Awarded on a yearly basis to the most remarkable children's picture book illustrated by an American artist, the Caldecott Medal derives its name from the accomplished nineteenth-century artist and illustrator, Randolph Caldecott. "Honor" books are those books that are runners-up to the winner. For more information about the history of the Caldecott medal, committee members, and submission process, visit the ALSC Caldecott Home Page.
| Year | Title | Author | Honor / Winner |
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| 2024 | Big | Vashti Harrison | Winner |
| 2024 | In Every Life | Marla Frazee | Honor |
| 2024 | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | Aida Salazar | Honor |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Jason Reynolds | Honor |
| 2024 | The Truth About Dragons | Julie Leung | Honor |
| 2023 | Hot Dog | Doug Salati | Winner |
| 2023 | Ain't Burned All the Bright | Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin | Honor |
| 2023 | Berry Song | Michaela Goade | Honor |
| 2023 | Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement | Angela Joy | Honor |
| 2023 | Knight Owl | Christopher Denise | Honor |
| 2022 | Watercress | Andrea Wang | Winner |
| 2022 | Wonder Walkers | Micha Archer | Honor |
| 2022 | Have You Ever Seen a Flower? | Shawn Harris | Honor |
| 2022 | Mel Fell | Corey R. Tabor | Honor |
| 2022 | Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Carole Boston Weatherford | Honor |
| 2021 | We Are Water Protectors | Carole Lindstrom | Winner |
| 2021 | The Cat Man of Aleppo | Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Baha | Honor |
| 2021 | A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliot | Honor |
| 2021 | Outside In | Deobrah Underwood | Honor |
| 2021 | Me & Mama | Cozbi Cabrera | Honor |
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2020 |
Kwame Alexander |
Winner |
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2020 |
Richard T. Morris |
Honor |
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2020 |
Andrea J. Loney |
Honor |
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2020 |
Kelly Starling Lyons |
Honor |
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2019 |
Sophie Blackall |
Winner |
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2019 |
Juana Martinez-Neal |
Honor |
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2019 |
Grace Lin |
Honor |
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2019 |
Brian Lies |
Honor |
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2019 |
Oge Mora |
Honor |
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2018 |
Matthew Cordell |
Winner |
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2018 |
Elisha Cooper |
Honor |
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2018 |
Derrick Barnes |
Honor |
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2018 |
Bao Phi |
Honor |
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2018 |
Jason Chin |
Honor |
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2017 |
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Javaka Steptoe |
Winner |
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2017 |
Vera Brosgol |
Honor |
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2017 |
R. Gregory Christie |
Honor |
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2017 |
Carson Ellis |
Honor |
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2017 |
Brendan Wenzel |
Honor |
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2016 |
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear |
Lindsay Mattick |
Winner |
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2016 |
Troy Andrews |
Honor |
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2016 |
Kevin Henkes |
Honor |
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2016 |
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement |
Carole Boston Weatherford |
Honor |
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2016 |
Matt de la Peña |
Honor |
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2015 |
Dan Santat |
Winner |
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2015 |
Lauren Castillo |
Honor |
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2015 |
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art |
Barb Rosenstock |
Honor |
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2015 |
Mac Barnett |
Honor |
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2015 |
Yuyi Morales |
Honor |
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2015 |
Jen Bryant |
Honor |
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2015 |
Mariko Tamaki |
Honor |
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2014 |
Brian Floca |
Winner |
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2014 |
Aaron Becker |
Honor |
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2014 |
Molly Idle |
Honor |
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2014 |
David Wiesner |
Honor |
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2013 |
Jon Klassen |
Winner |
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2013 |
Aaron Reynolds |
Honor |
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2013 |
Mac Barnett |
Honor |
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2013 |
Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
Honor |
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2013 |
Toni Buzzeo |
Honor |
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2013 |
Mary Logue |
Honor |
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2012 |
Chris Raschka |
Winner |
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2012 |
John Rocco |
Honor |
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2012 |
Lane Smith |
Honor |
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2012 |
Patrick McDonnell |
Honor |
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2011 |
Philip C. Stead |
Winner |
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2011 |
Laban Carrick Hill |
Honor |
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2011 |
David Ezra Stein |
Honor |
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2010 |
Jerry Pinkney |
Winner |
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2010 |
Liz Garton Scanlon |
Honor |
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2010 |
Joyce Sidman |
Honor |
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2009 |
Susan Marie Swanson |
Winner |
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2009 |
Marla Frazee |
Honor |
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2009 |
Uri Shulevitz |
Honor |
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2009 |
Jen Bryant |
Honor |
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2008 |
Brian Selznick |
Winner |
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2008 |
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad |
Ellen Levine |
Honor |
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2008 |
Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
Honor |
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2008 |
Peter Sís |
Honor |
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2008 |
Mo Willems |
Honor |
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2007 |
David Wiesner |
Winner |
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2007 |
David McLimans |
Honor |
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2007 |
Carole Boston Weatherford |
Honor |
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2006 |
Norton Juster |
Winner |
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2006 |
Nikki Giovanni |
Honor |
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2006 |
Jon J. Muth |
Honor |
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2006 |
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride |
Marjorie Priceman |
Honor |
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2006 |
Joyce Sidman |
Honor |
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2005 |
Kevin Henkes |
Winner |
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2005 |
Barbara A. Lehman |
Honor |
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2005 |
Jacqueline Woodson |
Honor |
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2005 |
Mo Willems |
Honor |
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2004 |
Mordicai Gerstein |
Winner |
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2004 |
Margaret Chodos-Irvine |
Honor |
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2004 |
Steve Jenkins |
Honor |
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2004 |
Mo Willems |
Honor |
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2003 |
Eric Rohmann |
Winner |
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2003 |
Mary Howitt |
Honor |
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2003 |
Peter McCarty |
Honor |
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2003 |
Jerry Pinkney |
Honor |
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2002 |
David Wiesner |
Winner |
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2002 |
Barbara Kerley |
Honor |
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2002 |
Doreen Rappaport |
Honor |
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2002 |
Marc Simont |
Honor |
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2001 |
Judith St. George |
Winner |
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2001 |
Ernst L. Thayer's Casey at the Bat: a ballad of the Republic sung in the year 1888 |
Ernst Thayer |
Honor |
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2001 |
Doreen Cronin |
Honor |
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2001 |
Ian Falconer |
Honor |
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2000 |
Simms Taback |
Winner |
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2000 |
Trina Schart Hyman |
Honor |
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2000 |
David Wiesner |
Honor |
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2000 |
Molly Bang |
Honor |
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2000 |
Hans Christian Andersen |
Honor |
For award winners prior to the year 2000, please see the list below.
