Caldecott Medal
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 that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott . Together with the Newbery Medal it is the most prestigious American children's book prize.
The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937
1938 : Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book , illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop
1939 : Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
1940 : Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
1941 : They Were Strong and Good , by Robert Lawson
1942 : Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
1943 : The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
1944 : Many Moons , illustrated by Louis Slobodkin ; text: James Thurber
1945 : Prayer for a Child , illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones ; text: Rachel Field
1946 : The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham
1947 : The Little Island , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
1948 : White Snow, Bright Snow , illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
1949 : The Big Snow by Bertha & Elmer Hader
1950 : Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
1951 : The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
1952 : Finders Keepers , illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. Nicholas Mordvinof
1953 : The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
1954 : Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
1955 : Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper , illustrated by Marcia Brown
1956 : Frog Went A-Courtin', illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
1957 : A Tree Is Nice , illustrated by Marc Simont
1958 : Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
1959 : Chanticleer and the Fox , illustrated by Barbara Cooney
1960 : Nine Days to Christmas , illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
1961 : Baboushka and the Three Kings , illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov
1962 : Once a Mouse , retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
1963 : The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
1964 : Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
1965 : May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor
1966 : Always Room for One More , illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
1967 : Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
1968 : Drummer Hoff , illustrated by Ed Emberley
1969 : The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship , illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
1970 : Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
1971 : A Story A Story , retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
1972 : One Fine Day , retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
1973 : The Funny Little Woman , illustrated by Blair Lent
1974 : Duffy and the Devil , illustrated by Margot Zemach ; retold by Harve Zemach
1975 : Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
1976 : Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears , illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
1977 : Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions , illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
1978 : Noah's Ark 1979 : The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
1980 : Ox-Cart Man , illustrated by Barbara Cooney
1981 : Fables by Arnold Lobel
1982 : Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg
1983 : Shadow , translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown
1984 : The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen
1985 : George and the Dragon Trina Schart Hyman
1986 : The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg
1987 : Hey, Al , illustrated by Richard Egielski
1988 : Owl Moon , illustrated by John Schoenherr
1989 : Song and Dance Man , illustrated by Stephen Gammell
1990 : Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
1991 : Black and White by David Macaulay
1992 : Tuesday by David Wiesner
1993 : Mirette on the High Wire 1994 : Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
1995 : Smoky Night , illustrated by David Diaz
1996 : Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
1997 : Golem 1998 : Rapunzel 1999 : Snowflake Bentley , Illustrated by Mary Azarian
2000 : Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
2001 : So You Want to Be President? , illustrated by David Small
2002 : The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
2003 : My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
2004 : The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
2005 : Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
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