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Caldecott Medal winners & Honor books
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Every Monday MabelJashar Awan
Our LakeAngie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little CaveDrew Beckmeyer
SundustZeke Peña
Chooch HelpedAndrea L. Rogers
My Daddy is a CowboyStephanie Seales
Noodles on a BicycleKyo Maclear
Home in a LunchboxCherry Mo
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the MountainsAnita Yasuda
2025 · Honor
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
By Anita Yasuda
Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
Buy on AmazonBigVashti Harrison
In Every LifeMarla Frazee
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom FighterAida Salazar
2024 · Honor
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
By Aida Salazar
Illustrated by Molly Mendoza
Buy on AmazonThere Was a Party for LangstonJason Reynolds
2024 · Honor
There Was a Party for Langston
By Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey
Buy on AmazonThe Truth About DragonsJulie Leung
Hot DogDoug Salati
Ain't Burned All the BrightJason Reynolds
Berry SongMichaela Goade
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights MovementAngela Joy
2023 · Honor
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
By Angela Joy
Illustrated by Janelle Washington
Buy on AmazonKnight OwlChristopher Denise
WatercressAndrea Wang
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?Shawn Harris
Mel FellCorey R. Tabor
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreCarole Boston Weatherford
2022 · Honor
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Buy on AmazonWonder WalkersMicha Archer
We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom
A Place Inside of MeZetta Elliott
The Cat Man of AleppoIrene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha
2021 · Honor
The Cat Man of Aleppo
By Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha
Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
Buy on AmazonMe & MamaCozbi A. Cabrera
Outside InDeborah Underwood
The UndefeatedKwame Alexander
Bear Came AlongRichard T. Morris
Double Bass BluesAndrea J. Loney
Going Down Home with DaddyKelly Starling Lyons
2020 · Honor
Going Down Home with Daddy
By Kelly Starling Lyons
Illustrated by Daniel Minter
Buy on AmazonHello LighthouseSophie Blackall
Alma and How She Got Her NameJuana Martinez-Neal
A Big Mooncake for Little StarGrace Lin
The Rough PatchBrian Lies
Thank You, Omu!Oge Mora
Wolf in the SnowMatthew Cordell
Big Cat, Little CatElisha Cooper
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh CutDerrick Barnes
2018 · Honor
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
By Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by Gordon C. James
Buy on AmazonA Different PondBao Phi
Grand CanyonJason Chin
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel BasquiatJavaka Steptoe
2017 · Winner
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Javaka Steptoe
Buy on AmazonLeave Me Alone!Vera Brosgol
Freedom in Congo SquareCarole Boston Weatherford
2017 · Honor
Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Buy on AmazonDu Iz Tak?Carson Ellis
They All Saw a CatBrendan Wenzel
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous BearLindsay Mattick
2016 · Winner
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
By Lindsay Mattick
Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Buy on AmazonTrombone ShortyTroy Andrews
WaitingKevin Henkes
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights MovementCarole Boston Weatherford
2016 · Honor
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Buy on AmazonLast Stop on Market StreetMatt de la Peña
2016 · Honor
Last Stop on Market Street
By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Buy on AmazonThe Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary FriendDan Santat
Nana in the CityLauren Castillo
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract ArtBarb Rosenstock
2015 · Honor
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art
By Barb Rosenstock
Illustrated by Mary GrandPré
Buy on AmazonSam and Dave Dig a HoleMac Barnett
Viva FridaYuyi Morales
The Right Word: Roget and His ThesaurusJen Bryant
2015 · Honor
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
By Jen Bryant
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Buy on AmazonThis One SummerMariko Tamaki
LocomotiveBrian Floca
JourneyAaron Becker
Flora and the FlamingoMolly Idle
Mr. Wuffles!David Wiesner
This is Not My HatJon Klassen
Creepy Carrots!Aaron Reynolds
Extra YarnMac Barnett
GreenLaura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool FriendToni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a TigerMary Logue
A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka
BlackoutJohn Rocco
Grandpa GreenLane Smith
Me... JanePatrick McDonnell
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, SlaveLaban Carrick Hill
2011 · Honor
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
By Laban Carrick Hill
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Buy on AmazonInterrupting ChickenDavid Ezra Stein
The Lion & the MouseJerry Pinkney
All the WorldLiz Garton Scanlon
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in ColorsJoyce Sidman
2010 · Honor
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
By Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Buy on AmazonThe House in the NightSusan Marie Swanson
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week EverMarla Frazee
How I Learned GeographyUri Shulevitz
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos WilliamsJen Bryant
2009 · Honor
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
By Jen Bryant
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Buy on AmazonThe Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground RailroadEllen Levine
2008 · Honor
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
By Ellen Levine
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Buy on AmazonFirst the EggLaura Vaccaro Seeger
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainPeter Sís
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken IdentityMo Willems
FlotsamDavid Wiesner
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal AlphabetDavid McLimans
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford
2007 · Honor
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Buy on AmazonThe Hello, Goodbye WindowNorton Juster
RosaNikki Giovanni
Zen ShortsJon J. Muth
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon RideMarjorie Priceman
2006 · Honor
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
By Marjorie Priceman
Buy on AmazonSong of the Water Boatman and Other Pond PoemsJoyce Sidman
2006 · Honor
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
By Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by Beckie Prange
Buy on AmazonKitten's First Full MoonKevin Henkes
The Red BookBarbara Lehman
Coming on Home SoonJacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleMo Willems
The Man Who Walked Between the TowersMordicai Gerstein
Ella Sarah Gets DressedMargaret Chodos-Irvine
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
2004 · Honor
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
By Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Buy on AmazonDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Mo Willems
My Friend RabbitEric Rohmann
The Spider and the FlyMary Howitt
Hondo & FabianPeter McCarty
Noah's ArkJerry Pinkney
The Three PigsDavid Wiesner
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse HawkinsBarbara Kerley
2002 · Honor
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
By Barbara Kerley
Illustrated by Brian Selznick
Buy on AmazonMartin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Doreen Rappaport
2002 · Honor
Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Buy on AmazonThe Stray DogMarc Simont
So You Want to Be President?Judith St. George
2001 · Winner
So You Want to Be President?
By Judith St. George
Illustrated by David Small
Buy on AmazonCasey at the BatErnest Thayer
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That TypeDoreen Cronin
2001 · Honor
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
By Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Search AmazonOliviaIan Falconer
Joseph Had a Little OvercoatSimms Taback
A Child's CalendarJohn Updike
Sector 7David Wiesner
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really AngryMolly Bang
The Ugly DucklingHans Christian Andersen
Snowflake BentleyJacqueline Briggs Martin
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His OrchestraAndrea Davis Pinkney
1999 · Honor
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Buy on AmazonNo, David!David Shannon
SnowUri Shulevitz
Tibet: Through the Red BoxPeter Sís
RapunzelPaul O. Zelinsky
The GardenerSarah Stewart
HarlemWalter Dean Myers
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a FlySimms Taback
GolemDavid Wisniewski
Hush!: A Thai LullabyMinfong Ho
The Graphic AlphabetDavid Pelletier
The PaperboyDav Pilkey
Starry MessengerPeter Sís
Officer Buckle and GloriaPeggy Rathmann
Alphabet CityStephen T. Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! a ViolinLloyd Moss
The Faithful FriendRobert D. San Souci
Tops & BottomsJanet Stevens
Smoky NightEve Bunting
John HenryJulius Lester
Swamp AngelAnne Isaacs
Time FliesEric Rohmann
Grandfather's JourneyAllen Say
Peppe the LamplighterElisa Bartone
In the Small, Small PondDenise Fleming
Raven: A Trickster Tale From The Pacific NorthwestGerald McDermott
OwenKevin Henkes
Yo! Yes?Chris Raschka
Mirette on the High WireEmily Arnold McCully
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid TalesJon Scieszka
1993 · Honor
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
By Jon Scieszka
Illustrated by Lane Smith
Buy on AmazonSeven Blind MiceEd Young
Working CottonSherley Anne Williams
TuesdayDavid Wiesner
Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
Black and WhiteDavid Macaulay
Puss in BootsCharles Perrault
"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love StoriesVera B. Williams
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from ChinaEd Young
Bill Peet: An AutobiographyBill Peet
Color ZooLois Ehlert
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American SouthRobert D. San Souci
1990 · Honor
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Buy on AmazonHershel and the Hanukkah GoblinsEric Kimmel
1990 · Honor
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
By Eric Kimmel
Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Buy on AmazonSong and Dance ManKaren Ackerman
The Boy of the Three-Year NapDianne Snyder
Free FallDavid Wiesner
Goldilocks and the Three BearsJames Marshall
Mirandy and Brother WindPatricia C. McKissack
1989 · Honor
Mirandy and Brother Wind
By Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Buy on AmazonOwl MoonJane Yolen
Mufaro's Beautiful DaughtersJohn Steptoe
Hey, AlArthur Yorinks
The Village of Round and Square HousesAnn Grifalconi
AlphabaticsSuse MacDonald
RumpelstiltskinBrothers Grimm
The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg
The Relatives CameCynthia Rylant
King Bidgood's in the BathtubAudrey Wood
Saint George and the DragonMargaret Hodges
1985 · Winner
Saint George and the Dragon
By Margaret Hodges
Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Buy on AmazonHansel and GretelBrothers Grimm
Have You Seen My Duckling?Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American LegendJohn Steptoe
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis BleriotAlice and Martin Provensen
1984 · Winner
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Buy on AmazonLittle Red Riding HoodBrothers Grimm
Ten, Nine, EightMolly Bang
ShadowBlaise Cendrars
A Chair for My MotherVera B. Williams
When I Was Young in the MountainsCynthia Rylant
1983 · Honor
When I Was Young in the Mountains
By Cynthia Rylant
Illustrated by Diane Goode
Buy on AmazonJumanjiChris Van Allsburg
Where the Buffaloes BeginOlaf Baker
On Market StreetArnold Lobel
Outside Over ThereMaurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced TravelersNancy Willard
1982 · Honor
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
By Nancy Willard
Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen
Buy on AmazonFablesArnold Lobel
The Bremen-Town MusiciansBrothers Grimm
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry SnatcherMolly Bang
Mice TwiceJoseph Low
TruckDonald Crews
Ox-Cart ManDonald Hall
Ben's TrumpetRachel Isadora
The Garden of Abdul GasaziChris Van Allsburg
The TreasureUri Shulevitz
The Girl Who Loved Wild HorsesPaul Goble
Freight TrainDonald Crews
The Way to Start a DayByrd Baylor
Noah's ArkJerry Pinkney
CastleDavid Macaulay
It Could Always Be WorseMargot Zemach
Ashanti to Zulu: African TraditionsMargaret Musgrove
1977 · Winner
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
By Margaret Musgrove
Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Buy on AmazonThe Amazing BoneWilliam Steig
The ContestNonny Hogrogian
Fish for SupperM. B. Goffstein
The Golem: A Jewish LegendBeverly Brodsky McDermott
Hawk, I'm Your BrotherByrd Baylor
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's EarsVerna Aardema
1976 · Winner
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
By Verna Aardema
Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Buy on AmazonThe Desert Is TheirsByrd Baylor
Strega NonaTomie de Paola
Arrow to the SunGerald McDermott
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet BookMuriel Feelings
1975 · Honor
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book
By Muriel Feelings
Illustrated by Tom Feelings
Buy on AmazonDuffy and the DevilHarve Zemach
Three Jovial HuntsmenSusan Jeffers
CathedralDavid Macaulay
The Funny Little WomanArlene Mosel
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the AshantiGerald McDermott
Hosie's AlphabetHosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
1973 · Honor
Hosie's Alphabet
By Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
Illustrated by Leonard Baskin
Search AmazonSnow-White and the Seven Dwarfstranslated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
1973 · Honor
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
By translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Buy on AmazonWhen Clay SingsByrd Baylor
One Fine DayNonny Hogrogian
Hildilid's NightChelli Duran Ryan
If All the Seas Were One SeaJanina Domanska
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting BookMuriel Feelings
1972 · Honor
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
By Muriel Feelings
Illustrated by Tom Feelings
Buy on AmazonA Story a StoryGail E. Haley
The Angry MoonWilliam Sleator
Frog and Toad Are FriendsArnold Lobel
In the Night KitchenMaurice Sendak
Sylvester and the Magic PebbleWilliam Steig
Goggles!Ezra Jack Keats
Alexander and the Wind-Up MouseLeo Lionni
Pop Corn & Ma GoodnessEdna Mitchell Preston
1970 · Honor
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness
By Edna Mitchell Preston
Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
Buy on AmazonThy Friend, ObadiahBrinton Turkle
The Judge: An Untrue TaleHarve Zemach
The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipArthur Ransome
1969 · Winner
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
Buy on AmazonWhy the Sun and the Moon Live in the SkyElphinstone Dayrell
1969 · Honor
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
By Elphinstone Dayrell
Illustrated by Blair Lent
Buy on AmazonDrummer HoffBarbara Emberley
FrederickLeo Lionni
Seashore StoryTaro Yashima
The Emperor and the KiteJane Yolen
Sam, Bangs & MoonshineEvaline Ness
One Wide River to Crossadapted by Barbara Emberley
1967 · Honor
One Wide River to Cross
By adapted by Barbara Emberley
Illustrated by Ed Emberley
Search AmazonAlways Room for One MoreSorche Nic Leodhas
1966 · Winner
Always Room for One More
By Sorche Nic Leodhas
Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
Buy on AmazonHide and Seek FogAlvin Tresselt
Just MeMarie Hall Ets
Tom Tit TotEvaline Ness
May I Bring a Friend?Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
1965 · Winner
May I Bring a Friend?
By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrated by Beni Montresor
Buy on AmazonRain Makes ApplesauceJulian Scheer
The WaveMargaret Hodges
A Pocketful of CricketRebecca Caudill
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak
SwimmyLeo Lionni
All in the Morning EarlySorche Nic Leodhas
Mother Goose and Nursery RhymesPhilip Reed
The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats
The Sun Is a Golden EarringNatalia M. Belting
1963 · Honor
The Sun Is a Golden Earring
By Natalia M. Belting
Illustrated by Bernarda Bryson
Search AmazonMr. Rabbit and the Lovely PresentCharlotte Zolotow
1963 · Honor
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
By Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Buy on AmazonOnce a MouseMarcia Brown
Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old SongPeter Spier
Little Bear's VisitElse H. Minarik
The Day We Saw the Sun Come UpAlice E. Goudey
1962 · Honor
The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up
By Alice E. Goudey
Illustrated by Adrienne Adams
Buy on AmazonBaboushka and the Three KingsRuth Robbins
1961 · Winner
Baboushka and the Three Kings
By Ruth Robbins
Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov
Buy on AmazonInch by InchLeo Lionni
Nine Days to ChristmasMarie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida
1960 · Winner
Nine Days to Christmas
By Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida
Illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
Buy on AmazonHouses from the SeaAlice E. Goudey
The Moon JumpersJanice May Udry
Chanticleer and the FoxBarbara Cooney
The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A BatieAntonio Frasconi
1959 · Honor
The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie
By Antonio Frasconi
Buy on AmazonWhat Do You Say, Dear?Sesyle Joslin
UmbrellaTaro Yashima
Time of WonderRobert McCloskey
Fly High, Fly LowDon Freeman
Anatole and the CatEve Titus
A Tree Is NiceJanice May Udry
Mr. Penny's Race HorseMarie Hall Ets
1 Is OneTasha Tudor
AnatoleEve Titus
Gillespie and the GuardsBenjamin Elkin
LionWilliam Pène du Bois
Frog Went A-Courtin'John Langstaff
Play With MeMarie Hall Ets
Crow BoyTaro Yashima
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slippertranslated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
1955 · Winner
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
By translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
Illustrated by Marcia Brown
Buy on AmazonBook of Nursery and Mother Goose RhymesMarguerite de Angeli
Wheel on the ChimneyMargaret Wise Brown
The Thanksgiving StoryAlice Dalgliesh
Madeline's RescueLudwig Bemelmans
Journey Cake, Ho!Ruth Sawyer
When Will the World Be Mine?Miriam Schlein
The Steadfast Tin SoldierHans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
1954 · Honor
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
By Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
Illustrated by Marcia Brown
Search AmazonA Very Special HouseRuth Krauss
Green EyesAbe Birnbaum
The Biggest BearLynd Ward
Puss in BootsCharles Perrault
One Morning in MaineRobert McCloskey
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd AnimalsFritz Eichenberg
The Storm BookCharlotte Zolotow
Five Little MonkeysJuliet Kepes
Finders KeepersWill & Nicolas
Mr. T. W. Anthony WooMarie Hall Ets
Skipper John's CookMarcia Brown
All Falling DownGene Zion
Bear PartyWilliam Pène du Bois
Feather MountainElizabeth Olds
The Egg TreeKatherine Milhous
Dick Whittington and His CatMarcia Brown
The Two RedsWilliam Lipkind
If I Ran the ZooDr. Seuss
The Most Wonderful Doll in the WorldPhyllis McGinley
1951 · Honor
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World
By Phyllis McGinley
Illustrated by Helen Stone
Search AmazonT-Bone, the Baby SitterClare Turlay Newberry
Song of the SwallowsLeo Politi
America's Ethan AllenStewart Holbrook
The Wild Birthday CakeLavinia R . Davis
1950 · Honor
The Wild Birthday Cake
By Lavinia R . Davis
Illustrated by Hildegard Woodward
Search AmazonThe Happy DayRuth Krauss
Bartholomew and the OobleckDr. Seuss
Henry – FishermanMarcia Brown
The Big SnowBerta & Elmer Hader
Blueberries for SalRobert McCloskey
All Around the TownPhyllis McGinley
JuanitaLeo Politi
Fish in the AirKurt Wiese
White Snow, Bright SnowAlvin Tresselt
Stone SoupMarcia Brown
McElligot's PoolDr. Seuss
Bambino the ClownGeorges Schreiber
Roger and the FoxLavinia R . Davis
Song of Robin Hoodedited by Anne Malcolmson
1948 · Honor
Song of Robin Hood
By edited by Anne Malcolmson
Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
Search AmazonThe Little IslandGolden MacDonald
Rain Drop SplashAlvin Tresselt
Boats on the RiverMarjorie Flack
Timothy TurtleAl Graham
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera StreetLeo Politi
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymnsselected by Opal Wheeler
1947 · Honor
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns
By selected by Opal Wheeler
Illustrated by Marjorie Torrey
Search AmazonThe Rooster CrowsMaud & Miska Petersham
1946 · Winner
The Rooster Crows
By Maud & Miska Petersham
Illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham
Buy on AmazonLittle Lost LambGolden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
1946 · Honor
Little Lost Lamb
By Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
Buy on AmazonSing Mother GooseOpal Wheeler
My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldBecky Reyher
1946 · Honor
My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
By Becky Reyher
Illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Buy on AmazonYou Can Write ChineseKurt Wiese
Prayer for a ChildRachel Field
Mother GooseTasha Tudor
In the ForestMarie Hall Ets
Yonie WondernoseMarguerite de Angeli
The Christmas Anna AngelRuth Sawyer
Many MoonsJames Thurber
Small Rain: Verses From The Bibleselect ed by Jessie Orton Jones
1944 · Honor
Small Rain: Verses From The Bible
By select ed by Jessie Orton Jones
Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones
Search AmazonPierre PidgeonLee Kingman
The Mighty HunterBerta and Elmer Hader
A Child's Good Night BookMargaret Wise Brown
The Good-Luck HorseChih-Yi Chan
The Little HouseVirginia Lee Burton
Dash and DartMary and Conrad Buff
MarshmallowClare Turlay Newberry
Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey
An American ABCMaud and Miska Petersham
In My Mother's HouseAnn Nolan Clark
Paddle-to-the-SeaHolling C. Holling
Nothing at AllWanda Gág
They Were Strong and GoodRobert Lawson
April's KittensClare Turlay Newberry
Abraham LincolnIngri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
1940 · Winner
Abraham Lincoln
By Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Buy on AmazonCock-a-Doodle DooBerta and Elmer Hader
MadelineLudwig Bemelmans
The Ageless StoryLauren Ford
Mei LiThomas Handforth
Andy and the LionJames Daugherty
BarkisClare Turlay Newberry
The Forest PoolLaura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWanda Gág
Wee GillisMunro Leaf
Animals of the BibleHelen Dean Fish
Four and Twenty Blackbirdscompiled by Helen Dean Fish
1938 · Honor
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
By compiled by Helen Dean Fish
Illustrated by Robert Lawson
Search AmazonSeven Simeons: A Russian TaleBoris Artzybasheff
Lists and sources
Browse the included records below. Award years refer to the award, not the publication date.
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books
- Animals of the Bible — Helen Dean Fish (1938) · Winner
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds — compiled by Helen Dean Fish (1938) · Honor
- Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale — Boris Artzybasheff (1938) · Honor
- Mei Li — Thomas Handforth (1939) · Winner
- Andy and the Lion — James Daugherty (1939) · Honor
- Barkis — Clare Turlay Newberry (1939) · Honor
- The Forest Pool — Laura Adams Armer (1939) · Honor
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — Wanda Gág (1939) · Honor
- Wee Gillis — Munro Leaf (1939) · Honor
- Abraham Lincoln — Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (1940) · Winner
- Cock-a-Doodle Doo — Berta and Elmer Hader (1940) · Honor
- Madeline — Ludwig Bemelmans (1940) · Honor
- The Ageless Story — Lauren Ford (1940) · Honor
- They Were Strong and Good — Robert Lawson (1941) · Winner
- April's Kittens — Clare Turlay Newberry (1941) · Honor
- Make Way for Ducklings — Robert McCloskey (1942) · Winner
- An American ABC — Maud and Miska Petersham (1942) · Honor
- In My Mother's House — Ann Nolan Clark (1942) · Honor
- Paddle-to-the-Sea — Holling C. Holling (1942) · Honor
- Nothing at All — Wanda Gág (1942) · Honor
- The Little House — Virginia Lee Burton (1943) · Winner
- Dash and Dart — Mary and Conrad Buff (1943) · Honor
- Marshmallow — Clare Turlay Newberry (1943) · Honor
- Many Moons — James Thurber (1944) · Winner
- Small Rain: Verses From The Bible — select ed by Jessie Orton Jones (1944) · Honor
- Pierre Pidgeon — Lee Kingman (1944) · Honor
- The Mighty Hunter — Berta and Elmer Hader (1944) · Honor
- A Child's Good Night Book — Margaret Wise Brown (1944) · Honor
- The Good-Luck Horse — Chih-Yi Chan (1944) · Honor
- Prayer for a Child — Rachel Field (1945) · Winner
- Mother Goose (1945) · Honor
- In the Forest — Marie Hall Ets (1945) · Honor
- Yonie Wondernose — Marguerite de Angeli (1945) · Honor
- The Christmas Anna Angel — Ruth Sawyer (1945) · Honor
- The Rooster Crows — Maud & Miska Petersham (1946) · Winner
- Little Lost Lamb — Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (1946) · Honor
- Sing Mother Goose — Opal Wheeler (1946) · Honor
- My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World — Becky Reyher (1946) · Honor
- You Can Write Chinese — Kurt Wiese (1946) · Honor
- The Little Island — Golden MacDonald (1947) · Winner
- Rain Drop Splash — Alvin Tresselt (1947) · Honor
- Boats on the River — Marjorie Flack (1947) · Honor
- Timothy Turtle — Al Graham (1947) · Honor
- Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street — Leo Politi (1947) · Honor
- Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns — selected by Opal Wheeler (1947) · Honor
- White Snow, Bright Snow — Alvin Tresselt (1948) · Winner
- Stone Soup — Marcia Brown (1948) · Honor
- McElligot's Pool — Dr. Seuss (1948) · Honor
- Bambino the Clown — Georges Schreiber (1948) · Honor
- Roger and the Fox — Lavinia R . Davis (1948) · Honor
- Song of Robin Hood — edited by Anne Malcolmson (1948) · Honor
- The Big Snow — Berta & Elmer Hader (1949) · Winner
- Blueberries for Sal — Robert McCloskey (1949) · Honor
- All Around the Town — Phyllis McGinley (1949) · Honor
- Juanita — Leo Politi (1949) · Honor
- Fish in the Air — Kurt Wiese (1949) · Honor
- Song of the Swallows — Leo Politi (1950) · Winner
- America's Ethan Allen — Stewart Holbrook (1950) · Honor
- The Wild Birthday Cake — Lavinia R . Davis (1950) · Honor
- The Happy Day — Ruth Krauss (1950) · Honor
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck — Dr. Seuss (1950) · Honor
- Henry – Fisherman — Marcia Brown (1950) · Honor
- The Egg Tree — Katherine Milhous (1951) · Winner
- Dick Whittington and His Cat — Marcia Brown (1951) · Honor
- The Two Reds — William Lipkind (1951) · Honor
- If I Ran the Zoo — Dr. Seuss (1951) · Honor
- The Most Wonderful Doll in the World — Phyllis McGinley (1951) · Honor
- T-Bone, the Baby Sitter — Clare Turlay Newberry (1951) · Honor
- Finders Keepers — Will & Nicolas (1952) · Winner
- Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo — Marie Hall Ets (1952) · Honor
- Skipper John's Cook — Marcia Brown (1952) · Honor
- All Falling Down — Gene Zion (1952) · Honor
- Bear Party — William Pène du Bois (1952) · Honor
- Feather Mountain — Elizabeth Olds (1952) · Honor
- The Biggest Bear — Lynd Ward (1953) · Winner
- Puss in Boots — Charles Perrault (1953) · Honor
- One Morning in Maine — Robert McCloskey (1953) · Honor
- Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals — Fritz Eichenberg (1953) · Honor
- The Storm Book — Charlotte Zolotow (1953) · Honor
- Five Little Monkeys — Juliet Kepes (1953) · Honor
- Madeline's Rescue — Ludwig Bemelmans (1954) · Winner
- Journey Cake, Ho! — Ruth Sawyer (1954) · Honor
- When Will the World Be Mine? — Miriam Schlein (1954) · Honor
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier — Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James (1954) · Honor
- A Very Special House — Ruth Krauss (1954) · Honor
- Green Eyes — Abe Birnbaum (1954) · Honor
- Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper — translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (1955) · Winner
- Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes (1955) · Honor
- Wheel on the Chimney — Margaret Wise Brown (1955) · Honor
- The Thanksgiving Story — Alice Dalgliesh (1955) · Honor
- Frog Went A-Courtin' — John Langstaff (1956) · Winner
- Play With Me — Marie Hall Ets (1956) · Honor
- Crow Boy — Taro Yashima (1956) · Honor
- A Tree Is Nice — Janice May Udry (1957) · Winner
- Mr. Penny's Race Horse — Marie Hall Ets (1957) · Honor
- 1 Is One — Tasha Tudor (1957) · Honor
- Anatole — Eve Titus (1957) · Honor
- Gillespie and the Guards — Benjamin Elkin (1957) · Honor
- Lion — William Pène du Bois (1957) · Honor
- Time of Wonder — Robert McCloskey (1958) · Winner
- Fly High, Fly Low — Don Freeman (1958) · Honor
- Anatole and the Cat — Eve Titus (1958) · Honor
- Chanticleer and the Fox — Barbara Cooney (1959) · Winner
- The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie — Antonio Frasconi (1959) · Honor
- What Do You Say, Dear? — Sesyle Joslin (1959) · Honor
- Umbrella — Taro Yashima (1959) · Honor
- Nine Days to Christmas — Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida (1960) · Winner
- Houses from the Sea — Alice E. Goudey (1960) · Honor
- The Moon Jumpers — Janice May Udry (1960) · Honor
- Baboushka and the Three Kings — Ruth Robbins (1961) · Winner
- Inch by Inch — Leo Lionni (1961) · Honor
- Once a Mouse — Marcia Brown (1962) · Winner
- Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song — Peter Spier (1962) · Honor
- Little Bear's Visit — Else H. Minarik (1962) · Honor
- The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up — Alice E. Goudey (1962) · Honor
- The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats (1963) · Winner
- The Sun Is a Golden Earring — Natalia M. Belting (1963) · Honor
- Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present — Charlotte Zolotow (1963) · Honor
- Where the Wild Things Are — Maurice Sendak (1964) · Winner
- Swimmy — Leo Lionni (1964) · Honor
- All in the Morning Early — Sorche Nic Leodhas (1964) · Honor
- Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes (1964) · Honor
- May I Bring a Friend? — Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (1965) · Winner
- Rain Makes Applesauce — Julian Scheer (1965) · Honor
- The Wave — Margaret Hodges (1965) · Honor
- A Pocketful of Cricket — Rebecca Caudill (1965) · Honor
- Always Room for One More — Sorche Nic Leodhas (1966) · Winner
- Hide and Seek Fog — Alvin Tresselt (1966) · Honor
- Just Me — Marie Hall Ets (1966) · Honor
- Tom Tit Tot — Evaline Ness (1966) · Honor
- Sam, Bangs & Moonshine — Evaline Ness (1967) · Winner
- One Wide River to Cross — adapted by Barbara Emberley (1967) · Honor
- Drummer Hoff — Barbara Emberley (1968) · Winner
- Frederick — Leo Lionni (1968) · Honor
- Seashore Story — Taro Yashima (1968) · Honor
- The Emperor and the Kite — Jane Yolen (1968) · Honor
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship — Arthur Ransome (1969) · Winner
- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky — Elphinstone Dayrell (1969) · Honor
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble — William Steig (1970) · Winner
- Goggles! — Ezra Jack Keats (1970) · Honor
- Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse — Leo Lionni (1970) · Honor
- Pop Corn & Ma Goodness — Edna Mitchell Preston (1970) · Honor
- Thy Friend, Obadiah — Brinton Turkle (1970) · Honor
- The Judge: An Untrue Tale — Harve Zemach (1970) · Honor
- A Story a Story — Gail E. Haley (1971) · Winner
- The Angry Moon — William Sleator (1971) · Honor
- Frog and Toad Are Friends — Arnold Lobel (1971) · Honor
- In the Night Kitchen — Maurice Sendak (1971) · Honor
- One Fine Day — Nonny Hogrogian (1972) · Winner
- Hildilid's Night — Chelli Duran Ryan (1972) · Honor
- If All the Seas Were One Sea — Janina Domanska (1972) · Honor
- Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book — Muriel Feelings (1972) · Honor
- The Funny Little Woman — Arlene Mosel (1973) · Winner
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti — Gerald McDermott (1973) · Honor
- Hosie's Alphabet — Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (1973) · Honor
- Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs — translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm (1973) · Honor
- When Clay Sings — Byrd Baylor (1973) · Honor
- Duffy and the Devil — Harve Zemach (1974) · Winner
- Three Jovial Huntsmen — Susan Jeffers (1974) · Honor
- Cathedral — David Macaulay (1974) · Honor
- Arrow to the Sun — Gerald McDermott (1975) · Winner
- Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book — Muriel Feelings (1975) · Honor
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears — Verna Aardema (1976) · Winner
- The Desert Is Theirs — Byrd Baylor (1976) · Honor
- Strega Nona — Tomie de Paola (1976) · Honor
- Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions — Margaret Musgrove (1977) · Winner
- The Amazing Bone — William Steig (1977) · Honor
- The Contest — Nonny Hogrogian (1977) · Honor
- Fish for Supper — M. B. Goffstein (1977) · Honor
- The Golem: A Jewish Legend — Beverly Brodsky McDermott (1977) · Honor
- Hawk, I'm Your Brother — Byrd Baylor (1977) · Honor
- Noah's Ark — Jerry Pinkney (1978) · Winner
- Castle — David Macaulay (1978) · Honor
- It Could Always Be Worse — Margot Zemach (1978) · Honor
- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses — Paul Goble (1979) · Winner
- Freight Train — Donald Crews (1979) · Honor
- The Way to Start a Day — Byrd Baylor (1979) · Honor
- Ox-Cart Man — Donald Hall (1980) · Winner
- Ben's Trumpet — Rachel Isadora (1980) · Honor
- The Garden of Abdul Gasazi — Chris Van Allsburg (1980) · Honor
- The Treasure — Uri Shulevitz (1980) · Honor
- Fables — Arnold Lobel (1981) · Winner
- The Bremen-Town Musicians — Brothers Grimm (1981) · Honor
- The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher — Molly Bang (1981) · Honor
- Mice Twice — Joseph Low (1981) · Honor
- Truck — Donald Crews (1981) · Honor
- Jumanji — Chris Van Allsburg (1982) · Winner
- Where the Buffaloes Begin — Olaf Baker (1982) · Honor
- On Market Street — Arnold Lobel (1982) · Honor
- Outside Over There — Maurice Sendak (1982) · Honor
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers — Nancy Willard (1982) · Honor
- Shadow — Blaise Cendrars (1983) · Winner
- A Chair for My Mother — Vera B. Williams (1983) · Honor
- When I Was Young in the Mountains — Cynthia Rylant (1983) · Honor
- The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot — Alice and Martin Provensen (1984) · Winner
- Little Red Riding Hood — Brothers Grimm (1984) · Honor
- Ten, Nine, Eight — Molly Bang (1984) · Honor
- Saint George and the Dragon — Margaret Hodges (1985) · Winner
- Hansel and Gretel — Brothers Grimm (1985) · Honor
- Have You Seen My Duckling? — Nancy Tafuri (1985) · Honor
- The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend — John Steptoe (1985) · Honor
- The Polar Express — Chris Van Allsburg (1986) · Winner
- The Relatives Came — Cynthia Rylant (1986) · Honor
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub — Audrey Wood (1986) · Honor
- Hey, Al — Arthur Yorinks (1987) · Winner
- The Village of Round and Square Houses — Ann Grifalconi (1987) · Honor
- Alphabatics — Suse MacDonald (1987) · Honor
- Rumpelstiltskin — Brothers Grimm (1987) · Honor
- Owl Moon — Jane Yolen (1988) · Winner
- Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters — John Steptoe (1988) · Honor
- Song and Dance Man — Karen Ackerman (1989) · Winner
- The Boy of the Three-Year Nap — Dianne Snyder (1989) · Honor
- Free Fall — David Wiesner (1989) · Honor
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears — James Marshall (1989) · Honor
- Mirandy and Brother Wind — Patricia C. McKissack (1989) · Honor
- Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China — Ed Young (1990) · Winner
- Bill Peet: An Autobiography — Bill Peet (1990) · Honor
- Color Zoo — Lois Ehlert (1990) · Honor
- The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South — Robert D. San Souci (1990) · Honor
- Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins — Eric Kimmel (1990) · Honor
- Black and White — David Macaulay (1991) · Winner
- Puss in Boots — Charles Perrault (1991) · Honor
- "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories — Vera B. Williams (1991) · Honor
- Tuesday — David Wiesner (1992) · Winner
- Tar Beach — Faith Ringgold (1992) · Honor
- Mirette on the High Wire — Emily Arnold McCully (1993) · Winner
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales — Jon Scieszka (1993) · Honor
- Seven Blind Mice — Ed Young (1993) · Honor
- Working Cotton — Sherley Anne Williams (1993) · Honor
- Grandfather's Journey — Allen Say (1994) · Winner
- Peppe the Lamplighter — Elisa Bartone (1994) · Honor
- In the Small, Small Pond — Denise Fleming (1994) · Honor
- Raven: A Trickster Tale From The Pacific Northwest — Gerald McDermott (1994) · Honor
- Owen — Kevin Henkes (1994) · Honor
- Yo! Yes? — Chris Raschka (1994) · Honor
- Smoky Night — Eve Bunting (1995) · Winner
- John Henry — Julius Lester (1995) · Honor
- Swamp Angel — Anne Isaacs (1995) · Honor
- Time Flies — Eric Rohmann (1995) · Honor
- Officer Buckle and Gloria — Peggy Rathmann (1996) · Winner
- Alphabet City — Stephen T. Johnson (1996) · Honor
- Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin — Lloyd Moss (1996) · Honor
- The Faithful Friend — Robert D. San Souci (1996) · Honor
- Tops & Bottoms — Janet Stevens (1996) · Honor
- Golem — David Wisniewski (1997) · Winner
- Hush!: A Thai Lullaby — Minfong Ho (1997) · Honor
- The Graphic Alphabet — David Pelletier (1997) · Honor
- The Paperboy — Dav Pilkey (1997) · Honor
- Starry Messenger — Peter Sís (1997) · Honor
- Rapunzel — Paul O. Zelinsky (1998) · Winner
- The Gardener — Sarah Stewart (1998) · Honor
- Harlem — Walter Dean Myers (1998) · Honor
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly — Simms Taback (1998) · Honor
- Snowflake Bentley — Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1999) · Winner
- Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra — Andrea Davis Pinkney (1999) · Honor
- No, David! — David Shannon (1999) · Honor
- Snow — Uri Shulevitz (1999) · Honor
- Tibet: Through the Red Box — Peter Sís (1999) · Honor
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat — Simms Taback (2000) · Winner
- A Child's Calendar — John Updike (2000) · Honor
- Sector 7 — David Wiesner (2000) · Honor
- When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry — Molly Bang (2000) · Honor
- The Ugly Duckling — Hans Christian Andersen (2000) · Honor
- So You Want to Be President? — Judith St. George (2001) · Winner
- Casey at the Bat — Ernest Thayer (2001) · Honor
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type — Doreen Cronin (2001) · Honor
- Olivia — Ian Falconer (2001) · Honor
- The Three Pigs — David Wiesner (2002) · Winner
- The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins — Barbara Kerley (2002) · Honor
- Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — Doreen Rappaport (2002) · Honor
- The Stray Dog — Marc Simont (2002) · Honor
- My Friend Rabbit — Eric Rohmann (2003) · Winner
- The Spider and the Fly — Mary Howitt (2003) · Honor
- Hondo & Fabian — Peter McCarty (2003) · Honor
- Noah's Ark — Jerry Pinkney (2003) · Honor
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers — Mordicai Gerstein (2004) · Winner
- Ella Sarah Gets Dressed — Margaret Chodos-Irvine (2004) · Honor
- What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? — Steve Jenkins & Robin Page (2004) · Honor
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! — Mo Willems (2004) · Honor
- Kitten's First Full Moon — Kevin Henkes (2005) · Winner
- The Red Book — Barbara Lehman (2005) · Honor
- Coming on Home Soon — Jacqueline Woodson (2005) · Honor
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale — Mo Willems (2005) · Honor
- The Hello, Goodbye Window — Norton Juster (2006) · Winner
- Rosa — Nikki Giovanni (2006) · Honor
- Zen Shorts — Jon J. Muth (2006) · Honor
- Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride — Marjorie Priceman (2006) · Honor
- Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems — Joyce Sidman (2006) · Honor
- Flotsam — David Wiesner (2007) · Winner
- Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet — David McLimans (2007) · Honor
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom — Carole Boston Weatherford (2007) · Honor
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret — Brian Selznick (2008) · Winner
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad — Ellen Levine (2008) · Honor
- First the Egg — Laura Vaccaro Seeger (2008) · Honor
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain — Peter Sís (2008) · Honor
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity — Mo Willems (2008) · Honor
- The House in the Night — Susan Marie Swanson (2009) · Winner
- A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever — Marla Frazee (2009) · Honor
- How I Learned Geography — Uri Shulevitz (2009) · Honor
- A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams — Jen Bryant (2009) · Honor
- The Lion & the Mouse — Jerry Pinkney (2010) · Winner
- All the World — Liz Garton Scanlon (2010) · Honor
- Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors — Joyce Sidman (2010) · Honor
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee — Philip C. Stead (2011) · Winner
- Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave — Laban Carrick Hill (2011) · Honor
- Interrupting Chicken — David Ezra Stein (2011) · Honor
- A Ball for Daisy — Chris Raschka (2012) · Winner
- Blackout — John Rocco (2012) · Honor
- Grandpa Green — Lane Smith (2012) · Honor
- Me... Jane — Patrick McDonnell (2012) · Honor
- This is Not My Hat — Jon Klassen (2013) · Winner
- Creepy Carrots! — Aaron Reynolds (2013) · Honor
- Extra Yarn — Mac Barnett (2013) · Honor
- Green — Laura Vaccaro Seeger (2013) · Honor
- One Cool Friend — Toni Buzzeo (2013) · Honor
- Sleep Like a Tiger — Mary Logue (2013) · Honor
- Locomotive — Brian Floca (2014) · Winner
- Journey — Aaron Becker (2014) · Honor
- Flora and the Flamingo — Molly Idle (2014) · Honor
- Mr. Wuffles! — David Wiesner (2014) · Honor
- The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend — Dan Santat (2015) · Winner
- Nana in the City — Lauren Castillo (2015) · Honor
- The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art — Barb Rosenstock (2015) · Honor
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole — Mac Barnett (2015) · Honor
- Viva Frida — Yuyi Morales (2015) · Honor
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus — Jen Bryant (2015) · Honor
- This One Summer — Mariko Tamaki (2015) · Honor
- Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear — Lindsay Mattick (2016) · Winner
- Trombone Shorty — Troy Andrews (2016) · Honor
- Waiting — Kevin Henkes (2016) · Honor
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement — Carole Boston Weatherford (2016) · Honor
- Last Stop on Market Street — Matt de la Peña (2016) · Honor
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat — Javaka Steptoe (2017) · Winner
- Leave Me Alone! — Vera Brosgol (2017) · Honor
- Freedom in Congo Square — Carole Boston Weatherford (2017) · Honor
- Du Iz Tak? — Carson Ellis (2017) · Honor
- They All Saw a Cat — Brendan Wenzel (2017) · Honor
- Wolf in the Snow — Matthew Cordell (2018) · Winner
- Big Cat, Little Cat — Elisha Cooper (2018) · Honor
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut — Derrick Barnes (2018) · Honor
- A Different Pond — Bao Phi (2018) · Honor
- Grand Canyon — Jason Chin (2018) · Honor
- Hello Lighthouse — Sophie Blackall (2019) · Winner
- Alma and How She Got Her Name — Juana Martinez-Neal (2019) · Honor
- A Big Mooncake for Little Star — Grace Lin (2019) · Honor
- The Rough Patch — Brian Lies (2019) · Honor
- Thank You, Omu! — Oge Mora (2019) · Honor
- The Undefeated — Kwame Alexander (2020) · Winner
- Bear Came Along — Richard T. Morris (2020) · Honor
- Double Bass Blues — Andrea J. Loney (2020) · Honor
- Going Down Home with Daddy — Kelly Starling Lyons (2020) · Honor
- We Are Water Protectors — Carole Lindstrom (2021) · Winner
- A Place Inside of Me — Zetta Elliott (2021) · Honor
- The Cat Man of Aleppo — Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha (2021) · Honor
- Me & Mama — Cozbi A. Cabrera (2021) · Honor
- Outside In — Deborah Underwood (2021) · Honor
- Watercress — Andrea Wang (2022) · Winner
- Have You Ever Seen a Flower? — Shawn Harris (2022) · Honor
- Mel Fell — Corey R. Tabor (2022) · Honor
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre — Carole Boston Weatherford (2022) · Honor
- Wonder Walkers — Micha Archer (2022) · Honor
- Hot Dog — Doug Salati (2023) · Winner
- Ain't Burned All the Bright — Jason Reynolds (2023) · Honor
- Berry Song — Michaela Goade (2023) · Honor
- Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement — Angela Joy (2023) · Honor
- Knight Owl — Christopher Denise (2023) · Honor
- Big — Vashti Harrison (2024) · Winner
- In Every Life — Marla Frazee (2024) · Honor
- Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter — Aida Salazar (2024) · Honor
- There Was a Party for Langston — Jason Reynolds (2024) · Honor
- The Truth About Dragons — Julie Leung (2024) · Honor
- Chooch Helped — Andrea L. Rogers (2025) · Winner
- My Daddy is a Cowboy — Stephanie Seales (2025) · Honor
- Noodles on a Bicycle — Kyo Maclear (2025) · Honor
- Home in a Lunchbox — Cherry Mo (2025) · Honor
- Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains — Anita Yasuda (2025) · Honor
- Fireworks — Matthew Burgess (2026) · Winner
- Every Monday Mabel — Jashar Awan (2026) · Honor
- Our Lake — Angie Kang (2026) · Honor
- Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave — Drew Beckmeyer (2026) · Honor
- Sundust — Zeke Peña (2026) · Honor