About the Caldecott Award

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by Caldecott Medal the American Library Association to the illustrator (artist) of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Winners

1938-2021 Children’s Room West Hempstead Public Library

500 Hempstead Ave Information & Images courtesy of West Hempstead, N.Y. 11552 The American Library Association, 2008. (www.ala.org) (516) 481-6591 YEAR TITLE AUTHOR LOCATION 1953 The Biggest Bear Lynd Ward E 1952 Finder’s Keepers Will Lipkind E YEAR TITLE AUTHOR LOCATION 2021 We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom E 1951 The Egg Tree Katherine Mulhous Holiday 2020 The Undefeated Kwame Alexander J 811 A 1950 Song of the Swallows Leo Politi Older 2019 Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall E 1949 The Big Snow Berta & Elmer Hader E 1948 White Snow, Bright Snow Alvin Tresselt E 2018 Wolf in the Snow Matthew Cordell E 2017 Radiant Child: The Story of Young Javaka Steptoe J 759.13 1947 The Little Island Golden MacDonald E Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat S 1946 The Rooster Crows Maud & Miska J 398.8 R Petersham 2016 Finding Winnie: The True Story of Lindsay Mattick E the World’s Most Famous Bear 1945 Prayer for a Child Rachel Field J 242 F 2015 The Adventures of Beekle: The Dan Santat E 1944 Many Moons James Thurber Older Unimaginary Friend 1943 The Little House Virginia Lee Burton E 2014 Locomotive Brian Floca J 625.1 F 1942 Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey E 2013 This Is Not My Hat Jon Klassen E 1941 They Were Strong and Good Robert Lawson J FIC 2012 A Ball for Miss Daisy Chris Raschka E 2011 A Sick Day for Amos McGee Philip Stead E 1940 Abraham Lincoln Ingri & Edgar Parin JB Lincoln d’Aulaire 2010 The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney J 398.21 P 1939 Mei Li Thomas Handforth E 2009 The House in the Night Susan Marie Swanson E 1938 Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book Helen Dean Fish J 222 B 2008 The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick J FIC 2007 Flotsam David Wiesner E 2006 The Hello, Goodbye Window Norton Juster E 2005 Kitten’s First Full Moon Kevin Henkes E 2004 The Man Who Walked Between Mordicai Gerstein J 791.3 G the Towers 2003 My Friend Rabbit Eric Rohmann E 2002 The Three Pigs David Wiesner Older 2001 So You Want to Be President Judith St. George J 973 S YEAR TITLE AUTHOR LOCATION YEAR TITLE AUTHOR LOCATION 1976 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Verna Aardema J 398.096 A 2000 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback E Ears 1999 Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs JB Bentley 1975 Arrow to the Sun Gerald McDermott J 398.097 M Martin 1974 Duffy and the Devil Harve Zemach J 398.0942 Z 1998 Rapunzel Paul O. Zelinsky J 398.0943 Z 1973 The Funny Little Women Arlene Mosel J 398.0952 M 1997 Golem David Wisniewski J 398.09176 W 1972 One Fine Day Nonny Hogrogian J 398.09566 H 1996 Officer Buckle and Gloria Peggy Rathmann E 1971 A Story, A Story Gail Haley J 398.096 H 1995 Smoky Night Eve Bunting Older 1970 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig E 1994 Grandfather’s Journey Allen Say E 1969 The Fool of the World & the Flying Arthur Ransome J 398.0947 R 1993 Mirette on the High Wire Emily Arnold McCully E Ship 1992 Tuesday David Wiesner E 1968 Drummer Hoff Barbara Emberley E 1991 Black and White David Macaulay Older 1967 Sam, Bangs & Moonshine Evaline Ness Older 1990 Lon Po Po Ed Young J 398.0951 Y 1966 Always Room for One More Sorche Nic Leodhas Mini 1989 Song and Dance Man Karen Ackerman E 1965 May I Bring A friend? Beatrice Schenk E DeRegniers 1988 Owl Moon Jane Yolen E 1964 Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak E 1987 Hey, Al Arthur Yorkins E 1963 The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats E 1986 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg Holiday 1962 Once a Mouse Marcia Brown E 1985 Saint George and the Dragon Margaret Hodges J 398.0942 H 1961 Baboushka and the Three Kings Ruth Robbins Holiday 1984 The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel Alice & Martin E with Louis Bleriot Provensen 1960 Nine Days to Christmas Marue Hall Ets Holiday 1983 Shadow Blaise Cendrars E 1959 Chanticleer and the Fox Barbara Cooney J 821 Chaucer 1982 Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg Older 1958 Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey E 1981 Fables Arnold Lobel J 398.21 L 1957 A Tree in Nice Janice Udry E 1980 Ox-Cart Man Donald Hall E 1956 Frog Went A-Courtin’ John Langstaff E 1979 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paul Goble J 398.097 G 1955 Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Charles Perrault J 398.0944 P 1978 Noah’s Ark Peter Spier E 1954 Madeline’s Rescue Ludwig Bemelmans E 1977 Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Margaret Musgrove J 968 M