Caldecott Honor
as Listed on the Award Website
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year. The artist must be a citizen or resident of the United States, whether or not the artist is the author of the text. The award information was retrieved from the Caldecott Award website.
Year of Award |
Caldecott Honor |
2007 |
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker) |
2007 |
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun) |
| 2006 |
Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company) |
| 2006 |
Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press) |
| 2006 |
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book from Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster) |
| 2006 |
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company) |
| 2005 |
The Red Book Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company) |
| 2005 |
Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis , written Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Son's/Penguin Young Readers Group) |
| 2005 |
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children) |
| 2004 |
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.) |
| 2004 |
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company) |
| 2004 |
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) |
| 2003 |
The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) |
| 2003 |
Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.) |
| 2003 |
Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.) |
| 2002 |
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic) |
| 2002 |
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) |
| 2002 |
The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins) |
| 2001 |
Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint) |
| 2001 |
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster) |
| 2001 |
Olivia by Ian Falconer (Atheneum) |
| 2000 |
A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; Text: John Updike (Holiday House) |
| 2000 |
Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Clarion Books) |
| 2000 |
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic) |
| 2000 |
The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney (Morrow) |
| 1999 |
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and the Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney(Hyperion) |
| 1999 |
No, David! by David Shannon (Scholastic) |
| 1999 |
Snow by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar) |
| 1999 |
Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sis (Frances Foster) |
| 1998 |
The Gardener illustrated by David Small; Text: Sarah Stewart (Farrar) |
| 1998 |
Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers; Text: Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic) |
| 1998 |
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking) |
| 1997 |
Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books) |
| 1997 |
The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books) |
| 1997 |
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books) |
| 1997 |
Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux) |
| 1996 |
Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking) |
| 1996 |
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster) |
| 1996 |
The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Simon & Schuster) |
| 1996 |
Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt) |
| 1995 |
John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester (Dial) |
| 1995 |
Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs (Dutton) |
| 1995 |
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (Crown) |
| 1994 |
Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone (Lothrop) |
| 1994 |
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Holt) |
| 1994 |
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (Harcourt) |
| 1994 |
Owen by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) |
| 1994 |
Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson (Orchard) |
| 1993 |
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka (Viking) |
| 1993 |
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Philomel Books) |
| 1993 |
Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams (Harcourt) |
| 1992 |
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.) |
| 1991 |
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (Di Capua/Farrar) |
| 1991 |
"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow) |
| 1990 |
Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet (Houghton) |
| 1990 |
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert (Lippincott) |
| 1990 |
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Dial) |
| 1990 |
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel (Holiday House) |
| 1989 |
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder (Houghton) |
| 1989 |
Free Fall by David Wiesner (Lothrop) |
| 1989 |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall (Dial) |
| 1989 |
Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack (Knopf) |
| 1988 |
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop) |
| 1987 |
The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi (Little, Brown) |
| 1987 |
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald (Bradbury) |
| 1987 |
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton) |
| 1986 |
The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury) |
| 1986 |
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood (Harcourt) |
| 1985 |
Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd) |
| 1985 |
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (Greenwillow) |
| 1985 |
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe (Lothrop) |
| 1984 |
Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday) |
| 1984 |
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Greenwillow) |
| 1983 |
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow) |
| 1983 |
When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant (Dutton) |
| 1982 |
Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker (Warne) |
| 1982 |
On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel (Greenwillow) |
| 1982 |
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (Harper) |
| 1982 |
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard (Harcourt) |
| 1981 |
The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume (Doubleday) |
| 1981 |
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (Four Winds) |
| 1981 |
Mice Twice by Joseph Low (McElderry/Atheneum) |
| 1981 |
Truck by Donald Crews (Greenwillow) |
| 1980 |
Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Greenwillow) |
| 1980 |
The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton) |
| 1980 |
The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar) |
| 1979 |
Freight Train by Donald Crews (Greenwillow) |
| 1979 |
The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) |
| 1978 |
Castle by David Macaulay (Houghton) |
| 1978 |
It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach (Farrar) |
| 1977 |
The Amazing Bone by William Steig (Farrar) |
| 1977 |
The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Greenwillow) |
| 1977 |
Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein (Dial) |
| 1977 |
The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott (Lippincott) |
| 1977 |
Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) |
| 1976 |
The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) |
| 1976 |
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (Prentice-Hall) |
| 1975 |
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial) |
| 1974 |
Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (Bradbury) |
| 1974 |
Cathedral by David Macaulay (Houghton) |
| 1973 |
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott (Holt) |
| 1973 |
Hosie's Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (Viking) |
| 1973 |
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm (Farrar) |
| 1973 |
When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) |
| 1972 |
Hildilid's Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan (Macmillan) |
| 1972 |
If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska (Macmillan) |
| 1972 |
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial) |
| 1971 |
The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator (Atlantic) |
| 1971 |
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (Harper) |
| 1971 |
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Harper) |
| 1970 |
Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats (Macmillan) |
| 1970 |
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni (Pantheon) |
| 1970 |
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston (Viking) |
| 1970 |
Thy Friend, Obadiah
by Brinton Turkle (Viking) |
| 1970 |
The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach (Farrar) |
| 1969 |
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell (Houghton) |
| 1968 |
Frederick by Leo Lionni (Pantheon) |
| 1968 |
Seashore Story by Taro Yashima (Viking) |
| 1968 |
The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen (World) |
| 1967 |
One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall) |
| 1966 |
Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop) |
| 1966 |
Just Me by Marie Hall Ets (Viking) |
| 1966 |
Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness (Scribner) |
| 1965 |
Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer (Holiday) |
| 1965 |
The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges (Houghton) |
| 1965 |
A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill (Holt) |
| 1964 |
Swimmy by Leo Lionni (Pantheon) |
| 1964 |
All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger] (Holt) |
| 1964 |
Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed (Atheneum) |
| 1963 |
The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting (Holt) |
| 1963 |
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper) |
| 1962 |
Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier (Doubleday) |
| 1962 |
Little Bear's Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik (Harper) |
| 1962 |
The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner) |
| 1961 |
Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni (Obolensky) |
| 1960 |
Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner) |
| 1960 |
The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry (Harper) |
| 1959 |
The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi (Harcourt) |
| 1959 |
What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin (W. R. Scott) |
| 1959 |
Umbrella by Taro Yashima (Viking) |
| 1958 |
Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman (Viking) |
| 1958 |
Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill) |
| 1957 |
Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets (Viking) |
| 1957 |
1 is One by Tasha Tudor (Walck) |
| 1957 |
Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill) |
| 1957 |
Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin (Viking) |
| 1957 |
Lion by William Pène du Bois (Viking) |
| 1956 |
Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets (Viking) |
| 1956 |
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (Viking) |
| 1955 |
Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday) |
| 1955 |
Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown (Lippincott) |
| 1955 |
The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner) |
| 1954 |
Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking) |
| 1954 |
When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein (W. R. Scott) |
| 1954 |
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James (Scribner) |
| 1954 |
A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss (Harper) |
| 1954 |
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Capitol) |
| 1953 |
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
| 1953 |
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (Viking) |
| 1953 |
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg (Harcourt) |
| 1953 |
The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper) |
| 1953 |
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes (Houghton) |
| 1952 |
Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets (Viking) |
| 1952 |
Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
| 1952 |
All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion (Harper) |
| 1952 |
Bear Party by William Pène du Bois (Viking) |
| 1952 |
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds (Houghton) |
| 1951 |
Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
| 1951 |
The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt) |
| 1951 |
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House) |
| 1951 |
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott) |
| 1951 |
T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper) |
| 1950 |
America's Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook (Houghton) |
| 1950 |
The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday) |
| 1950 |
The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss) (Harper) |
| 1950 |
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House) |
| 1950 |
Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown |
| 1949 |
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Viking) |
| 1949 |
All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott) |
| 1949 |
Juanita by Leo Politi (Scribner) |
| 1949 |
Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Viking) |
| 1948 |
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Scribner) |
| 1948 |
McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House) |
| 1948 |
Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber (Viking) |
| 1948 |
Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday) |
| 1948 |
Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson (Houghton) |
| 1947 |
Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop) |
| 1947 |
Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack (Viking) |
| 1947 |
Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham (Welch) |
| 1947 |
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi (Scribner) |
| 1947 |
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler (Dutton) |
| 1946 |
Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday) |
| 1946 |
Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler (Dutton) |
| 1946 |
My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher (Lothrop) |
| 1946 |
You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Viking) |
| 1945 |
Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor (Oxford University Press) |
| 1945 |
In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets (Viking) |
| 1945 |
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday) |
| 1945 |
The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking) |
| 1944 |
Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones (Viking) |
| 1944 |
Pierre Pidgeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman (Houghton) |
| 1944 |
The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan) |
| 1944 |
A Child's Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown (W. R. Scott) |
| 1944 |
Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan (Whittlesey) |
| 1943 |
Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff (Viking) |
| 1943 |
Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper) |
| 1942 |
An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan) |
| 1942 |
In My Mother's House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark (Viking) |
| 1942 |
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling (Houghton) |
| 1942 |
Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág (Coward) |
| 1941 |
April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper) |
| 1940 |
Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan) |
| 1940 |
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking) |
| 1940 |
The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford (Dodd) |
| 1939 |
Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (Viking) |
| 1939 |
Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper) |
1939 |
The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer (Longmans) |
| 1939 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág (Coward) |
| 1939 |
Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf (Viking) |
| 1938 |
Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish (Stokes) |
| 1938 |
Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff (Viking) |
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