Scotch Plains Public Library Children’s Department Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books The winning book for each year is listed in bold, followed by the honor awarded books. If SPPL owns the book the call number is on the right hand side, an asterisk (*) means we do not own that title. 2020 The undefeated by Kwame Alexander J 811.6 ALE Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris P MOR Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney P LON Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons P LYO 2019 Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall P BLA Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal P MAR A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin P LIN The Rough Patch by Brian Lies P LIE Thank you, Omu! By Oge Mora P MOR 2018 Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell P COR Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper P COO Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut illustrated by Gordon C. James text: Derrick D. Barnes P BAR A Different Pond illustrated by Thi Bui text: Bao Phi P PHI Grand Canyon by Jason Chin J 557.9132 CHI 2017 Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe J B BAS Leave Me Alone! By Vera Brosgol P BRO Freedom in Congo Square illustrated R. Gregory Christie text: Carole Boston Weatherford J 976.335 WEA Du Iz Tak? By Carson Ellis P ELL They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel P WEN 2016 Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick P MAT Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews J B AND Waiting by Kevin Henkes P HEN Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford J B HAM Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De le Peña P DEL Updated 01/2020 Scotch Plains Public Library Children’s Department Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 2015 The Adventures of Beekle: the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat P SAN Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo P CAS The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art J B KAN By Barb Rosenstock Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Marc Barnett P BAR Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales P MOR The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant J 409.2 BRY This One Summer illustrated by Jillian Tamaki text: Mariko Tamaki G FIC TAMAKI 2014 Locomotive by Brian Floca J 625.1 FLO Journey by Aaron Becker P BEC Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle P IDL Mr. Wuffles! By David Wiesner P WIE 2013 This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen P KLA Creepy Carrots illustrated by Peter Brown text: Aaron Reynolds P REY Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen text: Mac Barnett P BAR Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger P SEE One Cool Friend illustrated by David Small text: Toni Buzzeo P BUZ Sleep like a Tiger illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski text: Mary Logue P LOG 2012 A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka P RAS Blackout by John Rocco P ROC Grandpa Green by Lane Smith P SMI Me… Jane by Patrick McDonnell P MCD 2011 A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead text: Philip C. Stead P STE Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier text: Laban Carrick Hill J 738.092 HIL Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein P STE 2010 The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney J 398.2 PIN All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee text: Liz Garton Scanlon P SCA Red Sings from Treetops: A year in Colors illustrated by Pamela Zagerenski 2009 The House in the Night illustrated by Beth Krommes text: Susan Marie Swanson P SWA A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee P FRA How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz P SHU A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams illustrated by Melissa Sweet text: Jen Bryant Updated 01/2020 Scotch Plains Public Library Children’s Department Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 2008 The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick J SEL Henry’s Freedom Box illustrated by Kadir Nelson text: Ellen Levine P LEV First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger P SEE The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis J 943.704 SIS Knuffle Bunny Too: A case of mistaken identity by Mo Willems P WIL 2007 Flotsam by David Wiesner P WIE Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans P MCL Moses: When Harriet Tubman Let Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson text: Carole Boston Weatherford P WEA 2006 The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka text: Norton Juster P JUS Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier text: Nikki Giovanni J 323.092 GIO Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth P MUT Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman P PRI *Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange text: Joyce Sidman 2005 Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes P HEN The Red Book by Barbara Lehman P LEH Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis text: Jacqueline Woodson P WOO Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo WIllems P WIL 2004 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein P GER Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine P CHO What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? By Steve Jenkins and Robin Page P JEN Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems P WIL 2003 My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann P ROH The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi text: Mary Howitt J 821 HOW Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty P MCC Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney J 222.11 PIN Updated 01/2020 Scotch Plains Public Library Children’s Department Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 2002 The Three Pigs by David Wiesner P WIE The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick text: Barbara Kerley J 567.9 KER Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier text: Doreen Rappaport J 323.092 RAP The Stray Dog by Marc Simont 2001 So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small text: Judith St. George J 973.09 STG Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing text: Ernest Thayer J 811 THA Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin text: Doreen Cronin P CRO Olivia by Ian Falconer P FAL 2000 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback P TAB A Child’s Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman text: John Updike J 811 UPD Sector 7 by David Wiesner P WIE When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang P BAN The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney text: Hans Christian Anderson J 398.2094 AND 1999 Snowflake Bentley illustrated by Mary Azarian text: Jacqueline Briggs Martin E B BEN Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney text: Andrea Davis Pinkney J B ELL No, David! By David Shannon P SHA Snow by Uri Shulevitz P SHU Tibet through the Red Box by Peter Sis J 951.5 SIS 1998 Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky J 398.2094 ZEL The Gardener illustrated by David Small text: Sarah Stewart Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers text: Walter Dean Myers P MYE There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback P TAB 1997 Golem by David Wisniewski J 398.2094 WIS Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade text: Minfong Ho P HO The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey P PIL Starry Messenger: a book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis J B GAL Updated 01/2020 Scotch Plains Public Library Children’s Department Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 1996 Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann P RAT *Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin illustrated by Marjorie Priceman text: Lloyd Moss P MOS *The Faithful Friend illustrated by Brian Pinkney text: Robert D. San Souci Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens J 398.2089 STE 1995 Smoky Night illustrated by David Diazby text: Eve Bunting P BUN John Henry illustrated by Jerry Pinkney text: Julius Lester J 398.2097 LES Swamp Angel illustrated by Paul O Zelinsky text: Anne Isaacs P ISA Time Flies by Eric Rohmann P ROH 1994 Grandfather’s Journey by Allan Say P SAY *Peppe the Lamplighter illustrated by Ted Lewin text: Elisa Bartone In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming P FLE Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott J 398.2097 MCD Owen by Kevin Henkes P HEN *Yo! Yes? Illustrated by Chris Raschka text: Richard Jackson 1993 Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully P MCC The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales illustrated by Lane Smith text: Jon Scieszka P SCI Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young P YOU *Working Cotton illustrated by Carole Byard text: Sherley Anne Williams 1992 Tuesday by David Wiesner P WIE Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold P RIN 1991 Black and White by David Macaulay P MAC Puss in Boots illustrated by Fred Marcellino text: Charles Perrault J 398.2094 PER “More More More,” Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B.