2. Given to ONLY one book for that year’s best illustrated children’s book.

3. Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator, Randolph Caldecott

4. 2011 Caldecott Medal A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead E Pin Wood Block Prints & Pencils

5. 2010 Caldecott Medal The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney E Pin Watercolors

6. 2009 Caldecott Medal The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson E Swa Watercolors

7. 2008 Caldecott Medal The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick E Sel Pencil

8. 2007 Caldecott Medal Flotsam, by David Wiesner E Wie

9. 2006 Caldecott Medal The Hello, Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster E Jus

10. 2005 Caldecott Medal Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, by Simms Taback E Tab

11. 2004 Caldecott Medal Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes E Hen

12. 2003 Caldecott Medal My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann E Roh

13. 2002 Caldecott Medal So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George 973 St

14. 2001 Caldecott Medal The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner E Wie

15. 2000 Caldecott Medal The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, by Mordicai Gerstein 791.3 Ger

16. 1999 Caldecott Medal Snowflake Bentley, by Jaqueline Martin 921 Ben

17. 1998 Caldecott Medal Rapunzel, by Paul Zelinsky 398.22 Zel Oil Paintings

18. 1997 Caldecott Medal Golem, by David Wisniewksi 398.21 Wis

19. 1996 Caldecott Medal Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathman E Rat Cartoon

20. 1995 Caldecott Medal Smoky Night, by Eve Bunting E Bun Collage

21. 1994 Caldecott Medal Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say E Say Watercolors

22. 1993 Caldecott Medal Mirette on the High Wire, by Emily McCully E McC Pastels

23. 1992 Caldecott Medal Tuesday, by David Wiesner E Wie

24. 1991 Caldecott Medal Black and White, by David Macaulay E Mac

25. 1990 Caldecott Medal Lon Po Po, by Ed Young E You

26. 1989 Caldecott Medal Song and Dance Man, by Karen Ackerman E Ack

27. 1988 Caldecott Medal Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen E Yol

28. 1987 Caldecott Medal Hey, Al, by Arthur Yorinks E Yor

29. 1986 Caldecott Medal The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg E Van

30. 1985 Caldecott Medal Saint George and the Dragon, by Margaret Hodges 398.2 Hod

31. 1984 Caldecott Medal The Glorious Flight, by Provensen, Alice and Martin 921 Ble

32. 1983 Caldecott Medal Shadow, by Blaise Cendrars 841 Cen

33. 1982 Caldecott Medal Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg E Van

34. 1981 Caldecott Medal Fables, by Arnold Lobel E Lob

35. 1980 Caldecott Medal Ox-Cart Man, by Donald Hall E Hal

36. 1979 Caldecott Medal The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, by Paul Goble E Gob

37. 1978 Caldecott Medal Noah's Ark, by Peter Spier E Spi

38. 1977 Caldecott Medal Ashanti to Zulu: African traditions, by Margaret Musgrove 960 Mus

39. 1976 Caldecott Medal Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, by Verna Aardema 398.2 Aar

40. 1975 Caldecott Medal Arrow to the Sun, by Gerald McDermott 398.2 McD

41. 1974 Caldecott Medal Duffy and the Devil, by Harve Zemach 398.2 Zem

42. 1973 Caldecott Medal The Funny Little Woman, by Arlene Mosel E Mos

43. 1972 Caldecott Medal One Fine Day, by Nonny Hogrogian E Hog

44. 1971 Caldecott Medal A Story, by Gail Haley 398.2 Hal

45. 1970 Caldecott Medal Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig E Ste

46. 1969 Caldecott Medal The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, by Arthur Ransome 398.2 Ran

47. 1968 Caldecott Medal Drummer Hoff, by Barbara Emberley 784.4 Emb

48. 1967 Caldecott Medal Sam Bang and Moonshine, by Evaline Ness E Nes

49. 1966 Caldecott Medal Always Room for One More, by Sorche Nic Leodhas 782.42 Leo

50. 1965 Caldecott Medal May I Bring a Friend?, by Beatrice Schenk DeRegniers E DeR

51. 1964 Caldecott Medal Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak E Sen

52. 1963 Caldecott Medal The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats E Kea

53. 1962 Caldecott Medal Once a Mouse, by Marcia Brown 398.2 Bro

54. 1961 Caldecott Medal Baboushka and The Three Kings, by Ruth Robbins E Kea

55. 1960 Caldecott Medal Nine Days to Christmas, by Marie Hall Ets F Ets

56. 1959 Caldecott Medal Chanticleer and the Fox, by Barbara Cooney 821 Coo

57. 1958 Caldecott Medal Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey E McC

58. 1957 Caldecott Medal A Tree is Nice, by Janice May Udry E Udry

59. 1956 Caldecott Medal Frog Went A- Courtin, by John Langstaff E Lan

60. 1955 Caldecott Medal Cinderella, by Marcia Brown 398.2 Brown

61. 1954 Caldecott Medal Madeline's Rescue, by Ludwig Bemelmans E Bem

62. 1953 Caldecott Medal The Biggest Bear, by Lynd Ward E War

63. 1952 Caldecott Medal Finders Keepers, by Will & Nicolas Mordvinoff E Mor

64. 1951 Caldecott Medal The Egg Tree, by Katherine Milhous E Mil

65. 1950 Caldecott Medal Song of the Swallows, by Leo Politi E Pol

66. 1949 Caldecott Medal The Big Snow, by Berta and Elmer Hader E Had

67. 1948 Caldecott Medal White Snow Bright Snow, by Alvin Tresselt E Tre

68. 1947 Caldecott Medal The Little Island, by Golden MacDonald E Mac

69. 1946 Caldecott Medal The Rooster Crows, by Maude Petersham 398.2 Pet

70. 1945 Caldecott Medal Prayers for a Child, by Rachel Field 242 Fie

71. 1944 Caldecott Medal Many Moons, by James Thurber E Thu

72. 1943 Caldecott Medal The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton E Bur

73. 1942 Caldecott Medal Make Way For Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey E McC

74. 1941 Caldecott Medal They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson E Law

75. 1940 Caldecott Medal Abraham Lincoln, by Ingri Parin D’Aulaire 973.7 Dau

76. 1939 Caldecott Medal Mei Li, by Thomas Handforth E Han

77. 1938 Caldecott Medal Animals of the Bible: A Picture Book, by Dorothy Plathrop 220 Pla