Named in Honor of 19th Century English Illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association. It is given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The books in green are the ones that I have already read. If two names listed the first name is the author of the book and second name is the illustrator. If only one name listed, author and illustrator are one and the same.
- My Reading Stats
- 2013: 2 of 76 read (2.6%)
- 2014: 2 of 77 read (2.6%)
- 2015: 2 of 78 read (2.5%)
- 2016: 2 of 79 read (2.5%)
- 2017: 5 of 80 read (6.2%)
- 2018: 5 of 81 read (6.1%)
- 2019: 5 of 82 read (6.0%)
- 2020: 5 of 83 read (6.0%)
- 2021: 5 of 84 read (6.0%)
- 2022: 15 of 85 read (17%)
- 2023: 15 of 86 read (17%)
- 1938: Animals of the Bible by Helen Dean Fish (selected text) / Dorothy P. Lathrop
- 1939: Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
- 1940: Abraham Lincoln by Edgar D’Aulaire / Ingri D’Aulaire
- 1941: They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
- 1942: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- 1943: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- 1944: Many Moons by James Thurber / Louis Slobodkin
- 1945: Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field / Elizabeth Orton Jones
- 1946: The Rooster Crows by Miska Petersham / Maud Petersham
- 1947: The Little Island by Golden MacDonald (pseudonym) / Margaret Wise Brown
- 1948: White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt / Roger Duvoisin
- 1949: The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
- 1950: Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
- 1951: The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
- 1952: Finders Keepers by William Lipkind / Nicolas Mordvinoff
- 1953: The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
- 1954: Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
- 1955: Cinderella by Marcia Brown (text translated)
- 1956: Frog Went A-Courtin’ by John Longstaff (retold) / Feodor Rojankovsky
- 1957: A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry / Marc Simont
- 1958: Time of Wonder by Robert McClosky
- 1959: Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney (retold)
- 1960: Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labistida / Marie Hall Ets
- 1961: Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins / Nicolas Sidjakov
- 1962: Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown (retold)
- 1963: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- 1964: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- 1965: May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice de Regniers / Beni Montresor
- 1966: Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas (pseudonym) / Leclair Alger
- 1967: Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
- 1968: Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberly (adapted) / Ed Emberly
- 1969: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome (retold) / Uri Shulevitz
- 1970: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- 1971: A Story A Story by Gail E. Haley (retold)
- 1972: One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian (retold)
- 1973: The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel (retold) / Blair Lent
- 1974: Duffy and the Devil by Harve Zemach (retold) / Margot Zemach
- 1975: Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
- 1976: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema (retold) / Leo & Diane Dillon
- 1977: Ashanti to Zulu by Margaret Musgrove / Leo & Diane Dillon
- 1978: Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier
- 1979: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
- 1980: Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall / Barbara Cooney
- 1981: Fables by Arnold Lobel
- 1982: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
- 1983: Shadow by Marcia Brown (retold)
- 1984: The Glorious Flight by Alice Provensen
- 1985: Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges / Trina Schart Hyman
- 1986: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
- 1987: Hey Al by Arthur Yorinks / Richard Egielski
- 1988: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen / John Schoenherr
- 1989: Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman / Stephen Gammell
- 1990: Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
- 1991: Black and White by David Macaulay
- 1992: Tuesday by David Wiesner
- 1993: Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
- 1994: Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
- 1995: Smoky Night by Eve Bunting / David Diaz
- 1996: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
- 1997: Golem by David Wisniewski
- 1998: Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
- 1999: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin / Mary Azarian
- 2000: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
- 2001: So You Want to Be President by Judith St. George / David Small
- 2002: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
- 2003: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
- 2004: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
- 2005: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
- 2006: The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster / Chris Raschka
- 2007: Flotsam by David Weisner
- 2008: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- 2009: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson / Beth Krommes
- 2010: The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
- 2011: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead / Erin E. Stead
- 2012: A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
- 2013: This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
- 2014: Locomotive by Brian Floca
- 2015: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
- 2016: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick / Sophie Blackall
- 2017: Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- 2018: Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
- 2019: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
- 2020: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander / Kadir Nelson
- 2021: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Michaela Goode
- 2022: Watercress by Andrea Wang / Jason Chin
- 2023: Hot Dog by Doug Salati
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