Caldecott Medal

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The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the illustrator - not the author - of the winning title.  

 Therefore, both illustrator and author are included in the list.

If the author column is blank, then the illustrator also was the author.

 
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
 
Year Illustrator Title Author
1938 Lathrop, Dorothy P. Animals of the Bible:  A Picture Book Fish, Helen Dean
1939 Handforth, Thomas Mei Li  

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1940 d'Aulaire, Ingri & Parin Abraham Lincoln  
1941 Lawson, Robert They Were Strong and Good  
1942 McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings  
1943 Burton, Virginia Lee Little House  
1944 Slobodkin, Louis Many Moons Thurber, James
1945 Jones, Elizabeth Orton Prayer for a Child Field, Rachel
1946 Petersham, Maude & Miska Rooster Crows  
1947 Wiesgard, Leonard Little Island Brown, Margaret
1948 Duvoisin, Roger White Snow, Bright Snow Tresselt, Alvin
1949 Hader, Berta & Elmer Big Snow  

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1950 Politi, Leo Song of the Swallows  
1951 Milhouse, Katherine Egg Tree  
1952 Moordvinoff, Nicholas Finders Keepers Lipkind, William
1953 Ward, Lynd Biggest Bear  
1954 Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline's Rescue  
1955 Brown, Marcia Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Perrault, Charles
1956 Rojankovsky, Feodor Frog Went A-Courtin' Langstaff, John
1957 Simont, Marc A Tree is Nice Udry, Janice
1958 McCloskey, Robert Time of Wonder  
1959 Cooney, Barbara Chanticleer and the Fox  

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1960 Ets, Marie Hall Nine Days to Christmas  
1961 Sidjakov, Nicolas Baboushka and the Three Kings Robbins, Ruth
1962 Brown, Marcia Once a Mouse  
1963 Keats, Ezra Jack Snowy Day  
1964 Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are  
1965 Montresor, Beni May I Bring a Friend? de Regniers, B.
1966 Nogrogian, Nonny Always Room for One More Alger, Leclair
1967 Ness, Evaline Sam, Bangs & Moonshine  
1968 Emberley, Ed Drummer Hoff Emberley, B.
1969 Shulevitz, Uri Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Ransome, Arthur

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1970 Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble  
1971 Haley, Gail E. A Story, A Story  
1972 Hogrogian, Nonny One Fine Day  
1973 Lent, Blair Funny Little Woman Mosel, Arlene
1974 Zemach, Margot Duffy and the Devil Zemach, Harve
1975 McDermott, Gerald Arrow to the Sun  
1976 Dillon, Diane & Leo Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Aardema, Verna
1977 Dillon, Diane & Leo Ashanti to Zulu:  African Traditions Musgrove, M.
1978 Spier, Peter Noah's Ark  
1979 Goble, Paul Girl Who Loved Wild Horses  

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1980 Cooney, Barbara Ox-Cart Man Hall, Donald
1981 Lobel, Arnold Fables  
1982 VanAllsburg, Chris Jumanji  
1983 Brown, Marcia Shadow  
1984 Provensen, Alice & Martin Glorious Flight:  Across the Channel with Louis Berliot  
1985 Hyman, Trina Schart Saint George and the Dragon Hodges, M.
1986 VanAllsburg, Christ Polar Express  
1987 Egielski, Richard Hey, Al Yorinks, Arthur
1988 Schoenherr, John Owl Moon Yolen, Jane
1989 Gammell, Stephen Song and Dance Man Ackerman, Karen

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1990 Young, Ed Lon Po Po:  A Red-Riding Hood Story from China  
1991 Macauley, David Black and White  
1992 Wiesner, David Tuesday  
1993 McCully, Emily Arnold Mirette on the High Wire  
1994 Say, Allen Grandfather's Journey Lorraine, Walter
1995 Diaz, David Smoky Night Bunting, Eve
1996 Rathmann, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria  
1997 Wisniewski, David Golem  
1998 Zelinsky, Paul Rapunzel  
1999 Azarian, Mary Snowflake Bentley Martin, J.

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2000 Taback, Simms Joseph Had a Little Overcoat  
2001 Small, David So You Want to Be President? St. George, J.
2002 Wiesner, David Three Pigs  
2003 Rohmann, Eric My Friend Rabbit  
2004 Gerstein, Mordicai Man Who Walked Between the Towers  
2005 Henkes, Kevin Kitten's First Full Moon  
2006 Raschka, Chris Hello, Goodbye Window  

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