Caldecott Medal
This annual award honors the most distinguished American picture book for children.
For more information on the Caldecott Medal, please see the ALA Caldecott Medal Home Page.
Caldecott Medal Winners
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The Truth About Dragons
Julie LeungRead More.In a mix of Eastern and Western mythologies, a mother tells her child about two forests inhabited by different, but equally enchanting dragons that coexist within the child's heart.
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There Was a Party for Langston
Jason ReynoldsRead More.A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cultu
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Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
Aida SalazarRead More."Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her.
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In Every Life
Marla FrazeeRead More.A picture book celebrating both the highs and lows that everyone experiences in the course of a life.
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BIG
Vashti HarrisonRead More.Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
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We Are Water Protectors
Carole LindstromRead More.Winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm
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Hello Lighthouse
Sophie BlackallRead More.A lavish new picture book from Caldecott-winner Sophie Blackall that will transport readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor!
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian SelznickRead More.ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
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The House in the Night
Read More.Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light, in a bedtime book for youngsters that names nighttime things, such as a bed and the m
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The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry PinkneyRead More.In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted.