Caldecott Award Winners
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| 1959 - 1938 |
Present-1983 1982-1960 |
Winner:
Chanticleer and the Fox Illustrated by Barbara Cooney; adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney
- Honor books:
- The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi
What Do You Say, Dear? Illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text by Sesyle Joslin
Umbrella by Taro Yashima
1958
Winner:
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
- Honor books:
- Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
Anatole and the Cat Illustrated by Paul Galdone; text by Eve Titus
1957
Winner:
A Tree Is Nice Illustrated by Marc Simont; text by Janice Udry
- Honor books:
- Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets
1 is One by Tasha Tudor
Anatole Illustrated by Paul Galdone; text by Eve Titus
Gillespie and the Guards Illustrated by James Daugherty; text by Benjamin Elkin
Lion by William Pène DuBois
1956
Winner:
Frog Went A-Courtin' Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; retold by John Langstaff
- Honor books:
- Play With Me by Marie Hall Ets
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
1955
Winner:
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Illustrated by Marcia Brown; Translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
- Honor books:
- Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes Illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
Wheel On The Chimney Illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text by Margaret Wise Brown
The Thanksgiving Story Illustrated by Helen Sewell; text by Alice Dalgliesh
1954
Winner:
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Honor books:
- Journey Cake, Ho! Illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text by Ruth Sawyer
When Will the World Be Mine? Illustrated by Jean Charlot; text by Miriam Schlein
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Illustrated by Marcia Brown; text by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
A Very Special House Illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text by Ruth Krauss
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum
1953
Winner:
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
- Honor books:
- Puss in Boots Illustrated by Marcia Brown; text by Charles Perrault
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg
The Storm Book Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text by Charlotte Zolotow
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes
1952
Winner:
Finders Keepers Illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text by Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
- Honor books:
- Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets
Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown
All Falling Down Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text by Gene Zion
Bear Party by William Pène DuBois
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds
1951
Winner:
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
- Honor books:
- Dick Whittington and His Cat by Marcia Brown
The Two Reds Illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text by Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World Illustrated by Helen Stone; text by Phyllis McGinley
T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry
1950
Winner:
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
- Honor books:
- America's Ethan Allen Illustrated by Lynd Ward; text by Stewart Holbrook
The Wild Birthday Cake Illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text by Lavinia R. Davis
The Happy Day Illustrated by Marc Simont; text by Ruth Krauss
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown
1949
Winner:
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
- Honor books:
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
All Around the Town Illustrated by Helen Stone; text by Phyllis McGinley
Juanita by Leo Politi
Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese
1948
Winner:
White Snow, Bright Snow Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text by Alvin Tresselt
- Honor books:
- Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
Roger and the Fox Illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text by Lavinia R. Davis
Song of Robin Hood Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; edited by Anne Malcolmson
1947
Winner:
The Little Island Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text by Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
- Honor books:
- Rain Drop Splash Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text by Alvin Tresselt
Boats on the River Illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text by Marjorie Flack
Timothy Turtle Illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text by Al Graham
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns Illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text selected by Opal Wheeler
1946
Winner:
The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham
- Honor books:
- Little Lost Lamb Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text by Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Sing Mother Goose Illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music by Opal Wheeler
My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text by Becky Reyher
You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese
1945
Winner:
Prayer for a Child Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text by Rachel Field
- Honor books:
- Mother Goose Illustrated by Tasha Tudor
In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
The Christmas Anna Angel Illustrated by Kate Seredy; text by Ruth Sawyer
1944
Winner:
Many Moons Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text by James Thurber
- Honor books:
- Small Rain: Verses From The Bible Illustrated by
Elizabeth Orton Jones; text selected by Jessie Orton Jones
Pierre Pigeon Illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text by Lee Kingman
The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
A Child's Good Night Book Illustrated by Jean Charlot; text by Margaret Wise Brown
Good-Luck Horse Illustrated by Plato Chan; text by Chih-yi Chan
1943
Winner:
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- Honor books:
- Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry
1942
Winner:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- Honor books:
- An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
In My Mother's House Illustrated by Velino Herrera; text by Ann Nolan Clark
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling
Nothing At All by Wanda Gág
1941
Winner:
They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
- Honor book:
- April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry
1940
Winner:
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
- Honor books:
- Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford
1939
Winner:
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
- Honor books:
- Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry
The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág
Wee Gillis Illustrated by Robert Lawson; text by Munro Leaf
1938
Winner:
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text selected by Helen Dean Fish
- Honor books:
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds Illustrated by Robert
Lawson; text compiled by Helen Dean Fish
Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale Retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff
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