The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

2007 Medal Winner
Flotsam by David Wiesner
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)

 2006 Medal Winner
The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster
Honor Books
Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni
Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. 
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman

2005 Medal Winner
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Honor Books
The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems.

2004 Medal Winner
          The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
           Honor Books
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

2003 Medal Winner
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Honor Books
The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty
Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney

2002 Medal Winner
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Honor Books
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley
Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport
The Stray Dog by Marc Simont

2001 Medal Winner
So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George
Honor Books
Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin
Olivia by Ian Falconer

2000 Medal Winner
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback
Honor Books
A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Text: John Updike
Sector 7 by David Wiesner
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly
The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney

1999 Medal Winner
Snowflake Bentley, Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Honor Books
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and the Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney, Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney
No, David! by David Shannon
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís

1998 Medal Winner
  Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Honor Books
The Gardener illustrated by David Small, Text: Sarah Stewart
Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers
Text: Walter Dean Myers
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

1997 Medal Winner
Golem by David Wisniewski
Honor Books
Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
Starry Messenger by Peter Sís

1996 Medal Winner
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Honor Books
Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss
The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens

1995 Medal Winner
Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting
Honor Books
John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester
Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann

1994 Medal Winner
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine
Honor Books
Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
Owen by Kevin Henkes
Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson
 
1993 Medal Winner
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Honor Books:
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams

1992 Medal Winner
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Honor Book
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

1991 Medal Winner
Black and White by David Macaulay
Honor Books
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur
"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams

1990 Medal Winner
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
Honor Books
Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel

1989 Medal Winner
Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman
Honor Books
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder
Free Fall by David Wiesner
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall
Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack

1988 Medal Winner
Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen
Honor Book
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop)

1987 Medal Winner
Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks
Honor Books
The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky

1986 Medal Winner
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Honor Books
The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood

1985 Medal Winner
Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges
Honor Books
Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe

1984 Medal Winner
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen
Honor Books
Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang

1983 Medal Winner
Shadow, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars
Honor Books
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant

1982 Medal Winner
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Honor Books
Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker
On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard

1981 Medal Winner
Fables by Arnold Lobel
Honor Books
The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
Mice Twice by Joseph Low
Truck by Donald Crews

1980 Medal Winner
Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall
Honor Books
Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz

1979 Medal Winner
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Honor Books
Freight Train by Donald Crews
The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor

1978 Medal Winner
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
Honor Books
Castle by David Macaulay
It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach

1977 Medal Winner
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove
Honor Books
The Amazing Bone by William Steig
The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein
The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott
Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd

1976 Medal Winner
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema
Honor Books
The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

1975 Medal Winner
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Honor Books
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings

1974 Medal Winner
Duffy and the Devil, illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach
Honor Books
Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers
Cathedral by David Macaulay

1973 Medal Winner
The Funny Little Woman, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel
Honor Books
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor

1972 Medal Winner
One Fine Day, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
Honor Books
Hildilid's Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan
If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings

1971 Medal Winner
A Story A Story, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
Honor Books
The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

1970 Medal Winner
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
Honor Books
Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston
Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle
The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach

1969 Medal Winner
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome
Honor Books
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell

1968 Medal Winner
Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley
Honor Books
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Seashore Story by Taro Yashima
The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen

1967 Medal Winner
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
Honor Book
One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley

1966 Medal Winner
Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger]
Honor Books
Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
Just Me by Marie Hall Ets
Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness

1965 Medal Winner
May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Honor Books
Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer
The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges
A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill

1964 Medal Winner
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Honor Books
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger]
Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed

1963 Medal Winner
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Honor Books
The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow

1962 Medal Winner
Once a Mouse, retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
Honor Books
Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier
Little Bear's Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik
The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey

1961 Medal Winner
Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins
Honor Book
Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni

1960 Medal Winner
Nine Days to Christmas, illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
Honor Books
Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey
The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry

1959 Medal Winner
Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney
Honor Books
The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi
What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin Umbrella by Taro Yashima

1958 Medal Winner
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
Honor Books
Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus

1957 Medal Winner
A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry
Honor Books
Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets
1 is One by Tasha Tudor
Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus
Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin
Lion by William Pène du Bois

1956 Medal Winner
Frog Went A-Courtin', illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff
Honor Books
Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima

1955 Medal Winner
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
Honor Books
Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown
The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh

1954 Medal Winner
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
Honor Books
Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer
When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum

1953 Medal Winner
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Honor Books
Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg
The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes

1952 Medal Winner
Finders Keepers, illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. ; text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
Honor Books
Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets
Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown
All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion
Bear Party by William Pène du Bois
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds

1951 Medal Winner
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
Honor Books
Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown
The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry

1950 Medal Winner
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
Honor Books
America's Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook
The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown

1949 Medal Winner
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
Honor Books
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
Juanita by Leo Politi
Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese

1948 Medal Winner
White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
Honor Books
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson

1947 Medal Winner
The Little Island, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Honor Books
Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt
Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack
Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler

1946 Medal Winner
The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham
Honor Books
Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler
My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher
You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Viking)

1945 Medal Winner
Prayer for a Child, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field
Honor Books
Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor
In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer

1944 Medal Winner
Many Moons, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber
Honor Books
Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones
Pierre Pidgeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman
The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
A Child's Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown
Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan

1943 Medal Winner
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Honor Books
Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry

1942 Medal Winner
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Honor Books
An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
In My Mother's House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling
Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág

1941 Medal Winner
They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson
Honor Book
April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry

1940 Medal Winner
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Honor Books
Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford

1939 Medal Winner
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
Honor Books
Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry
The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág
Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf

1938 Medal Winner
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish
Honor Books
Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish
Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff