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About the Caldecott Award
The Caldecott award is given to the illustrators of picture books with exceptional illustrations.
List of Caldecott Award Winning Titles
2025 Caldecott Winner and Honors
Home in a Lunchbox
by
Cherry Mo (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit E MO
ISBN: 9780593661345
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Honor book
My Daddy Is a Cowboy
by
Stephanie Seales; C. G. Esperanza (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit E SEA
ISBN: 9781419760815
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
2024 Caldecott Winner
Big (Caldecott Medal Winner and Coretta Scott King Honor Title)
by
Vashti Harrison
Call Number: Child. Lit E HAR
ISBN: 9780316353229
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
2022 Caldecott Winners
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
by
Shawn Harris (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. lit E HAR (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781452182704
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
Wonder Walkers
by
Micha Archer (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit E ARC ( Honor book)
ISBN: 9780593109649
Publication Date: 2021-03-30
2021 Caldecott Winners
Me and Mama
by
Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E CAB (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781534454217
Publication Date: 2020-08-25
Outside In
by
Deborah Underwood; Cindy Derby (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E UND
ISBN: 9781328866820
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
We Are Water Protectors
by
Carole Lindstrom; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E LIN ( Medal winner)
ISBN: 9781250203557
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
2020 Caldecott Award Winner and Honor Books
Bear Came Along
by
Richard T. Morris; LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child LIt E MOR (Honor book)
ISBN: 9780316464475
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
Double Bass Blues
by
Andrea J. Loney; Rudy Gutierrez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E LON ( Honor book)
ISBN: 9781524718527
Publication Date: 2019-10-22
Going Down Home with Daddy
by
Kelly Starling Lyons; Daniel Minter (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E LYO (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781561459384
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
The Undefeated
by
Kwame Alexander; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit J 811.6 Ale (Caldecott Medal Winner)
ISBN: 9781328780966
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
2019 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
Hello Lighthouse
Call Number: E BLA (Medal Winner)
ISBN: 9780316362382
Alma and how she got her name
Call Number: E MAR (Honor winner)
ISBN: 9780763693558
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by
Grace Lin
Call Number: Child Lit E LIN (Honor book)
ISBN: 9780316404488
Publication Date: 2018-08-28
The Rough Patch
by
Brian Lies (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E LIE ( Honor book)
ISBN: 9780062671271
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
Thank You, Omu!
by
Oge Mora
Call Number: Child Lit E MOR ( Honor book)
ISBN: 9780316431248
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
2018 Caldecott Award winner and Honor Books
Big Cat, Little Cat
by
Elisha Cooper
Call Number: E COO (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781626723719
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Crown
by
Derrick Barnes; Gordon C. James (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BAR (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781572842243
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
A Different Pond
by
Bao Phi; Thi Bui (Illustrator)
Call Number: E - PHI ( Honor book)
ISBN: 9781479597468
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Grand Canyon
by
Jason Chin
Call Number: J 557.9 CHI (Honor book)
ISBN: 9781596439504
Publication Date: 2017-02-21
Wolf in the Snow
by
Matthew Cordell
Call Number: E COR (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9781250076366
Publication Date: 2017-01-03
2017 Caldecott Winners and Honor Books
Du Iz Tak?
by
Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
Call Number: E ELL
ISBN: 0763665304
Publication Date: 2016-10-18
Freedom in Congo Square
by
Carole Boston Weatherford; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 976.3 WEA
ISBN: 1499801033
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Leave Me Alone!
by
Vera Brosgol (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BRO
ISBN: 1626724415
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by
Javaka Steptoe
Call Number: J 92 BAS (Medal winner)
ISBN: 0316213888
Publication Date: 2016-10-25
2016 Caldecott Medal and Honor Winners
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
by
Lindsay Mattick; Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 599 MAT (Medal winner)
ISBN: 0316324906
Publication Date: 2015-10-20
Trombone Shorty
by
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Call Number: E AND
ISBN: 1419714651
Publication Date: 2015-04-14
Waiting
by
Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
Call Number: E HEN
ISBN: 9780062368447
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
Last Stop on Market Street
by
Matt De la Peña; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
Call Number: E DEL
ISBN: 0399257748
Publication Date: 2015-01-08
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by
Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 92 HAM
ISBN: 0763665312
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
2015 Caldecott Winners and Honor books
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
by
Dan Santat
Call Number: E SAN (Medal winner)
ISBN: 0316199982
Publication Date: 2014-04-08
Nana in the City
by
Lauren Castillo
Call Number: E CAS
ISBN: 0544104439
Publication Date: 2014-09-02
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art
by
Barb Rosenstock; Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 921 KAN
ISBN: 0307978494
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
by
Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (illustrator)
Call Number: E - BAR
ISBN: 9781406357769
Publication Date: 2014-10-14
Viva Frida
by
Yuyi Morales; Tim O'Meara (Photographer)
Call Number: E MOR
ISBN: 1596436034
Publication Date: 2014-09-02
The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus
by
Jen Bryant; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 92 ROG
ISBN: 0802853854
Publication Date: 2014-09-15
2014 Caldecott Winner and Honor books
Locomotive
by
Brian Floca (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 385.097 FLO (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9781416994152
Publication Date: 2013-09-03
Journey
by
Aaron Becker (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BEC
ISBN: 0763660531
Publication Date: 2013-08-06
Flora and the Flamingo
by
Molly Idle
Call Number: E IDL
ISBN: 9781452110066
Publication Date: 2013-02-05
Mr. Wuffles!
by
David Wiesner
Call Number: E WIE
ISBN: 0618756612
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
2013 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
This Is Not My Hat
by
Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
Call Number: E KLA (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9780763655990
Publication Date: 2012-10-09
Creepy Carrots!
by
Aaron Reynolds; Peter Brown (Illustrator)
Call Number: E REY
ISBN: 9781442402973
Publication Date: 2012-08-21
Extra Yarn
by
Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BAC
ISBN: 9780061953385
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Green
by
Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SEE
ISBN: 9781596433977
Publication Date: 2012-03-27
One Cool Friend
by
Toni Buzzeo; David Small (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BUZ
ISBN: 9780803734135
Publication Date: 2012-01-10
Sleep Like a Tiger
by
Mary Logue; Pamela Zagarenski (Illustrator)
Call Number: E LOG
ISBN: 9780547641027
Publication Date: 2012-10-23
2011 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by
Philip C. Stead; Erin E. Stead (Illustrator)
Call Number: E STE (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9781596434028
Publication Date: 2010-05-25
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by
Laban Carrick Hill; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 921 DAV
ISBN: 9780316107310
Publication Date: 2010-09-07
Interrupting Chicken
by
David Ezra Stein (Illustrator); Chris Haughton (Illustrator)
Call Number: E STE
ISBN: 9780763641689
Publication Date: 2010-08-10
2012 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
A Ball for Daisy
by
Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
Call Number: E RAS (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9780375858611
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Blackout
by
John Rocco (Illustrator)
Call Number: E ROC
ISBN: 9781423121909
Publication Date: 2011-05-24
Grandpa Green
by
Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SMI
ISBN: 9781596436077
Publication Date: 2011-08-30
Me... Jane
by
Patrick McDonnell
Call Number: J 921 MCD
ISBN: 9780316045469
Publication Date: 2011-04-05
2010 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
The Lion and the Mouse
by
Jerry Pinkney
Call Number: E PIN (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9780316013567
Publication Date: 2009-09-01
All the World
by
Liz Garton Scanlon; Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SCA
ISBN: 9781416985808
Publication Date: 2009-09-08
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
by
Joyce Sidman; Pamela Zagarenski (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SID
ISBN: 9780547014944
Publication Date: 2009-04-06
Honor book
2009 Caldecott Winner and Honor Books
The House in the Night
by
Susan Marie Swanson; Beth Krommes (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SWA (Medal winner)
ISBN: 9780618862443
Publication Date: 2008-05-05
Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
by
Marla Frazee
Call Number: E FRA
ISBN: 9780152060206
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
How I Learned Geography
by
Uri Shulevitz
Call Number: E SHU
ISBN: 9780374334994
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by
Jennifer Bryant; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Call Number: J 921 WIL
ISBN: 9780802853028
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Caldecott Award Winners and Honors Prior to 2009
First the Egg
by
Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E SEE
ISBN: 9781596432727
Publication Date: 2007-09-04
2008 Honor
Henry's Freedom Box
by
Ellen Levine; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Call Number: E LEV
ISBN: 9780439777339
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
2008 Honor
In the Small, Small Pond
by
Denise Fleming (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E FLE
ISBN: 9780805022643
Publication Date: 1993-09-15
1994 Honor
Kitten's First Full Moon
by
Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit E HEN
ISBN: 9780060588281
Publication Date: 2004-03-02
2005 Winner
The Little Island
by
Golden MacDonald; Margaret Wise Brown; Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child LIt E MAC
ISBN: 9780440408307
Publication Date: 1993-10-01
1947 Winner
The Snowy Day
by
Ezra Jack Keats
Call Number: Child Lit E KEA
ISBN: 9780670654000
Publication Date: 1962-11-05
1963 Winner
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
by
Robin Page; Steve Jenkins
Call Number: Child Lit E JEN
ISBN: 9780618256280
Publication Date: 2003-03-25
2004 Honor
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