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1976)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.A213 Wh 1975
    A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.
  • Arrow to the Sun (1975)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.M25 Ar 1974
    An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.
  • Duffy and the Devil (1974)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.Z38 Du3 1973
    The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire’s name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil’s name.
  • The Funny Little Woman (1973)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.M8346 Fu 1986
    While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.
  • One Fine Day (1972)
    Call Number: PZ7.H6844 On 1997
    After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.
  • A Story, a Story (1971)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.H139 St 1970
    Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."
  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1970)
    Call Number: PZ7.S8177 Sy 1980
    In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
  • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship A Russian Tale (1969)
    Call Number: PZ8.R174 Fo 1968
    When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.
  • Drummer Hoff (1968)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.E515 Dr 1967
    A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.
  • Sam, Bangs and Moonshine (1967)
    Call Number: PZ7.N4384 Sam 1966
    Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between make believe and real life.
  • Always Room for One More (1966)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.L5492 An 1965
    In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.
  • May I Bring a Friend? (1965)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.D443 May 1964
    A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.
  • Where the Wild Things Are (1964)
    Call Number: PZ7.S47 Wh 1963
    A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
  • Snowy Day (1963)
    Call Number: PZ7.K2253 Sn 1962
    The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
  • Once a Mouse (1962)
    Call Number: PZ8.2.B668 On 1961
    A hermit knows the magic to change a small mouse into a cat, a dog, and a majestic tiger -- and Marcia Brown's magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her her second Caldecott Medal.
  • Baboushka and the Three Kings (1961)
    Call Number: PZ8.1.R5 Bab 1960
    An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
  • Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico (1960)
    Call Number: PZ7.E855 Ni 1987
    Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.
  • Chanticleer and the Fox (1959)
    Call Number: PZ8.2.C47 C42 1989
    A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.
  • Time of Wonder (1958)
    Call Number: PZ7.M1336 Ti 1985
    Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.
  • A Tree is Nice (1957)
    Call Number: PZ7.U10 Tr 1984
    Some of the reasons why trees are so good to have around are funny. Some are indisputable facts. But in all of them there is a sense of poetic simplicity and beauty which will be sure to entrance any young child. Whether he knows on tree or many, he will relish the descriptions of the delights to be had in, with, or under a tree.
  • Frog Went A-Courtin' (1956)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.L28 Fr 1955
    This book illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.
  • Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1955)
    Call Number: PZ8.P426 C5 1954
    In her haste to leave the palace before the fairy godmother’s magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
  • Madeline's Rescue (1954)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.B425 Mah3 1953
    A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.
  • Biggest Bear (1953)
    Call Number: PZ7.W2146 Bi 1988
    Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family’s barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.
  • Finders Keepers (1952)
    Call Number: PZ7.L6637 Fi 1989
    Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.
  • The Egg Tree (1951)
    Call Number: PZ7.M595 Eg 1978
    When Katy discovers her grandmother's old hand-painted Easter eggs in the attic, she inspires the renewal of a special tradition: the Easter egg tree!
  • Song of the Swallows (1950)
    Call Number: PZ7.P753 So 1999
    Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph’s Day the next spring.
  • The Big Snow (1949)
    Call Number: Z7.H117 Bh 1976
    Winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.
  • White Snow, Bright Snow (1948)
    Call Number: PZ7.T732 Wh 1988
    When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.
  • The Little Island (1947)
    Call Number: PZ7.B8163 Li 1993
    Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.
  • The Rooster Crows (1946)
    Call Number: Z8.3.P447 Ro 1973
    A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes.
  • Prayer for a Child (1945)
    Call Number: PZ8.3.F456 Pr 1972
    An illustrated bedtime prayer which gives thanks for the many aspects of a child’s world.
  • Many Moons (1944)
    Call Number: PZ7.T422 Man 1990
    Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore’s wish for the moon.
  • The Little House (1943)
    Call Number: PZ7.B954 Li 1978
    A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.
  • Make Way for Ducklings (1942)
    Call Number: PZ7.M1336 Mak 1941
    Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.
  • They Were Strong and Good (1941)
    Call Number: PZ7.L4384 Th 1968
    Relates the story of the author’s grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.
  • Abraham Lincoln (1940)
    Call Number: PZ4.5 Bio .D36 Abr 1993
    Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.
  • Mei Li (1939)
    Call Number: Out of Print and Unavailable
    After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God
  • Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book (1938)
    Call Number: PZ10.3.B412 An 1998
    Dorothy Lathrop's Animals of the Bible won the very first Caldecott Medal when it was originally published in 1937
 
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