The Caldecott Medal, is awarded annually by the Association for Library Services for Children, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Note: All books listed are in the Children's Literature collection in SJU Library's CMC (Curriculum Materials Center).
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| Year | Illustrator | Title |
CMC Call Number |
| 2023 | Salati, Doug | Hot Dog | Picture Bks PZ7.S148 H68 2022 |
| 2022 | Chin, Jason | Watercress | Picture Bks PZ7.W1794 W37 2021 |
| 2021 | Goade, Michaela | We Are Water Protectors | Picture Bks PZ7.L66149 W4 2020 |
| 2020 | Nelson, Kadir | The Undefeated | PS3601.L35388 U53 2019 |
| 2019 | Blackall, Sophie | Hello Lighthouse | Picture Bks PZ7.B5319 H44 2018 |
| 2018 | Cordell, Matthew | Wolf in the Snow | Picture Bks PZ7.C815343 W65 2017 |
| 2017 | Steptoe, Javaka | Radiant Child | N6537.B233 S84 2016 |
| 2016 | Blackall, Sophie | Finding Winnie | Picture Bks PZ7.M43542 F56 2015 |
| 2015 | Santat, Dan | The Adventures of Beekle | Picture Bks PZ7.S23817 A48 2014 |
| 2014 | Floca, Brian | Locomotive | TJ603.2 .F56 2013 |
| 2013 | Klassen, Jon | This Is Not My Hat | Picture Bks PZ7.K678144 T45 2012 |
| 2012 | Raschka, Chris | A Ball for Daisy | Picture Bks PZ7.R18148 B35 2011 |
| 2011 | Stead, Erin | A Sick Day for Amos McGee | Picture Bks PZ7.S80856 S53 2010 |
| 2010 | Pinkney, Jerry | The Lion & the Mouse | PZ8.P456 L5 2009 |
| 2009 | Krommes, Beth | The House in the Night | Picture Bks PZ7.S97255 H68 2008 |
| 2008 | Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | PZ7.S4654 I58 2007 |
| 2007 | Wiesner, David | Flotsam | Picture Bks PZ7.W6367 F4 2006 |
| 2006 | Juster, Norton | The Hello, Goodbye Window | Picture Bks PZ7.J9865 H4 2005 |
| 2005 | Henkes, Kevin | Kitten's First Full Moon | Picture Bks PZ7.H389 K5 2004 |
| 2004 | Gerstein, Mordicai | The Man Who Walked between the Towers | GV551 .G47 2003 |
| 2003 | Rohmann, Eric | My Friend Rabbit | Picture Bks PZ7.R6413 M9 2002 |
| 2002 | Wiesner, David | The Three Pigs | Picture Bks PZ7.W6367 T47 2001 |
| 2001 | Small, David | So You Want to Be President? | E176.1 .S699 2000 |
| 2000 | Tabak, Simms | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | Picture Bks PZ7.T1115 J6 1999 |
| 1999 | Azarian, Mary | Snowflake Bentley | QC858.B46 M37 1998 |
| 1998 | Zelinsky, Paul O. | Rapunzel | PZ8.Z38 R36 1997 |
| 1997 | Wisniewski, David | Golem | BM531 .W57 1996 |
| 1996 | Rathmann, Peggy | Officer Buckle and Gloria | Picture Bks PZ7.R1936 O3 1995 |
| 1995 | Diaz, David | Smoky Night | Picture Bks PZ7.B91527 S5 1994 |
| 1994 | Say, Allen | Grandfather's Journey | Picture Bks PZ7.S2744 G7 1993 |
| 1993 | McCully, Emily A. | Mirette on the High Wire | PZ7.M478415 M57 1992 |
| 1992 | Wiesner, David | Tuesday | Picture Bks PZ7.W6367 T84 1991 |
| 1991 | Macauley, David | Black and White | Picture Bks PZ7.M1197 B1 1990 |
| 1990 | Young, Ed | Lon Po Po | PZ8.1.Y6 L6 |
| 1989 | Gammell, Stephen | Song and Dance Man | Picture Bks PZ7.A1824 S6 1988 |
| 1988 | Schoenherr, John | Owl Moon | Picture Bks PZ7.Y78 O9 1987 |
| 1987 | Egielski, Richard | Hey, Al | Picture Bks PZ7.Y819 H4 1986 |
| 1986 | Van Allsburg, Chris | The Polar Express | Picture Bks PZ7.V266 P6 1985 |
| 1985 | Hyman, Trina Schart | Saint George and the Dragon | PZ8.1.H69 S3 1984 |
| 1984 | Provensen, Alice & Martin | The Glorious Flight | TL721.B5 P76 |
| 1983 | Brown, Marcia | Shadow | PQ2605.C39S513 1982 |
| 1982 | Van Allsburg, Chris | Jumanji | Picture Bks PZ7.V266 J8 |
| 1981 | Lobel, Arnold | Fables | PZ8.2 .L6 F3 |
| 1980 | Cooney, Barbara | Ox-Cart Man | Picture Bks PZ7.H14115 O9 |
| 1979 | Goble, Paul | The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | PZ8.G537 G5 |
| 1978 | Spier, Peter | Noah's Ark | BS1238.N6 S64 1977 |
| 1977 | Dillon, Leo & Diane | Ashanti to Zulu | GN645.M87 |
| 1976 | Dillon, Leo & Diane | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | PZ8.1.A213 W45 |
| 1975 | McDermott, Gerald | Arrow to the Sun | E99.P9 M25 1974 |
| 1974 | Zemach, Margot | Duffy and the Devil | PZ8.1.Z38 D9 |
| 1973 | Lent, Blair | The Funny Little Woman | PZ8.1.M8346 F8 1986 |
| 1972 | Hogrogian, Nonny | One Fine Day | Picture Bks PZ7.H6844 O5 |
| 1971 | Haley, Gail E. | A Story, A Story: An African Tale | PZ8.1.H139 S7 |
| 1970 | Steig, William | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | Picture Bks PZ7.S8177 S94 |
| 1969 | Shulevitz, Uri | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | PZ8.R174 F6 |
| 1968 | Emberley, Ed | Drummer Hoff | PZ8.3.E515 D7 |
| 1967 | Ness, Evaline | Sam, Bangs and Moonshine | PZ7.N4384 S2 |
| 1966 | Hogrogian, Nonny | Always Room for One More | PZ8.3.L5492 A4 1965 |
| 1965 | Montresor, Beni | May I Bring a Friend? | PZ8.3.D443 M3 |
| 1964 | Sendak, Maurice | Where the Wild Things Are | Picture Bks PZ7.S47 W45 |
| 1963 | Keats, Ezra Jack | The Snowy Day | Picture Bks PZ7.K2253 S63 |
| 1962 | Brown, Marcia | Once a Mouse | PZ8.2.H5 O5 |
| 1961 | Sidjakov, Nicolas | Baboushka and the Three Kings | PZ8.1.R5 B3 |
| 1960 | Ets, Marie Hall | Nine Days to Christmas | PZ7.E855 N5 |
| 1959 | Cooney, Barbara | Chanticleer and the Fox | PZ8.2.C47 C45 |
| 1958 | McCloskey, Robert | Time of Wonder | PZ7.M1336 T5 1966 |
| 1957 | Simont, Marc | A Tree Is Nice | QK475.8.U36 |
| 1956 | Rojankovsky, Feodor | Frog Went A-Courtin' | PZ8.3.F92 F7 |
| 1955 | Brown, Marcia | Cinderella | PZ8.P426 C5 |
| 1954 | Bemelmans, Ludwig | Madeline's Rescue | Picture Bks PZ7.B423 M3 1966 |
| 1953 | Ward, Lynd | The Biggest Bear | Picture Bks PZ7.W2146 B5 |
| 1952 | Nicolas | Finders Keepers | Picture Bks PZ7.W6544 F5 |
| 1951 | Milhous, Katherine | The Egg Tree | Picture Bks PZ7.M596 E35 |
| 1950 | Politi, Leo | Song of the Swallows | Picture Bks PZ7.P753 S6 |
| 1949 | Hader, Berta | The Big Snow | Picture Bks PZ7.H117 B5 |
| 1948 | Duvoisin, Roger | White Snow, Bright Snow | Picture Bks PZ7.T732 W45 |
| 1947 | Weisgard, Leonard | The Little Island | PZ8.3.B815 L5 |
| 1946 | Petersham, Maud | The Rooster Crows | PZ8.3.P447 R6 |
| 1945 | Jones, Elizabeth Orton | Prayer for a Child | BV265 .F5 |
| 1944 | Slobodkin, Louis | Many Moons | PZ7.T422 M3 |
| 1943 | Burton, Virginia Lee | The Little House | Picture Bks PZ7.B954 L5 |
| 1942 | McCloskey, Robert | Make Way for Ducklings | PZ7.M1336 M3 |
| 1941 | Lawson, Robert | They Were Strong and Good | PZ7.L4384 T45 |
| 1940 | d'Aulaire, Ingri | Abraham Lincoln | E457.905 .A86 1957 |
| 1939 | Handforth, Thomas | Mei Li | Picture Bks PZ7.H192 M4 |
| 1938 | Lathrop, Dorothy P. | Animals of the Bible | BS663.F5 |