Caldecott Honor Winners

1970 - Present

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Medal Winners 1970 - Present
Medal Winners: 1938-1969

2005
The Red Book Barbara Lehman
  Coming on Home Soon E.B. Lewis
  Knuffle Bunny Mo Willems
2004
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed Margaret Chodos-Irvine
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Mo Willems
2003
The Spider and the Fly Tony DiTerlizzi
Hondo & Fabian Peter McCarty
Noah's Ark Jerry Pinkney
2002
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Brian Selznick (illus)
Barbara Kerley (text)
Martin's Big Words Brian Collier (illus)
Doreen Rappaport (text)
The Stray Dog Marc Simont
2001
Casey at Bat Christopher Bing (illus)
Ernest Thayer (text)
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type Betsy Lewin (illus)
Doreen Cronin
Olivia Ian Falconer
2000
A Child's Calendar Trina Schart Hyman (illus)
John Updike (text)
Sector 7 David Wiesner
When Sophie Gets Angry Molly Bang
The Ugly Duckling Jerry Pinkney
1999
The Piano Prince and Orchestra Jerry Pinkney
No, David David Shannon
Snow Uri Shulevitz
Tibet Through the Red Box Peter Sis
1998
The Gardener David Small
Harlem Christopher Myers
There Was a Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Simms Taback
1997
Hush! A Thai Lullaby Holly Meade
The Graphic Alphabet David Pelletier
The Paperboy Dav Pilkey
Starry Messenger Peter Sis
1996
Alphabet City Stephen Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! A violin! Marjorie Priceman
Tops & Bottoms Janet Stevens
1995
John Henry Jerry Pinkney
Swamp Angel Paul O. Zelinsky
Time Flies Rohmann, Eric
1994
Peppe the Lamplighter Ted Lewin
In the Small, Small Pond Denise Fleming
Raven Gerald McDermott
Owen Kevin Henkes
Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka
1993
The Stinky Cheese Man Lane Smith
Seven Blind Mice Ed Young
Working Cotton Carole Byard
1992
Tar Beach Faith Ringgold
1991
Puss in Boots Fred Marcellino
More, More, More, Said the Baby Vera Williams
1990
Bill Peet: An Autobiography Bill Peet
Color Zoo Louis Ehlert
The Talking Eggs Jerry Pinkney
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Trina Hyman (illus)
Eric Kimmel (text)
1989
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap Allen Say
Free Fall David Wiesner
Goldilocks and the Three Bears James Marshall
Mirandy and Brother Wind Jerry Pinkney
1988
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe
1987
The Village of Round and Square Houses Ann Grifalconi
Alphabetics Suse MacDonald
Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky
1986
The Relatives Came Stephen Gammell
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Don Wood
1985
Hansel and Gretel Paul O. Zelinsky
Have You Seen My Duckling? Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse John Steptoe
1984
Little Red Riding Hood Trina Schart Hyman
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang
1983
A Chair for My Mother Vera Williams
When I Was Young in the Mountains Diane Goode
1982
Where the Buffaloes Begin Stephen Gammell
On Market Street Anita Lobel
Outside Over There Maurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn Alice and Martin Provensen
1981
The Bremen-Town Musicians Ilse Plume
The Grey Lady & the Strawberry Snatcher Molly Bang
Mice Twice Joseph Low
Truck Donald Crews
1980
Ben's Trumpet Rachel Isadora
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Chris Van Allsburg
The Treasure Uri Shulevitz
1979
Freight Train Donald Crews
The Way to Start a Day Peter Parnall
1978
Castle David Macaulay
It Could Always Be Worse Margot Zemach
1977
The Amazing Bone William Steig
The Contest Nancy Hogrogian
Fish for Supper M.B. Goffstein
The Golem: A Jewish Legend Beverly McDerrmott
Hawk, I’m Your Brother Peter Parnall
1976
The Desert is Theirs Peter Parnall
Strega Nona Tomie de Paola
1975
Jambo Means Hello Tom Feelings
1974
Three Jovial Huntsmen Susan Jeffers
Cathedral David Macaulay
1973
Anansi the Spider Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet Leonard Baskin
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarves Nancy Ekholm Burkert
When Clay Sings Tom Bahti
1972
Hildilid's Night Arnold Lobel
If All the Seas Were One Sea Janina Domanska
Moja Means One Tom Feelings
1971
The Angry Moon Blair Lent
Frog and Toad Are Friends Arnold Lobel
In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak
1970
Goggles Ezra Jack Keats
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Leo Lionni
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness Robert Andrew Parker
Thy Friend, Obadiah Brinton Turkle
The Judge: An Untrue Tale Margot Zemach