| The Randolph Caldecott
Medal 
is given annually by the American Library
Association to "the artist
of the most distinguished American Picture Book for
Children published in the United States during the
preceding year." It was established in 1937, and
named in honor of the nineteenth-century English
illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott.
Caldecott Medal Winners,
1938-present
1938 Animals of the Bible, A
Picture Book, illustrated
by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
1939 Mei Li, by Thomas Handforth.
1940 Abraham Lincoln, by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire.
1941 They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson.
1942 Make Way for Ducklings, by
Robert McCloskey.
1943 The Little House, by Virginia
Lee Burton.
1944 Many Moons, illustrated by
Louis Slobodkin; written by James Thurber.
1945 Prayer for a Child, illustrated
by Elizabeth Orton Jones; written by Rachel Field.
1946 The Rooster Crows, by Maude and
Miska Petersham.
1947 The Little Island, illustrated
by Leonard Weisgard; written by Golden MacDonald
(pseudonym of Margaret Wise Brown).
1948 White Snow, Bright Snow,
illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; written by Alvin Tresselt.
1949 The Big Snow, by Berta and
Elmer Hader.
1950 Song of the Swallows, by Leo
Politi.
1951 The Egg Tree, by Katherine
Milhous.
1952 Finders Keepers, illustrated by
Nicolas (pseudonym of Nicholas Mordvinoff); written by
Will (pseudonym of William Lipkind).
1953 The Biggest Bear, by Lynd
Ward.
1954 Madeline's Rescue, by Ludwig
Bemelmans.
1955 Cinderella, or the Little Glass
Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; translated
from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown.
1956 Frog Went A-Courtin',
illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; retold by John
Langstaff.
1957 A Tree Is Nice, illustrated by
Marc Simont; written by Janice Udry.
1958 Time of Wonder, by Robert
McCloskey.
1959 Chanticleer and the Fox,
illustrated by Barbara Cooney; adapted from Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney.
1960 Nine Days to Christmas,
illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; written by Marie Hall Ets
and Aurora Labastida.
1961 Baboushka and the Three Kings,
illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; written by Ruth Robbins.
1962 Once a Mouse, retold and
illustrated by Marcia Brown.
1963 The Snowy Day, by Ezra
Jack Keats.
1964 Where the Wild Things Are, by
Maurice Sendak.
1965 May I Bring a Friend?
illustrated by Beni Montresor; written by Beatrice Schenk
de Regniers.
1966 Always Room for One More,
illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; written by Sorche Nic
Leodhas (pseudonym of Leclair Alger).
1967 Sam, Bangs & Moonshine, by
Evaline Ness.
1968 Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed
Emberley; text adapted by Barbara Emberley.
1969 The Fool of the World and the Flying
Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; retold by
Arthur Ransome.
1970 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,
by William Steig.
1971 A Story A Story, retold and
illustrated by Gail E. Haley.
1972 One Fine Day, retold and
illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
1973 The Funny Little Woman,
illustrated by Blair Lent; retold by Arlene Mosel.
1974 Duffy and the Devil,
illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach.
1975 Arrow to the Sun, by Gerald
McDermott.
1976 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears,
illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon; retold by Verna
Aardema.
1977 Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions,
illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon; written by Margaret
Musgrove.
1978 Noah's Ark, by Peter Spier.
1979 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses,
by Paul Goble.
1980 Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by
Barbara Cooney; written by Donald Hall.
1981 Fables, by Arnold Lobel.
1982 Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg.
1983 Shadow, translated and
illustrated by Marcia Brown; original text in French, by
Blaise Cendrars.
1984 The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel
with Louis Bleriot, by Alice and Martin
Provensen.
1985 Saint George and the Dragon,
illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; retold by Margaret
Hodges.
1986 The Polar Express, by Chris Van
Allsburg.
1987 Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard
Egielski; written by Arthur Yorinks.
1988 Owl Moon, illustrated by John
Schoenherr; written by Jane Yolen.
1989 Song and Dance Man, illustrated
by Stephen Gammell; written by Karen Ackerman.
1990 Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story,
translated from Chinese by Ed Young.
1991 Black and White, by David
Macaulay.
1992 Tuesday, by David Wiesner.
1993 Mirette on the High Wire, by
Emily Arnold McCully.
1994 Grandfather's Journey, by Allen
Say; edited by Walter Lorraine.
1995 Smoky Night, illustrated by
David Diaz; written by Eve Bunting.
1996 Officer Buckle and Gloria, by
Peggy Rathmann.
1997 Golem, by David Wisniewski.
1998 Rapunzel, by Paul O. Zelinsky.
1999 Snowflake Bentley, illustrated
by Mary Azarian; written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
2000 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat,
by Simms Taback.
2001 So You Want to Be President?
illustrated by David Small; written by Judith St. George.
2002 The Three Pigs, by David
Wiesner.
2003 My Friend Rabbit, by Eric
Rohmann.
2004 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers,
by Mordicai Gerstein.
2005 Kitten's First Full Moon, by
Kevin Henkes.
2006 The Hello, Goodbye Window,
illustrated by Chris Raschka; written by Norton
Juster.
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