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Annual U.S. children's book illustrator award
Award
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are considered the most prestigious American children's book awards. Besides the Caldecott Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to runners-up they deem worthy, called the Caldecott Honor or Caldecott Honor Books.
The Caldecott Medal was first proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in 1937. The award was named after English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Unchanged since its founding, the medal, which is given to every winner, features two of Caldecott's illustrations. The awarding process has changed several times over the years, including the use of the term "Honor" for the runner-ups beginning in 1971. There have been between one and five honor books named each year.
To be eligible for a Caldecott, the book must be published in English, in the United States first, and be drawn by an American illustrator. An award committee decides on a winner in January or February, voting using a multi-round point system. The committee judges books on several criteria to meet the Caldecott's goal of recognizing "distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children."
Winning the award can lead to a substantial rise in books sold. It can also increase the prominence of illustrators. Illustrator and author Marcia Brown is the most recognized Caldecott illustrator, having won three medals and having six honor books. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of minority characters and illustrators recognized. However, this is something which has fluctuated over the history of the award.
Frederic G. Melcher first proposed the idea for the Caldecott Award following the success of the Newbery Award.The Caldecott was suggested in 1937 by Frederic G. Melcher, former editor of Publishers Weekly, following the establishment of the Newbery Medal in 1921.[1]: 1 The American Library Association adopted Melcher's suggestion of awarding a medal to the illustrator "who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year."[2] According to children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus, the award helped draw American artists into the field of children's books.[3]
The award has been tweaked over the years, with the most recent changes in 2009. When the award was founded, books could be considered either for the Newbery or the Caldecott, with the same committee judging both awards. The committee noted other books of merit, which were frequently referred to as runner-ups. In 1971, these books were formally named Caldecott Honor books, with this name applied retroactively. In 1977, books became eligible for both awards and, beginning with the 1980 award, separate committees for each award were formed. Until 1958, a previous winner could win again only by unanimous vote of the committee, and it was only in 1963 when joint winners were first permitted.[1]: 2
Illustration by Randolph Caldecott (1878) of The Diverting History of John Gilpin, basis of the medal's obverseThe award is named for Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth-century English illustrator. Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Medal in 1937. The obverse scene is derived from Randolph Caldecott's front cover illustration for The Diverting History of John Gilpin (Routledge, 1878, an edition of the 1782 poem by William Cowper), which depicts John Gilpin astride a runaway horse.[2][4] The reverse is based on "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie", one of Caldecott's illustrations for the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence".[4]
Each illustrator receives a bronze copy of the medal, which, despite being awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), lists Children's Librarian's Section, the original awarding group, for historical reasons.[1]: 3 [5]: 8
Eligibility and criteria[edit] Randolph Caldecott, for whom the medal is named, was an English artist and illustrator. Maurice Sendak said, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book."[6]A picture book, according to the award criteria, provides "a visual experience. A picture book has a collective unity of storyline, theme, or concept, developed through the series of pictures" that constitute the book.[7] The Medal is "for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children".[7] Specifically, the illustrations are judged on their artistic technique, interpretation of the book's story and theme, the fit between the illustrations and the story and themes, the precision of depiction of elements of the book, like characters and mood, and how well the illustrations serve their targeted audience. Honor books need to fulfill the same criteria. The book must be self-contained, independent of other media for its enjoyment. Components other than illustration, including the book's text or overall design, may be considered as they affect the overall effectiveness of the book's illustrations.[7]
To be eligible for the Caldecott, the artist must be a US citizen or resident, the book must have been published in English, in the United States first, or simultaneously in other countries. Picture books for any audience up to the age of 14 may be considered.[7] In December 2019, children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus suggested that the Caldecott had achieved its mission in the US and the award should be expanded so children's book illustrations from anywhere in the world be considered.[8]
The committee that decides on the Caldecott Award winner comprises fifteen members of ALSC. Seven members are elected by the entire ALSC membership and eight, including the chairperson, are appointed by the ALSC President. Members are chosen based on their experience. Consideration is also done to ensure a diversity of libraries (e.g. public and school, small and large), and geographical areas are represented as well.[5]: 7 Publishers send copies of books to the committee; in 2009, each member received more than 700.[9] However, a book does not need to be sent to the committee to be considered.[5]: 27 Instead, to help identify possible contenders, committee members formally nominate seven books in three rounds over the year, and less formally recommend others.[9]
At ALSC's annual midwinter meeting, held in late January or early February, the committee will discuss the nominations and hold a vote on the winner.[5]: 8 When voting, committee members list their first place, second place, and third place selections. Each vote is assigned a point value, with first place votes receiving four points, second place three points, and third place two points. The winner must receive at least eight first place votes and be at least eight points ahead of the second-place finisher.[5]: 38 After a winner is selected, the committee can decide whether to award any honor books. They may be chosen from runner-ups to the winner, or be selected in a separate ballot.[5]: 39 The winner and honor books are kept secret until they are publicly announced, with the committee calling the winning illustrators the morning of the announcement.[5]: 40
In 2015, K. T. Horning of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center proposed to ALSC that old discussions of the Newbery and Caldecott be made public in the service of researchers and historians.[10] This proposal was met with both support and criticism by former committee members and recognized authors.[11][12] As of 2020[update], no change has been made.
Impact and analysis[edit]The Caldecott and Newbery awards have historically been considered the most important children's book awards.[13][14] Anita Silvey, children's book author, editor, and critic, suggests they might even be the most important book awards, saying that "no other award has the economic significance of the Newbery and Caldecott".[3] According to Silvey, a Caldecott winner can have sales increased from 2,000 to 100,000–200,000. Silvey also credits the Caldecott for helping to establish Bradbury Press and Roaring Brook Press as important publishers. It can also be an important recognition for authors. According to Leonard Marcus, Where the Wild Things Are's recognition brought its author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, to national prominence.[3]
A 1999 study on the reading levels of Caldecott recipients suggested that most winners were written at the elementary age level, with the average reading level having decreased over time.[15] A 2007 study of Caldecott recipients found that the prevalence and importance of female characters had risen and fallen several times over the history of the Caldecott. It also found that, unlike recipients of the Pura Belpré Award and Coretta Scott King Award, the behaviors of male and female characters remained distinct and adhered to traditional gender norms.[16] A different 2007 study, by one of the same authors, also found an increase in the number of minority characters following a 1965 critique by Nancy Larrick, however the number of minorities had fallen by the 2000s.[17] In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of minority characters and illustrators recognized.[18][19] The Horn Book Magazine editor Martha Parravano has noted how rarely non-fiction books, especially non-fiction books about science, are recognized by the Caldecott.[20]
In 1938, Dorothy P. Lathrop’s illustrations for Animals of the Bible won her the inaugural Caldecott Medal, awarded for the year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children.”
Thomas Handford won the second Caldecott for his book Mei Li, which was based on a girl he met in his travels.[21] Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, who won the third Caldecott Medal in 1940, worked together as a writing and illustrative team. Leo Politi (left), who won the Caldecott Medal and two honors, was called the Italian Dr. Seuss.[22] 1965 recipient Beni Montresor wrote operas and children's books the same, "I must astonish and amaze myself first, and if I do, then the spectator will react in the same way."[22] Both of Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott winners have been adapted into films.[23][24] Ed Young won the 1990 Caldecott Medal for his telling of the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood. Prior to winning the Medal in 1991, David Macaulay had been disappointed not to have been recognized with the Caldecott for his earlier works.[25] Three time honoree Marla Frazee also wrote and illustrated Boss Baby.[26] Caldecott winner Dan Santat turned down the chance to work full time for Google creating their Google Doodles so he could keep pursuing children book illustration.[27] Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret was the first novel to win the Caldecott.[28]: 74 Mo Willems has been honored with other ALA awards including the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video and the Geisel Award for his early readers.[29][30] Jillian Tamaki's 2015 winner This One Summer was the first and, as of 2020[update], only graphic novel to win the Caldecott Honor.[31] Patrick McDonnell mentioned Jane Goodall in his syndicated Mutts comicstrip. This attracted the Jane Goodall Institute's attention and eventually led to his 2012 honor book Me... Jane.[32] Erin E. Stead (left) won the 2011 Caldecott for her very first book which was written by her husband, Phillip (right).[33] Yuyi Morales was the first Latina Caldecott recipient in 2016.[33] Last Stop on Market Street won its author, Matt de la Peña, a Newbery Medal while illustrator Christian Robinson (pictured) won a Caldecott Honor.[33] Javaka Steptoe (pictured), 2017's winner, is the son of two-time honors winner John Steptoe.[33] 2015 Caldecott Honor recipient Mary GrandPré illustrated the covers and chapter illustrations for the United States editions of the Harry Potter books.[33] Vashti Harrison, who won the 2024 Caldecott for her debut picture book Big, was the first African-American woman to win the award. Winners and Honor Books[34] Year Illustrator Book Award 1938 Dorothy P. Lathrop Animals of the Bible Winner Robert Lawson Four and Twenty Blackbirds Honor Boris Artzybasheff Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale Honor 1939 Thomas Handforth Mei Li Winner James Daugherty Andy and the Lion Honor Clare Turlay Newberry Barkis Honor Laura Adams Armer The Forest Pool Honor Wanda Gág Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Honor Robert Lawson Wee Gillis Honor 1940 Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Abraham Lincoln Winner Berta and Elmer Hader Cock-a-Doodle Doo Honor Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline Honor Lauren Ford The Ageless Story Honor 1941 Robert Lawson They Were Strong and Good Winner Clare Turlay Newberry April's Kittens Honor 1942 Robert McCloskey Make Way for Ducklings Winner Maud and Miska Petersham An American ABC Honor Velino Herrera In My Mother's House Honor Holling C. Holling Paddle-to-the-Sea Honor Wanda Gág Nothing at All Honor 1943 Virginia Lee Burton The Little House Winner Mary and Conrad Buff Dash and Dart Honor Clare Turlay Newberry Marshmallow Honor 1944 Louis Slobodkin Many Moons Winner Elizabeth Orton Jones Small Rain: Verses From The Bible Honor Arnold E. Bare Pierre Pidgeon Honor Berta and Elmer Hader The Mighty Hunter Honor Jean Charlot A Child's Good Night Book Honor Plato Chan The Good-Luck Horse Honor 1945 Elizabeth Orton Jones Prayer for a Child Winner Tasha Tudor Mother Goose Honor Marie Hall Ets In the Forest Honor Marguerite de Angeli Yonie Wondernose Honor Kate Seredy The Christmas Anna Angel Honor 1946 Maud and Miska Petersham The Rooster Crows Winner Leonard Weisgard Little Lost Lamb Honor Marjorie Torrey Sing Mother Goose Honor Ruth Chrisman Gannett My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Honor Kurt Wiese You Can Write Chinese Honor 1947 Leonard Weisgard The Little Island Winner Leonard Weisgard Rain Drop Splash Honor Jay Hyde Barnum Boats on the River Honor Tony Palazzo Timothy Turtle Honor Leo Politi Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street Honor Marjorie Torrey Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns Honor 1948 Roger Duvoisin White Snow, Bright Snow Winner Marcia Brown Stone Soup Honor Dr. Seuss McElligot's Pool Honor Georges Schreiber Bambino the Clown Honor Hildegard Woodward Roger and the Fox Honor Virginia Lee Burton Song of Robin Hood Honor 1949 Berta and Elmer Hader The Big Snow Winner Robert McCloskey Blueberries for Sal Honor Helen Stone All Around the Town Honor Leo Politi Juanita Honor Kurt Wiese Fish in the Air Honor 1950 Leo Politi Song of the Swallows Winner Lynd Ward America's Ethan Allen Honor Hildegard Woodward The Wild Birthday Cake Honor Marc Simont The Happy Day Honor Dr. Seuss Bartholomew and the Oobleck Honor Marcia Brown Henry Fisherman Honor 1951 Katherine Milhous The Egg Tree Winner Marcia Brown Dick Whittington and His Cat Honor Nicholas Mordvinoff The Two Reds Honor Dr. Seuss If I Ran the Zoo Honor Helen Stone The Most Wonderful Doll in the World Honor Clare Turlay Newberry T-Bone, the Baby Sitter Honor 1952 Nicholas Mordvinoff Finders Keepers Winner Marie Hall Ets Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo Honor Marcia Brown Skipper John's Cook Honor Margaret Bloy Graham All Falling Down Honor William Pène du Bois Bear Party Honor Elizabeth Olds Feather Mountain Honor 1953 Lynd Ward The Biggest Bear Winner Marcia Brown Puss in Boots Honor Robert McCloskey One Morning in Maine Honor Fritz Eichenberg Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals Honor Margaret Bloy Graham The Storm Book Honor Juliet Kepes Five Little Monkeys Honor 1954 Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue Winner Robert McCloskey Journey Cake, Ho! Honor Jean Charlot When Will the World Be Mine? Honor Marcia Brown The Steadfast Tin Soldier Honor Maurice Sendak A Very Special House Honor A. Birnbaum Green Eyes Honor 1955 Marcia Brown Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper Winner Marguerite de Angeli Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes Honor Tibor Gergely Wheel on the Chimney Honor Helen Sewell The Thanksgiving Story Honor 1956 Feodor Rojankovsky Frog Went A-Courtin' Winner Marie Hall Ets Play With Me Honor Taro Yashima Crow Boy Honor 1957 Marc Simont A Tree Is Nice Winner Marie Hall Ets Mr. Penny's Race Horse Honor Tasha Tudor 1 Is One Honor Paul Galdone Anatole Honor James Daugherty Gillespie and the Guards Honor William Pène du Bois Lion Honor 1958 Robert McCloskey Time of Wonder Winner Don Freeman Fly High, Fly Low Honor Paul Galdone Anatole and the Cat Honor 1959 Barbara Cooney Chanticleer and the Fox Winner Antonio Frasconi The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie Honor Maurice Sendak What Do You Say, Dear? Honor Taro Yashima Umbrella Honor 1960 Marie Hall Ets Nine Days to Christmas Winner Adrienne Adams Houses from the Sea Honor Maurice Sendak The Moon Jumpers Honor 1961 Nicolas Sidjakov Baboushka and the Three Kings Winner Leo Lionni Inch by Inch Honor 1962 Marcia Brown Once a Mouse Winner Peter Spier Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song Honor Maurice Sendak Little Bear's Visit Honor Adrienne Adams The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up Honor 1963 Ezra Jack Keats The Snowy Day Winner Bernarda Bryson The Sun Is a Golden Earring Honor Maurice Sendak Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Honor 1964 Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are Winner Leo Lionni Swimmy Honor Evaline Ness All in the Morning Early Honor Philip Reed Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Honor 1965 Beni Montresor May I Bring a Friend? Winner Marvin Bileck Rain Makes Applesauce Honor Blair Lent The Wave Honor Evaline Ness A Pocketful of Cricket Honor 1966 Nonny Hogrogian Always Room for One More Winner Roger Duvoisin Hide and Seek Fog Honor Marie Hall Ets Just Me Honor Evaline Ness Tom Tit Tot Honor 1967 Evaline Ness Sam, Bangs & Moonshine Winner Ed Emberley One Wide River to Cross Honor 1968 Ed Emberley Drummer Hoff Winner Leo Lionni Frederick Honor Taro Yashima Seashore Story Honor Ed Young The Emperor and the Kite Honor 1969 Uri Shulevitz The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Winner Blair Lent Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Honor 1970 William Steig Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Winner Ezra Jack Keats Goggles! Honor Leo Lionni Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Honor Robert Andrew Parker Pop Corn & Ma Goodness Honor Brinton Turkle Thy Friend, Obadiah Honor Margot Zemach The Judge: An Untrue Tale Honor 1971 Gail E. Haley A Story a Story Winner Blair Lent The Angry Moon Honor Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad Are Friends Honor Maurice Sendak In the Night Kitchen Honor 1972 Nonny Hogrogian One Fine Day Winner Arnold Lobel Hildilid's Night Honor Janina Domanska If All the Seas Were One Sea Honor Tom Feelings Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book Honor 1973 Blair Lent The Funny Little Woman Winner Gerald McDermott Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti Honor Leonard Baskin Hosie's Alphabet Honor Nancy Ekholm Burkert Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs Honor Tom Bahti When Clay Sings Honor 1974 Margot Zemach Duffy and the Devil Winner Susan Jeffers Three Jovial Huntsmen Honor David Macaulay Cathedral Honor 1975 Gerald McDermott Arrow to the Sun Winner Tom Feelings Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book Honor 1976 Leo and Diane Dillon Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Winner Peter Parnall The Desert Is Theirs Honor Tomie dePaola Strega Nona Honor 1977 Leo and Diane Dillon Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Winner William Steig The Amazing Bone Honor Nonny Hogrogian The Contest Honor M. B. Goffstein Fish for Supper Honor Beverly Brodsky McDermott The Golem: A Jewish Legend Honor Peter Parnall Hawk, I'm Your Brother Honor 1978 Peter Spier Noah's Ark Winner David Macaulay Castle Honor Margot Zemach It Could Always Be Worse Honor 1979 Paul Goble The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Winner Donald Crews Freight Train Honor Peter Parnall The Way to Start a Day Honor 1980 Barbara Cooney Ox-Cart Man Winner Rachel Isadora Ben's Trumpet Honor Chris Van Allsburg The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Honor Uri Shulevitz The Treasure Honor 1981 Arnold Lobel Fables Winner Ilse Plume The Bremen-Town Musicians Honor Molly Bang The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher Honor Joseph Low Mice Twice Honor Donald Crews Truck Honor 1982 Chris Van Allsburg Jumanji Winner Stephen Gammell Where the Buffaloes Begin Honor Anita Lobel On Market Street Honor Maurice Sendak Outside Over There Honor Alice and Martin Provensen A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers Honor 1983 Marcia Brown Shadow Winner Vera B. Williams A Chair for My Mother Honor Diane Goode When I Was Young in the Mountains Honor 1984 Alice and Martin Provensen The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot Winner Trina Schart Hyman Little Red Riding Hood Honor Molly Bang Ten, Nine, Eight Honor 1985 Trina Schart Hyman Saint George and the Dragon Winner Paul O. Zelinsky Hansel and Gretel Honor Nancy Tafuri Have You Seen My Duckling? Honor John Steptoe The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend Honor 1986 Chris Van Allsburg The Polar Express Winner Stephen Gammell The Relatives Came Honor Don Wood King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Honor 1987 Richard Egielski Hey, Al Winner Ann Grifalconi The Village of Round and Square Houses Honor Suse MacDonald Alphabatics Honor Paul O. Zelinsky Rumpelstiltskin Honor 1988 John Schoenherr Owl Moon Winner John Steptoe Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Honor 1989 Stephen Gammell Song and Dance Man Winner Allen Say The Boy of the Three-Year Nap Honor David Wiesner Free Fall Honor James Marshall Goldilocks and the Three Bears Honor Jerry Pinkney Mirandy and Brother Wind Honor 1990 Ed Young Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Winner Bill Peet Bill Peet: An Autobiography Honor Lois Ehlert Color Zoo Honor Jerry Pinkney The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South Honor Trina Schart Hyman Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Honor 1991 David Macaulay Black and White Winner Fred Marcellino Puss in Boots Honor Vera B. Williams "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories Honor 1992 David Wiesner Tuesday Winner Faith Ringgold Tar Beach Honor 1993 Emily Arnold McCully Mirette on the High Wire Winner Lane Smith The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Honor Ed Young Seven Blind Mice Honor Carole Byard Working Cotton Honor 1994 Allen Say Grandfather's Journey Winner Ted Lewin Peppe the Lamplighter Honor Denise Fleming In the Small, Small Pond Honor Gerald McDermott Raven: A Trickster Tale From The Pacific Northwest Honor Kevin Henkes Owen Honor Chris Raschka Yo! Yes? Honor 1995 David Diaz Smoky Night Winner Jerry Pinkney John Henry Honor Paul O. Zelinsky Swamp Angel Honor Eric Rohmann Time Flies Honor 1996 Peggy Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria Winner Stephen T. Johnson Alphabet City Honor Marjorie Priceman Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin Honor Brian Pinkney The Faithful Friend Honor Janet Stevens Tops & Bottoms Honor 1997 David Wisniewski Golem Winner Holly Meade Hush!: A Thai Lullaby Honor David Pelletier The Graphic Alphabet Honor Dav Pilkey The Paperboy Honor Peter Sís Starry Messenger Honor 1998 Paul O. Zelinsky Rapunzel Winner David Small The Gardener Honor Christopher Myers Harlem Honor Simms Taback There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Honor 1999 Mary Azarian Snowflake Bentley Winner Brian Pinkney Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra Honor David Shannon No, David! Honor Uri Shulevitz Snow Honor Peter Sís Tibet Through the Red Box Honor 2000 Simms Taback Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Winner Trina Schart Hyman A Child's Calendar Honor David Wiesner Sector 7 Honor Molly Bang When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry Honor Jerry Pinkney The Ugly Duckling Honor 2001 David Small So You Want to Be President? Winner Christopher Bing Casey at the Bat Honor Betsy Lewin Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Honor Ian Falconer Olivia Honor 2002 David Wiesner The Three Pigs Winner Brian Selznick The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Honor Bryan Collier Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor Marc Simont The Stray Dog Honor 2003 Eric Rohmann My Friend Rabbit Winner Tony DiTerlizzi The Spider and the Fly Honor Peter McCarty Hondo & Fabian Honor Jerry Pinkney Noah's Ark Honor 2004 Mordicai Gerstein The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Winner Margaret Chodos-Irvine Ella Sarah Gets Dressed Honor Steve Jenkins and Robin Page What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Honor Mo Willems Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Honor 2005 Kevin Henkes Kitten's First Full Moon Winner Barbara Lehman The Red Book Honor E. B. Lewis Coming on Home Soon Honor Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Honor 2006 Chris Raschka The Hello, Goodbye Window Winner Bryan Collier Rosa Honor Jon J. Muth Zen Shorts Honor Marjorie Priceman Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride Honor Beckie Prange Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems Honor 2007 David Wiesner Flotsam Winner David McLimans Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet Honor Kadir Nelson Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Honor 2008 Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret Winner Kadir Nelson Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad Honor Laura Vaccaro Seeger First the Egg Honor Peter Sís The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain Honor Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Honor 2009 Beth Krommes The House in the Night Winner Marla Frazee A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever Honor Uri Shulevitz How I Learned Geography Honor Melissa Sweet A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams Honor 2010 Jerry Pinkney The Lion & the Mouse Winner Marla Frazee All the World Honor Pamela Zagarenski Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors Honor 2011 Erin E. Stead A Sick Day for Amos McGee Winner Bryan Collier Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Honor David Ezra Stein Interrupting Chicken Honor 2012 Chris Raschka A Ball for Daisy Winner John Rocco Blackout Honor Lane Smith Grandpa Green Honor Patrick McDonnell Me... Jane Honor 2013 Jon Klassen This is Not My Hat Winner Peter Brown Creepy Carrots! Honor Jon Klassen Extra Yarn Honor Laura Vaccaro Seeger Green Honor David Small One Cool Friend Honor Pamela Zagarenski Sleep Like a Tiger Honor 2014 Brian Floca Locomotive Winner Aaron Becker Journey Honor Molly Idle Flora and the Flamingo Honor David Wiesner Mr. Wuffles! Honor 2015 Dan Santat The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Winner Lauren Castillo Nana in the City Honor Mary GrandPré The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art Honor Jon Klassen Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Honor Yuyi Morales Viva Frida Honor Melissa Sweet The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Honor Jillian Tamaki This One Summer Honor 2016 Sophie Blackall Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Winner Bryan Collier Trombone Shorty Honor Kevin Henkes Waiting Honor Ekua Holmes Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Honor Christian Robinson Last Stop on Market Street Honor 2017 Javaka Steptoe Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Winner Vera Brosgol Leave Me Alone! Honor R. Gregory Christie Freedom in Congo Square Honor Carson Ellis Du Iz Tak? Honor Brendan Wenzel They All Saw a Cat Honor 2018 Matthew Cordell Wolf in the Snow Winner Elisha Cooper Big Cat, little cat Honor Gordon C. James Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Honor Thi Bui A Different Pond Honor Jason Chin Grand Canyon Honor 2019 Sophie Blackall Hello Lighthouse Winner Juana Martinez-Neal Alma and How She Got Her Name Honor Grace Lin A Big Mooncake for Little Star Honor Brian Lies The Rough Patch Honor Oge Mora Thank You, Omu! Honor 2020 Kadir Nelson The Undefeated Winner LeUyen Pham Bear Came Along Honor Rudy Gutierrez Double Bass Blues Honor Daniel Minter Going Down Home with Daddy Honor 2021 Michaela Goade We Are Water Protectors Winner Noa Denmon A Place Inside of Me Honor Yuko Shimizu The Cat Man of Aleppo Honor Cozbi A. Cabrera Me & Mama Honor Cindy Derby Outside In Honor 2022 Jason Chin Watercress Winner Shawn Harris Have You Ever Seen a Flower? Honor Corey R. Tabor Mel Fell Honor Floyd Cooper Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Honor Micha Archer Wonder Walkers Honor 2023 Doug Salati Hot Dog Winner Jason Griffin Ain't Burned All the Bright Honor Michaela Goade Berry Song Honor Janelle Washington Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmitt Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement Honor Christopher Denise Knight Owl Honor 2024 Vashti Harrison Big Winner Marla Frazee In Every Life Honor Molly Mendoza Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter Honor Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey There Was a Party for Langston Honor Hanna Cha The Truth About Dragons Honor 2025 Rebecca Lee Kunz Chooch Helped Winner CG Esperanza My Daddy is a Cowboy Honor Gracey Zhang Noodles on a Bicycle Honor Cherry Mo Home in a Lunchbox Honor Yuko Shimizu Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains Honor Multiple award winners[edit] David Wiesner is one of only two illustrators, along with Marcia Brown, to have won three Caldecott Medals. Jon Klassen is the second Caldecott medal recipient to also have a Caldecott honor book in the same year.[35] Kadir Nelson's artwork has been acquired by museums including the Smithsonian.[36] Sophie Blackall is the most recent multiple Caldecott Medal winner.Listed below are all illustrators who have won at least two Caldecott Medals or who have won a medal and multiple honors.
Illustrator Number of total awards Number of Caldecott Medals Caldecott Medals Number of Caldecott Honors Caldecott Honors Marcia Brown 9 3 1955, 1962, 1983 6 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 Maurice Sendak 8 1 1964 7 1954, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1982 Marie Hall Ets 6 1 1960 5 1945, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1966 Jerry Pinkney 6 1 2010 5 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003 David Wiesner 6 3 1992, 2002, 2007 3 1989, 2000, 2014 Robert McCloskey 5 2 1942, 1958 3 1949, 1953, 1954 Trina Schart Hyman 4 1 1985 3 1984, 1990, 2000 Blair Lent 4 1 1973 3 1965, 1969, 1971 Evaline Ness 4 1 1967 3 1964, 1965, 1966 Uri Shulevitz 4 1 1969 3 1980, 1999, 2009 Paul O. Zelinsky 4 1 1998 3 1985, 1987, 1995 Stephen Gammell 3 1 1989 2 1982, 1986 Jon Klassen 3 1 2013 2 2013, 2015 Robert Lawson 3 1 1941 2 1938, 1939 Nonny Hogrogian 3 2 1966, 1972 1 1977 Berta and Elmer Hader 3 1 1949 2 1940, 1944 Kevin Henkes 3 1 2005 2 1994, 2016 Arnold Lobel 3 1 1981 2 1971, 1972 David Macaulay 3 1 1991 2 1974, 1978 Gerald McDermott 3 1 1975 2 1973, 1994 Kadir Nelson 3 1 2020 2 2007, 2008 Leo Politi 3 1 1950 2 1947, 1949 Chris Raschka 3 2 2006, 2012 1 1994 Marc Simont 3 1 1957 2 1950, 2002 David Small 3 1 2001 2 1998, 2013 Chris Van Allsburg 3 2 1982, 1986 1 1980 Leonard Weisgard 3 1 1947 2 1946, 1947 Ed Young 3 1 1990 2 1968, 1993 Margot Zemach 3 1 1974 2 1970, 1978 Sophie Blackall 2 2 2016, 2019 Barbara Cooney 2 2 1959, 1980 Leo and Diane Dillon 2 2 1976, 1977RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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