Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, the Caldecott Medal is given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Named in honor of 19th-century illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the medal is one of the most prestigious American children’s book awards. See a complete list of past winners.
| Subject | Author | Title | Call number | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Harrison, Vashti | Big | E H322bi | 2023 | |
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | In Every Life | E F848ie | ||
| Leung, Julie | The Truth About Dragons | E L6534tr | |||
| Reynolds, Jason | There Was a Party for Langston | E R4635th | |||
| Salazar, Aida | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | 92 V147sa | |||
| Winner | Salati, Doug | Hot Dog | E S161ho | 2022 | |
| Honor | Denise, Christopher | Knight Owl | E D3953kn | ||
| Goade, Michaela | Berry Song | 398.208997 G573be | |||
| Joy, Angela | Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil... | 92 T5743jo | |||
| Archer, Micha | Wonder Walkers | E A672wo / ebook | |||
| Harris, Shawn | Have You Ever Seen a Flower | E H3163ha / ebook | |||
| Tabor, Corey | Mel Fell | E T114me / ebook | |||
| Winner | Goade, Michaela | We Are Water Protectors | E L753we | 2021 | |
| Wang, Andrea | Watercress | E W2457wa / ebook | |||
| Honor | Cabrera, Cozbi A. | Me & Mama | E C1168me | ||
| Cindy Derby | Outside In | E U56ou | |||
| Denmon, Noa | A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | E E4667pL | |||
| Shimizu, Yuko | The Cat Man of Aleppo | 636.808320956913 A414ca | |||
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | 976.6860 W3625un | |||
| Honor | Gutierrez, Rudy | Double Bass Blues | E L8475do | 2020 | |
| Minter, Daniel | Going Down Home with Daddy | E L9916go | |||
| Pham, LeUyen | Bear Came Along | E M8774be | |||
| Winner | Alexander, Kwame | The Undefeated | 811.6 A3763un | 2019 | |
| Blackall, Sophie | Hello Lighthouse | E B62795he | |||
| Honor | Lies, Brian | The Rough Patch | E L7196ro | ||
| Lin, Grace | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | E L735bi | |||
| Martinez-Neal, Juana | Alma and How She Got Her Name | E M3855aL | |||
| Mora, Oge | Thank You, Omu | E M8269th | |||
| Winner | Cordell, Matthew | Wolf in the Snow | E C794wo | 2018 | |
| Honor | Chin, Jason | Grand Canyon | 557.9132 C539gr | ||
| Cooper, Elisha | Big Cat, Little Cat | E C7763bi | |||
| Phi, Bao | A Different Pond | E P543di | |||
| Winner | Steptoe, Javaka | Radiant Child: A Story of Young Artist Jean-Michael Basquiat | 92 B3165st | 2017 | |
| Honor | Brosgol, Vera | Leave Me Alone! | E B8743le | ||
| Ellis, Carson | Du Iz Tak? | E E472du | |||
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Freedom in Congo Square | E W3625fr | |||
| Wenzel, Brandon | They All Saw a Cat | E W482th | |||
| Winner | Blackall, Sophie | Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear | 599.78 M444fi | 2016 | |
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Trombone Shorty | 92 A571an | ||
| de la Pena, Matt | Last Stop on Market Street | E D338La | |||
| Henkes, Kevin | Waiting | E H513wa | |||
| Holmes, Ekua | Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement | 92 H214we | |||
| Winner | Santat, Dan | The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend | E S233ad | 2015 | |
| Honor | Barnett, Mac | Sam & Dave Dig a Hole | E B261sa | ||
| Bryant, Jennifer | The Right Word | 92 R732br | |||
| Castillo, Lauren | Nana in the City | E C352na | |||
| Morales, Yuyi | Viva Frida | 92 K122mo | |||
| Rosenstock, Barb | The Noisy Paint Box | 759.7 R815no | |||
| Tamaki, Mariko | This One Summer | 741.5971 T153th | |||
| Winner | Floca, Brian | Locomotive | 385.0973 F628Lo | 2014 | |
| Honor | Becker, Aaron | Journey | E B395jo | ||
| Idle, Molly | Flora and the Flamingo | E I196fL | |||
| Wiesner, David | Mr. Wuffles | E W6513mr | |||
| Winner | Klassen, Jon | This Is Not My Hat | E K63th | 2013 | |
| Honor | Barnett, Mac | Extra Yarn | E B261ex | ||
| Buzzeo, Toni | One Cool Friend | E B9923on | |||
| Logue, Mary | Sleep Like a Tiger | E L8326sl | |||
| Reynolds, Aaron | Creepy Carrots! | E R4624cr | |||
| Vaccaro, Seeger Laura | Green | E S4512gr | |||
| Winner | Raschka, Christopher | A Ball for Daisy | E R223ba | 2012 | |
| Honor | McDonnell, Patrick | Me ... Jane | E M2364me | ||
| Rocco, John | Blackout | E R671bl | |||
| Smith, Lane | Grandpa Green | E S6536gr | |||
| Winner | Stead, Philip C. | A Sick Day for Amos McGee | E S799si | 2011 | |
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | 92 D246hi | ||
| Stein, David Ezra | Interrupting Chicken | E S819in | |||
| Winner | Pinkney, Jerry | The Lion & the Mouse | 398.2452 P655Li | 2010 | |
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | All the World | 811.6 S283aL | ||
| Zagarenski, Pamela | Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors | 811.54 S5685re | |||
| Winner | Krommes, Beth | The House in the Night | E S9723ho | 2009 | |
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | E F848co | ||
| Shulevitz, Uri | How I Learned Geography | E S562ho | |||
| Sweet, Melissa | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | 92 W728br | |||
| Winner | Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | Fic S4693in | 2008 | |
| Honor | Nelson, Kadir | Henry's Freedom Box | Fic L66554he | ||
| Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | First the Egg | 571.8 S451fi | |||
| Sis, Peter | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | 92 S622si | |||
| Willems, Mo | Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity | E W699knt | |||
| Winner | Wiesner, David | Flotsam | E W6513fl | 2007 | |
| Honor | McLimans, David | Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet | 591.68 M1653go | ||
| Nelson, Kadir | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | 92 T885we | |||
| Winner | Raschka, Chris | The Hello, Goodbye Window | E J964he | 2006 | |
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Rosa | 92 P252gi | ||
| Muth, Jon J | Zen Shorts | E M992ze | |||
| Prange, Beckie | Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems | 811.54 S5685so | |||
| Priceman, Marjorie | Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride | E P9465ha | |||
| Winner | Taback, Simms | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | E T112jo | 1999 |