Caldecott Medal Winners
2009
The House in the Night
Click to search this book in our catalog   Susan Marie Swansonk
Publishers Weekly : Starred Review. Using only a few graceful words per page to illuminate the dark, this bedtime gem shines its light clearly on thi...More
2008
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Click to search this book in our catalog   Brian Selznick
School Library Journal : Gr 3–6—Brian Selznick's atmospheric story (Scholastic, 2007) is set in Paris in 1931. Hugo Cabret is an orph...More
 
2007
Flotsam
 David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly : Starred Review. Two-time Caldecott winner Wiesner (Tuesday; The Three Pigs) crafts another wordless mystery, this one set on an o...More
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2006
The Hello, Goodbye Window
 Norton Juster
BookList: PreS-Gr. 2. Two well-known names come together in a book that speaks to the real lives of children and their experiences. The young narrat...More
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2005
Kitten's First Full Moon
Click to search this book in our catalog   Kevin Henkes
School Library Journal : PreS-K-An irresistible offering from the multifaceted Henkes. The spare and suspense-filled story concerns a kitten that mis...More
2004
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Click to search this book in our catalog   Mordicai Gerstein
Publishers Weekly : This effectively spare, lyrical account chronicles Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between Manhattan's World Trade Center towers ...More
 
2003
My Friend Rabbit
 Eric Rohmann
School Library Journal : PreS-Gr 1-A simple story about Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launch...More
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2002
The Three Pigs
 David Wiesner
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2001
So You Want to be President
Click to search this book in our catalog   David Small
Publishers Weekly : HThis lighthearted, often humorous roundup of anecdotes and trivia is cast as a handbook of helpful hints to aspiring presidentia...More
2000
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Click to search this book in our catalog   Simms Taback
Publishers Weekly : As in his Caldecott Honor book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Taback's inventive use of die-cut pages shows off his ...More
 
1999
Snowflake Bentley
 Mary Azarian
Publishers Weekly : Azarian's (A Farmer's Alphabet) handsome woodcuts provide a homespun backdrop to Martin's (Grandmother Bryant's Pocket) brief bio...More
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1998
Rapunzel
 Paul O. Zelinsky
Publishers Weekly : Zelinsky (Swamp Angel) does a star turn with this breathtaking interpretation of a favorite fairy tale. Daringly--and effectively...More
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1997
Golem
Click to search this book in our catalog   David Wisniewski
Publisher's Weekly : Elaborately composed cut-paper spreads give a 3D, puppet-show-like quality to a retelling of a Jewish legend. Rabbi Loew has a p...More
1996
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Click to search this book in our catalog   Peggy Rathmann
Publishers Weekly : Rathmann (Good Night, Gorilla) brings a lighter-than-air comic touch to this outstanding, solid-as-a-brick picture book. Officer ...More
 
1995
Smoky Night
 David Diaz
Publishers Weekly : In a starred review of this 1995 Caldecott winner, PW praised the "thought-provoking" and "thoroughly believable&q...More
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1994
Grandfather's Journey
 Allen Say
Publishers Weekly : Say transcends the achievements of his Tree of Cranes and A River Dream with this breathtaking picture book, at once a very perso...More
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1993
Mirette on the High Wire
Click to search this book in our catalog   Emily McCully
Publishers Weekly : In this picture book set in 19th-century Paris, a child helps a daredevil who has lost his edge to regain his confidence. Many tr...More
1992
Tuesday
Click to search this book in our catalog   David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly : In this nearly wordless picture book, Wiesner ( Hurricane ; Free Fall ) again takes readers on an imaginative voyage, using every...More
 
1991
Black and White
 David Macaulay
Publishers Weekly : At first glance, this is a collection of four unrelated stories, each occupying a quarter of every two-page spread, and each a sl...More
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1990
Lon Po Po
 Ed Young
Publishers Weekly : This version of the Red Riding Hood story from Young ( The Emperor and the Kite ; Cats Are Cats ; Yeh-Shen ) features three daugh...More
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1989
Song and Dance Man
Click to search this book in our catalog   Stephen Gammell
Publishers Weekly : In this Caldecott winner, Grandpa relives his vaudeville days for an adoring audience--his grandchildren. Ages 3-7. Copyright 199...More
1988
Owl Moon
Click to search this book in our catalog   John Schoenherr
Publishers Weekly : A girl and her father go owling on a moonlit winter night near the farm where they live. Bundled tight in wool clothes, they trud...More
 
1987
Hey, Al
 Richard Egielski
School Library Journal : K Up The theme here is, ``be happy with who you are,'' or maybe, ``there's no free lunch.'' Al, a janitor, lives a meager ex...More
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1986
Polar Express
 Chris Van Allsburg
School Library Journal : Gr 1-3 Given a talented and aggressive imagination, even the challenge of as cliche-worn a subject as Santa Claus can be met...More
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1985
Saint George and the Dragon
Click to search this book in our catalog   Margaret Hodges
Publishers Weekly : This adaptation of The Faerie Queen features illustrations that ``glitter with color and mesmerizing details,'' said PW. Ages 4-8...More
1984
The Glorious Flight
Click to search this book in our catalog   Alice Provensen
Publishers Weekly : The magnificent Caldecott Medalwinning book about a daring historic event. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1987 Cahners Business Information,...More
 
1983
Shadow
 Blaise Cendrars
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1982
Jumanji
 Chris Van Allsburg
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1981
Fables
Click to search this book in our catalog   Arnold Lobel
1980
Ox-Cart Man
Click to search this book in our catalog   Barbara Cooney
 

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