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.
| Subject | Author | Title | Call number | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Harrison, Vashti | Big | 2023 | ||
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | In Every Life | |||
| Leung, Julie | The Truth About Dragons | ||||
| Reynolds, Jason | There Was a Party for Langston | ||||
| Salazar, Aida | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | ||||
| Winner | Salati, Doug | Hot Dog | 2022 | ||
| Honor | Denise, Christopher | Knight Owl | |||
| Goade, Michaela | Berry Song | ||||
| Joy, Angela | Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil... | ||||
| Archer, Micha | Wonder Walkers | ||||
| Harris, Shawn | Have You Ever Seen a Flower | ||||
| Tabor, Corey | Mel Fell | ||||
| Winner | Goade, Michaela | We Are Water Protectors | 2021 | ||
| Wang, Andrea | Watercress | ||||
| Honor | Cabrera, Cozbi A. | Me & Mama | |||
| Cindy Derby | Outside In | ||||
| Denmon, Noa | A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | ||||
| Shimizu, Yuko | The Cat Man of Aleppo | ||||
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | ||||
| Honor | Gutierrez, Rudy | Double Bass Blues | 2020 | ||
| Minter, Daniel | Going Down Home with Daddy | ||||
| Pham, LeUyen | Bear Came Along | ||||
| Winner | Alexander, Kwame | The Undefeated | 2019 | ||
| Blackall, Sophie | Hello Lighthouse | ||||
| Honor | Lies, Brian | The Rough Patch | |||
| Lin, Grace | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | ||||
| Martinez-Neal, Juana | Alma and How She Got Her Name | ||||
| Mora, Oge | Thank You, Omu | ||||
| Winner | Cordell, Matthew | Wolf in the Snow | 2018 | ||
| Honor | Chin, Jason | Grand Canyon | |||
| Cooper, Elisha | Big Cat, Little Cat | ||||
| Phi, Bao | A Different Pond | ||||
| Winner | Steptoe, Javaka | Radiant Child: A Story of Young Artist Jean-Michael Basquiat | 2017 | ||
| Honor | Brosgol, Vera | Leave Me Alone! | |||
| Ellis, Carson | Du Iz Tak? | ||||
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Freedom in Congo Square | ||||
| Wenzel, Brandon | They All Saw a Cat | ||||
| Winner | Blackall, Sophie | Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear | 2016 | ||
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Trombone Shorty | |||
| de la Pena, Matt | Last Stop on Market Street | ||||
| Henkes, Kevin | Waiting | ||||
| Holmes, Ekua | Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement | ||||
| Winner | Santat, Dan | The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend | 2015 | ||
| Honor | Barnett, Mac | Sam & Dave Dig a Hole | |||
| Bryant, Jennifer | The Right Word | ||||
| Castillo, Lauren | Nana in the City | ||||
| Morales, Yuyi | Viva Frida | ||||
| Rosenstock, Barb | The Noisy Paint Box | ||||
| Tamaki, Mariko | This One Summer | ||||
| Winner | Floca, Brian | Locomotive | 2014 | ||
| Honor | Becker, Aaron | Journey | |||
| Idle, Molly | Flora and the Flamingo | ||||
| Wiesner, David | Mr. Wuffles | ||||
| Winner | Klassen, Jon | This Is Not My Hat | 2013 | ||
| Honor | Barnett, Mac | Extra Yarn | |||
| Buzzeo, Toni | One Cool Friend | ||||
| Logue, Mary | Sleep Like a Tiger | ||||
| Reynolds, Aaron | Creepy Carrots! | ||||
| Vaccaro, Seeger Laura | Green | ||||
| Winner | Raschka, Christopher | A Ball for Daisy | 2012 | ||
| Honor | McDonnell, Patrick | Me ... Jane | |||
| Rocco, John | Blackout | ||||
| Smith, Lane | Greenpa Green | ||||
| Winner | Stead, Philip C. | A Sick Day for Amos McGee | 2011 | ||
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | |||
| Stein, David Ezra | Interrupting Chicken | ||||
| Winner | Pinkney, Jerry | The Lion & the Mouse | 2010 | ||
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | All the World | |||
| Zagarenski, Pamela | Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors | ||||
| Winner | Krommes, Beth | The House in the Night | 2009 | ||
| Honor | Frazee, Marla | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | |||
| Shulevitz, Uri | How I Learned Geography | ||||
| Sweet, Melissa | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | ||||
| Winner | Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | 2008 | ||
| Honor | Nelson, Kadir | Henry's Freedom Box | |||
| Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | First the Egg | ||||
| Sis, Peter | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | ||||
| Willems, Mo | Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity | ||||
| Winner | Wiesner, David | Flotsam | 2007 | ||
| Honor | McLimans, David | Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet | |||
| Nelson, Kadir | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | ||||
| Winner | Raschka, Chris | The Hello, Goodbye Window | 2006 | ||
| Honor | Collier, Bryan | Rosa | |||
| Muth, Jon J | Zen Shorts | ||||
| Prange, Beckie | Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems | ||||
| Priceman, Marjorie | Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride | ||||
| Winner | Taback, Simms | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | 1999 |