# Caldecott Medal Winners & Honor Books (1938–2026) Complete list of every Randolph Caldecott Medal winner and Honor Book from 1938 to 2026. The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALSC division) to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Honor Books are runners-up — typically one to five per year — that are also judged truly distinguished. This document contains 89 medal winners and 167 honor book entries, each with title, year, illustrator, author, a short description, and an Amazon search link. Entries are sorted newest to oldest within each section. ## Medal Winners (89) ### 2026 — Fireworks - Illustrator: Cátia Chien - Author: Matthew Burgess - Two siblings await a spectacular fireworks display on a steamy July city day, told through vibrant vertical gatefold illustrations. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cG3iCO) ### 2025 — Chooch Helped - Illustrator: Rebecca Lee Kunz - Author: Andrea L. Rogers - Sissy's little brother Chooch isn't a baby anymore — but no matter what he does, their parents say he's just 'helping.' - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4mMLXNk) ### 2024 — Big - Illustrator: Vashti Harrison - Author: Vashti Harrison - A child navigates the big feelings that come with growing up, exploring self-love and the power of words through luminous artwork. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vKRCaL) ### 2023 — Hot Dog - Illustrator: Doug Salati - Author: Doug Salati - A dachshund overwhelmed by city heat finds relief and joy on a beach outing in this stunning wordless picture book. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41OC3kB) ### 2022 — Watercress - Illustrator: Jason Chin - Author: Andrea Wang - A girl gathering watercress reconnects with her family's Chinese heritage through her mother's stories. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cn2wfe) ### 2021 — We Are Water Protectors - Illustrator: Michaela Goade - Author: Carole Lindstrom - Inspired by Indigenous-led movements, a young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cYPsNd) ### 2020 — The Undefeated - Illustrator: Kadir Nelson - Author: Kwame Alexander - A poem celebrating Black life in the United States — its trauma, the civil rights movement, and perseverance. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41P2mHl) ### 2019 — Hello Lighthouse - Illustrator: Sophie Blackall - Author: Sophie Blackall - A lyrical ode to lighthouse keepers told through the seasons as light guides ships through the dark. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41NDz6I) ### 2018 — Wolf in the Snow - Illustrator: Matthew Cordell - Author: Matthew Cordell - A girl rescues a wolf pup lost in the snow, and later the pack returns the favor. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3OQtXoJ) ### 2017 — Radiant Child - Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe - Author: Javaka Steptoe - A vibrant portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat's childhood and his belief that art can come from anywhere. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3ORqVR4) ### 2016 — Finding Winnie - Illustrator: Sophie Blackall - Author: Lindsay Mattick - The true story behind A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh — a real bear named Winnie who was loved during World War I. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4u34OpO) ### 2015 — The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend - Illustrator: Dan Santat - Author: Dan Santat - An imaginary friend sets off on a journey to the real world to find his perfect match. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tBBGGj) ### 2014 — Locomotive - Illustrator: Brian Floca - Author: Brian Floca - A family travels the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, bringing the sights and sounds of the journey alive. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4ewSBoM) ### 2013 — This Is Not My Hat - Illustrator: Jon Klassen - Author: Jon Klassen - A small fish steals a hat from a big fish and convinces himself he'll never be found. A darkly comic tale. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tsvCju) ### 2012 — A Ball for Daisy - Illustrator: Chris Raschka - Author: Chris Raschka - A wordless story about a dog and her most beloved red ball — and the heartbreak that follows its destruction. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cHlOLg) ### 2011 — A Sick Day for Amos McGee - Illustrator: Erin E. Stead - Author: Philip C. Stead - When zookeeper Amos gets sick, the animals he cares for make the trip to return the favor. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tsplUI) ### 2010 — The Lion & the Mouse - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Jerry Pinkney - A wordless retelling of Aesop's fable — a lion spares a mouse who later gnaws him free from a net. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QFbKeh) ### 2009 — The House in the Night - Illustrator: Beth Krommes - Author: Susan Marie Swanson - A circular poem traces a key to a house, a room, and a bed — exploring what home truly means. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4u8eorz) ### 2008 — The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Illustrator: Brian Selznick - Author: Brian Selznick - An orphan lives secretly in a Paris train station, guarding a mysterious automaton. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4mJKU0o) ### 2007 — Flotsam - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - A boy finds a camera washed ashore and discovers a roll of film containing fantastical underwater worlds. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vLuxVq) ### 2006 — The Hello, Goodbye Window - Illustrator: Chris Raschka - Author: Norton Juster - A little girl describes the magical kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house, where everything important happens. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tXb3eB) ### 2005 — Kitten's First Full Moon - Illustrator: Kevin Henkes - Author: Kevin Henkes - A kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk and sets off on a series of misadventures. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/42sGW2V) ### 2004 — The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Illustrator: Mordicai Gerstein - Author: Mordicai Gerstein - The true story of Philippe Petit's daring 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vKzGwQ) ### 2003 — My Friend Rabbit - Illustrator: Eric Rohmann - Author: Eric Rohmann - Rabbit means well but tends to cause trouble — especially when he sends Mouse's airplane into a tree. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tpBDNz) ### 2002 — The Three Pigs - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - The three pigs escape from their own story and wander through other tales, crossing art-style borders. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4sKFjIV) ### 2001 — So You Want to Be President? - Illustrator: David Small - Author: Judith St. George - A witty survey of funny and inspiring facts about every U.S. president. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qg6hKZ) ### 2000 — Joseph Had a Little Overcoat - Illustrator: Simms Taback - Author: Simms Taback - A beloved Yiddish folksong retold as a thrifty tailor cuts his worn overcoat into something smaller. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qr03b1) ### 1999 — Snowflake Bentley - Illustrator: Mary Azarian - Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin - Wilson Bentley spent his life in Vermont photographing thousands of individual snowflakes. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4d3oW4r) ### 1998 — Rapunzel - Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky - Author: Paul O. Zelinsky - A richly detailed, Renaissance-inspired retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qr03I3) ### 1997 — Golem - Illustrator: David Wisniewski - Author: David Wisniewski - Cut-paper illustrations retell the legend of the Golem, a creature created from clay to protect the Jews of Prague. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4sQPueX) ### 1996 — Officer Buckle and Gloria - Illustrator: Peggy Rathmann - Author: Peggy Rathmann - A police dog steals the show during boring safety lectures, but the pair learns they're better together. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cGyT7G) ### 1995 — Smoky Night - Illustrator: David Diaz - Author: Eve Bunting - A boy and his mother learn about community and compassion during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4sKKubx) ### 1994 — Grandfather's Journey - Illustrator: Allen Say - Author: Allen Say - A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America and his lifelong love for two countries. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cZYnhm) ### 1993 — Mirette on the High Wire - Illustrator: Emily Arnold McCully - Author: Emily Arnold McCully - In 19th-century Paris, a girl befriends a retired tightrope walker and coaxes him to reclaim his courage. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4dY7gcr) ### 1992 — Tuesday - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - Frogs rise on lily pads and soar through a sleeping town in this wordless fantasy. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4ewSDwU) ### 1991 — Black and White - Illustrator: David Macaulay - Author: David Macaulay - Four seemingly separate stories told simultaneously in this ingenious postmodern picture book. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qr9N55) ### 1990 — Lon Po Po - Illustrator: Ed Young - Author: Ed Young - A Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood in which three sisters outsmart a wolf posing as their grandmother. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3OwAgOb) ### 1989 — Song and Dance Man - Illustrator: Stephen Gammell - Author: Karen Ackerman - Grandpa retrieves his old vaudeville costume and treats his grandchildren to a magical private performance. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vJ25Dx) ### 1988 — Owl Moon - Illustrator: John Schoenherr - Author: Jane Yolen - A father and daughter share a hushed and magical encounter with an owl on a winter night. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tmvdPr) ### 1987 — Hey, Al - Illustrator: Richard Egielski - Author: Arthur Yorinks - A janitor and his dog are transported to a paradise island in the sky, only to discover paradise has its costs. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/48B3DWv) ### 1986 — The Polar Express - Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg - Author: Chris Van Allsburg - A magical Christmas Eve train ride to the North Pole — the greatest gift is the first gift of Christmas. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tszn8k) ### 1985 — Saint George and the Dragon - Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman - Author: Margaret Hodges - The Red Cross Knight battles a fearsome dragon to free a kingdom in this retelling of Spenser's Faerie Queene. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cqiMMz) ### 1984 — The Glorious Flight - Illustrator: Alice & Martin Provensen - Author: Alice & Martin Provensen - Louis Blériot made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel in 1909 after years of failed attempts. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vGeMz7) ### 1983 — Shadow - Illustrator: Marcia Brown - Author: Blaise Cendrars - A French poem celebrating the mystical, ever-present shadow in African tribal life and nature. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tyX4w4) ### 1982 — Jumanji - Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg - Author: Chris Van Allsburg - Two children discover a board game that brings a jungle into their living room with every move. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cqiLZ1) ### 1981 — Fables - Illustrator: Arnold Lobel - Author: Arnold Lobel - Twenty original fables featuring animal characters, each ending with a witty and unexpected moral. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tqExSl) ### 1980 — Ox-Cart Man - Illustrator: Barbara Cooney - Author: Donald Hall - A 19th-century New England farmer travels to market with everything his family made through the year. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4mGVSno) ### 1979 — The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses - Illustrator: Paul Goble - Author: Paul Goble - A Native American girl feels more at home with horses than people, and after a stampede joins the wild herd. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QlQt9u) ### 1978 — Noah's Ark - Illustrator: Peter Spier - Author: Peter Spier - A nearly wordless, richly detailed retelling of the biblical flood story. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3OQG8lr) ### 1977 — Ashanti to Zulu - Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon - Author: Margaret Musgrove - An alphabet book exploring the customs and ways of life of 26 African peoples. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qoy8IN) ### 1976 — Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon - Author: Verna Aardema - A cumulative West African tale about a chain of misunderstandings and unexpected consequences. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41QFSpv) ### 1975 — Arrow to the Sun - Illustrator: Gerald McDermott - Author: Gerald McDermott - Adapted from Pueblo Indian lore, a boy undergoes four trials to claim his heritage. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/48fJ6GE) ### 1974 — Duffy and the Devil - Illustrator: Margot Zemach - Author: Harve Zemach - A Cornish Rumpelstiltskin tale — a lazy girl strikes a deal with the devil and a clever squire saves her. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/48B3lin) ### 1973 — The Funny Little Woman - Illustrator: Blair Lent - Author: Arlene Mosel - A Japanese woman chases a runaway rice dumpling underground into the realm of demons. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QnZa34) ### 1972 — One Fine Day - Illustrator: Nonny Hogrogian - Author: Nonny Hogrogian - An Armenian folktale — a fox must restore a woman's milk, setting off a chain of transactions. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4trsp3H) ### 1971 — A Story, a Story - Illustrator: Gail E. Haley - Author: Gail E. Haley - How Anansi the spider earned the right to own all the stories in the world from the Sky God. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4txZ5bQ) ### 1970 — Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - Illustrator: William Steig - Author: William Steig - Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble and accidentally turns himself into a rock. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3OxPgvc) ### 1969 — The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz - Author: Arthur Ransome - A Russian simpleton wins a princess by assembling a flying ship and outwitting the Czar. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cXaVWW) ### 1968 — Drummer Hoff - Illustrator: Ed Emberley - Author: Barbara Emberley - Soldiers build a cannon in bold woodcut illustrations — and Drummer Hoff fires it off. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vLDGNB) ### 1967 — Sam, Bangs & Moonshine - Illustrator: Evaline Ness - Author: Evaline Ness - A fisherman's daughter who can't separate stories from lies sends her friend and cat into danger. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4txY1Vo) ### 1966 — Always Room for One More - Illustrator: Nonny Hogrogian - Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas - A generous man keeps welcoming strangers into his tiny cottage until the walls burst. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vLzFZu) ### 1965 — May I Bring a Friend? - Illustrator: Beni Montresor - Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers - A boy brings increasingly surprising animal friends to tea with the King and Queen. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cDyz9H) ### 1964 — Where the Wild Things Are - Illustrator: Maurice Sendak - Author: Maurice Sendak - Max sails to where the Wild Things are, becomes their king, then longs for home. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tXB8u8) ### 1963 — The Snowy Day - Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats - Author: Ezra Jack Keats - Peter explores his city neighborhood after a snowfall — one of the first picture books to feature a Black protagonist. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41KXSBJ) ### 1962 — Once a Mouse - Illustrator: Marcia Brown - Author: Marcia Brown - A hermit transforms a mouse into ever-larger animals, but pride becomes the creature's downfall. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4sN3Z3a) ### 1961 — Baboushka and the Three Kings - Illustrator: Nicolas Sidjakov - Author: Ruth Robbins - A Russian Christmas legend of an old woman who refuses the Wise Men's journey and spends eternity searching. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3OFFjMf) ### 1960 — Nine Days to Christmas - Illustrator: Marie Hall Ets - Author: Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida - A Mexican girl named Ceci experiences her very first Christmas posada and pinata. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/48OJdcp) ### 1959 — Chanticleer and the Fox - Illustrator: Barbara Cooney - Author: Barbara Cooney - A proud rooster is nearly caught by a flattering fox in this adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41JRxq9) ### 1958 — Time of Wonder - Illustrator: Robert McCloskey - Author: Robert McCloskey - A lyrical watercolor summer on the Maine coast, experienced before a fierce hurricane arrives. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41Kgq50) ### 1957 — A Tree Is Nice - Illustrator: Marc Simont - Author: Janice May Udry - A simple, beautiful ode to trees and all the things they offer. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/48JDhBu) ### 1956 — Frog Went A-Courtin' - Illustrator: Feodor Rojankovsky - Author: John Langstaff - An ancient Scottish ballad in which Frog courts and marries Miss Mouse. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QsQvwc) ### 1955 — Cinderella - Illustrator: Marcia Brown - Author: Charles Perrault - Perrault's French Cinderella with delicate, fairytale-perfect watercolors by Marcia Brown. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/495aozN) ### 1954 — Madeline's Rescue - Illustrator: Ludwig Bemelmans - Author: Ludwig Bemelmans - Madeline falls into the Seine and is rescued by a dog who becomes the pet of all twelve little girls. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QBvob2) ### 1953 — The Biggest Bear - Illustrator: Lynd Ward - Author: Lynd Ward - A boy brings home a bear cub that grows into a troublesome wild animal. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Qs2SIS) ### 1952 — Finders Keepers - Illustrator: Nicolas Mordvinoff - Author: Will & Nicolas - Two dogs argue over who gets to keep a found bone, encountering other animals who complicate the question. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4u2k0mW) ### 1951 — The Egg Tree - Illustrator: Katherine Milhous - Author: Katherine Milhous - A grandmother's tradition of decorated Easter eggs inspires her grandchildren to decorate an egg tree. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/41Pc7Ft) ### 1950 — Song of the Swallows - Illustrator: Leo Politi - Author: Leo Politi - A boy plants a garden to welcome back the swallows of the California mission town of Capistrano. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4u3dwEw) ### 1949 — The Big Snow - Illustrator: Berta & Elmer Hader - Author: Berta & Elmer Hader - Animals are aided by a kind couple who scatters food to help them through a deep snowfall. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/42j844u) ### 1948 — White Snow, Bright Snow - Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin - Author: Alvin Tresselt - Townspeople and animals experience the coming of winter's first snowfall until spring returns. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4u30oPQ) ### 1947 — The Little Island - Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard - Author: Golden MacDonald - A tiny island observed through the seasons — a kitten learns how all living things connect. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/42sPBlX) ### 1946 — The Rooster Crows - Illustrator: Maud & Miska Petersham - Author: Maud & Miska Petersham - American nursery rhymes, songs, finger games, and jingles with colorful folk-art imagery. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4dWU4EG) ### 1945 — Prayer for a Child - Illustrator: Elizabeth Orton Jones - Author: Rachel Field - A child's bedtime prayer giving thanks for life's simple, beloved things. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4cEn6qq) ### 1944 — Many Moons - Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin - Author: James Thurber - A princess demands the moon, and only the court jester finds a way to give it to her. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4vL5GB8) ### 1943 — The Little House - Illustrator: Virginia Lee Burton - Author: Virginia Lee Burton - A country cottage watches a city grow up around her, longing for open countryside. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QlIysM) ### 1942 — Make Way for Ducklings - Illustrator: Robert McCloskey - Author: Robert McCloskey - Mr. and Mrs. Mallard search for a safe place to raise their family in Boston's Public Garden. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4eBnXdS) ### 1941 — They Were Strong and Good - Illustrator: Robert Lawson - Author: Robert Lawson - An autobiographical picture book tracing the illustrator's family heritage, celebrating ordinary Americans. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4e3o4ik) ### 1940 — Abraham Lincoln - Illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire - Author: Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire - A picture-book biography of Lincoln's life from the frontier to his presidency during the Civil War. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4mPCPro) ### 1939 — Mei Li - Illustrator: Thomas Handforth - Author: Thomas Handforth - A Chinese girl sneaks away from home to attend the New Year's fair and experiences a day of wonder. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3QsJMSY) ### 1938 — Animals of the Bible - Illustrator: Dorothy P. Lathrop - Author: Helen Dean Fish - The first Caldecott Medal winner — detailed black-and-white drawings of animals from biblical stories. - [Buy on Amazon](https://amzn.to/4tKblWR) ## Honor Books (167) ### 2026 — Every Monday Mabel - Illustrator: Jashar Awan - Author: Jashar Awan - A picture book celebrating the small rituals and rhythms that bring joy to everyday life. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Every%20Monday%20Mabel%20Jashar%20Awan&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2026 — Our Lake - Illustrator: Angie Kang - Author: Angie Kang - A tender story about nature, belonging, and the bonds we form with places and creatures. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Our%20Lake%20Angie%20Kang&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2026 — Stalactite & Stalagmite - Illustrator: Drew Beckmeyer - Author: Drew Beckmeyer - A charming cave tale exploring the slow, patient relationship between two geological formations. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Stalactite%20%26%20Stalagmite%20Drew%20Beckmeyer&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2026 — Sundust - Illustrator: Zeke Peña - Author: Zeke Peña - A luminous picture book exploring light, wonder, and the magical dust drifting through sun-filled spaces. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sundust%20Zeke%20Pe%C3%B1a&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2025 — Home in a Lunchbox - Illustrator: Cherry Mo - Author: Cherry Mo - A child finds comfort, culture, and a sense of home in the lunch their family packs each day. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Home%20in%20a%20Lunchbox%20Cherry%20Mo&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2025 — My Daddy Is a Cowboy - Illustrator: C.G. Esperanza - Author: Stephanie Seales - A child's loving portrait of their father's cowboy life, celebrating family bonds and the American West. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=My%20Daddy%20Is%20a%20Cowboy%20C.G.%20Esperanza&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2025 — Noodles on a Bicycle - Illustrator: Gracey Zhang - Author: Kyo Maclear - A noodle delivery person's bicycle ride through the city becomes a spirited adventure. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Noodles%20on%20a%20Bicycle%20Gracey%20Zhang&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2025 — Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei - Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu - Author: Anita Yasuda - The true story of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Up%2C%20Up%2C%20Ever%20Up!%20Junko%20Tabei%20Yuko%20Shimizu&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2024 — In Every Life - Illustrator: Marla Frazee - Author: Marla Frazee - A meditation on the universal experiences that make up a life — love and loss, hope and joy. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=In%20Every%20Life%20Marla%20Frazee&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2024 — Jovita Wore Pants - Illustrator: Molly Mendoza - Author: Aida Salazar - Jovita Valdovinos disguised herself as a man to fight for her rights in the Mexican Revolution. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Jovita%20Wore%20Pants%20Molly%20Mendoza&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2024 — The Truth about Dragons - Illustrator: Hanna Cha - Author: Julie Leung - A biracial child explores two different dragon mythologies guided by his two grandmothers. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Truth%20about%20Dragons%20Hanna%20Cha&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2024 — There Was a Party for Langston - Illustrator: Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey - Author: Jason Reynolds - A tribute to Langston Hughes told through the lens of a joyful imagined celebration. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=There%20Was%20a%20Party%20for%20Langston%20Jerome%20%26%20Jarrett%20Pumphrey&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2023 — Ain't Burned All the Bright - Illustrator: Jason Griffin - Author: Jason Reynolds - A powerful visual poem about a Black teenager's everyday experience and the forces shaping his world. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ain't%20Burned%20All%20the%20Bright%20Jason%20Griffin&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2023 — Berry Song - Illustrator: Michaela Goade - Author: Michaela Goade - A Tlingit celebration of berry picking, honoring the connection between land, family, and culture. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Berry%20Song%20Michaela%20Goade&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2023 — Choosing Brave - Illustrator: Janelle Washington - Author: Angela Joy - Mamie Till-Mobley's extraordinary courage in the face of grief sparked a nation's conscience. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Choosing%20Brave%20Janelle%20Washington&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2023 — Knight Owl - Illustrator: Christopher Denise - Author: Christopher Denise - A small owl with big dreams trains to be a knight in this charming quest tale. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Knight%20Owl%20Christopher%20Denise&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2022 — Have You Ever Seen a Flower? - Illustrator: Shawn Harris - Author: Shawn Harris - An invitation to truly look at a flower and contemplate everyday wonder. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Have%20You%20Ever%20Seen%20a%20Flower%3F%20Shawn%20Harris&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2022 — Mel Fell - Illustrator: Corey R. Tabor - Author: Corey R. Tabor - A kingfisher discovers the joy of flight in this vertically formatted wordless adventure. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mel%20Fell%20Corey%20R.%20Tabor&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2022 — Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre - Illustrator: Floyd Cooper - Author: Carole Boston Weatherford - A powerful account of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Unspeakable%3A%20The%20Tulsa%20Race%20Massacre%20Floyd%20Cooper&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2022 — Wonder Walkers - Illustrator: Micha Archer - Author: Micha Archer - Two children ask big philosophical questions about nature, existence, and their place in the world. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wonder%20Walkers%20Micha%20Archer&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2021 — A Place Inside of Me - Illustrator: Noa Denmon - Author: Zetta Elliott - A young Black boy's journey through fear, grief, and ultimately hope after community violence. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Place%20Inside%20of%20Me%20Noa%20Denmon&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2021 — Me & Mama - Illustrator: Cozbi A. Cabrera - Author: Cozbi A. Cabrera - A tender celebration of a mother's love, told through a rainy day shared between a girl and her mother. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Me%20%26%20Mama%20Cozbi%20A.%20Cabrera&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2021 — Outside In - Illustrator: Cindy Derby - Author: Deborah Underwood - Nature calls to children from outside their windows, encouraging them to find the outdoors. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Outside%20In%20Cindy%20Derby&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2021 — The Cat Man of Aleppo - Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu - Author: Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha - The man who risked his life to care for Aleppo's abandoned cats during the Syrian civil war. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Cat%20Man%20of%20Aleppo%20Yuko%20Shimizu&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2020 — Bear Came Along - Illustrator: LeUyen Pham - Author: Richard T. Morris - A bear floats downstream on a log and helps animals discover their capacity for adventure. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bear%20Came%20Along%20LeUyen%20Pham&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2020 — Double Bass Blues - Illustrator: Rudy Gutierrez - Author: Andrea J. Loney - A young boy's love for jazz takes him on a vibrant, kinetic journey through sound and rhythm. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Double%20Bass%20Blues%20Rudy%20Gutierrez&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2020 — Going Down Home with Daddy - Illustrator: Daniel Minter - Author: Kelly Starling Lyons - A family's annual trip south becomes a celebration of heritage, memory, and belonging. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Going%20Down%20Home%20with%20Daddy%20Daniel%20Minter&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2019 — A Big Mooncake for Little Star - Illustrator: Grace Lin - Author: Grace Lin - An origin myth for why the moon changes shape, told as a story about a magical mooncake. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Big%20Mooncake%20for%20Little%20Star%20Grace%20Lin&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2019 — Alma and How She Got Her Name - Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal - Author: Juana Martinez-Neal - A girl discovers each part of her long name tells the story of a beloved family member. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Alma%20and%20How%20She%20Got%20Her%20Name%20Juana%20Martinez-Neal&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2019 — Thank You, Omu! - Illustrator: Oge Mora - Author: Oge Mora - A woman shares her rich stew, one ladle at a time, with every neighbor who knocks at her door. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Thank%20You%2C%20Omu!%20Oge%20Mora&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2019 — The Rough Patch - Illustrator: Brian Lies - Author: Brian Lies - A fox destroys his garden in grief after losing his companion, then discovers unexpected healing. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Rough%20Patch%20Brian%20Lies&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2018 — A Different Pond - Illustrator: Thi Bui - Author: Bao Phi - A Vietnamese American boy fishes with his father in the early morning, learning about family history. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Different%20Pond%20Thi%20Bui&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2018 — Big Cat, Little Cat - Illustrator: Elisha Cooper - Author: Elisha Cooper - A tender story about friendship between two cats and the quiet grief of losing a companion. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Big%20Cat%2C%20Little%20Cat%20Elisha%20Cooper&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2018 — Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut - Illustrator: Gordon C. James - Author: Derrick Barnes - A boy's trip to the barbershop fills him with the confidence and pride of a perfect fresh cut. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Crown%3A%20An%20Ode%20to%20the%20Fresh%20Cut%20Gordon%20C.%20James&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2018 — Grand Canyon - Illustrator: Jason Chin - Author: Jason Chin - A father and daughter uncover the deep history of life on Earth at the Grand Canyon. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Grand%20Canyon%20Jason%20Chin&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2017 — Du Iz Tak? - Illustrator: Carson Ellis - Author: Carson Ellis - Insects speak an invented language as they marvel at a growing plant — a story about community. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Du%20Iz%20Tak%3F%20Carson%20Ellis&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2017 — Freedom in Congo Square - Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie - Author: Carole Boston Weatherford - Congo Square, where enslaved people gathered on Sundays to play music and briefly be free. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Freedom%20in%20Congo%20Square%20R.%20Gregory%20Christie&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2017 — Leave Me Alone! - Illustrator: Vera Brosgol - Author: Vera Brosgol - A grandmother goes to extraordinary lengths to find peace and quiet for her knitting. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Leave%20Me%20Alone!%20Vera%20Brosgol&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2017 — They All Saw a Cat - Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel - Author: Brendan Wenzel - A cat seen differently by every creature it passes — a meditation on perception and perspective. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=They%20All%20Saw%20a%20Cat%20Brendan%20Wenzel&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2016 — Last Stop on Market Street - Illustrator: Christian Robinson - Author: Matt de la Peña - A boy and his grandmother ride the bus across town and he learns to see beauty around him. - 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Illustrator: Lauren Castillo - Author: Lauren Castillo - A boy visiting his grandmother learns to find wonder and magic in the city. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Nana%20in%20the%20City%20Lauren%20Castillo&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2015 — Sam & Dave Dig a Hole - Illustrator: Jon Klassen - Author: Mac Barnett - Two boys dig a hole looking for something spectacular — and keep narrowly missing it. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sam%20%26%20Dave%20Dig%20a%20Hole%20Jon%20Klassen&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2015 — The Noisy Paint Box - Illustrator: Mary GrandPré - Author: Barb Rosenstock - Vasily Kandinsky heard music when he saw colors and pioneered abstract art. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Noisy%20Paint%20Box%20Mary%20GrandPr%C3%A9&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2015 — The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus - Illustrator: Melissa Sweet - Author: Jen Bryant - Peter Roget collected words his whole life and organized them into the thesaurus. - 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Illustrator: Aaron Becker - Author: Aaron Becker - A girl draws a magic door on her wall and enters a world of wonder using her red crayon. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Journey%20Aaron%20Becker&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2014 — Mr. Wuffles! - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - A cat ignores his toys except a tiny spaceship — an epic adventure for the aliens inside. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mr.%20Wuffles!%20David%20Wiesner&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2013 — Creepy Carrots! - Illustrator: Peter Brown - Author: Aaron Reynolds - Jasper Rabbit loves carrots from Crackenhopper Field — until they start following him. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Creepy%20Carrots!%20Peter%20Brown&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2013 — Extra Yarn - Illustrator: Jon Klassen - Author: Mac Barnett - A girl finds a box of yarn that never runs out and knits for her whole grey town. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Extra%20Yarn%20Jon%20Klassen&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2013 — Green - Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger - Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger - A stunning exploration of all the shades of green using die-cut pages. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Green%20Laura%20Vaccaro%20Seeger&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2013 — One Cool Friend - Illustrator: David Small - Author: Toni Buzzeo - A boy asks his father if he can have a penguin from the aquarium — and gets one. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=One%20Cool%20Friend%20David%20Small&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2013 — Sleep Like a Tiger - Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski - Author: Mary Logue - A girl resists bedtime and learns that even tigers sleep. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sleep%20Like%20a%20Tiger%20Pamela%20Zagarenski&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2012 — Blackout - Illustrator: John Rocco - Author: John Rocco - A city-wide power outage brings a family outside to rediscover their neighborhood. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Blackout%20John%20Rocco&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2012 — Grandpa Green - Illustrator: Lane Smith - Author: Lane Smith - Garden topiary sculptures tell the remarkable story of a great-grandfather's life. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Grandpa%20Green%20Lane%20Smith&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2012 — Me...Jane - Illustrator: Patrick McDonnell - Author: Patrick McDonnell - A young Jane Goodall dreamed of living among animals — a dream that came gloriously true. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Me...Jane%20Patrick%20McDonnell&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2011 — Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave - Illustrator: Bryan Collier - Author: Laban Carrick Hill - An enslaved man in South Carolina created extraordinary pottery and secretly inscribed verse on it. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dave%20the%20Potter%3A%20Artist%2C%20Poet%2C%20Slave%20Bryan%20Collier&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2011 — Interrupting Chicken - Illustrator: David Ezra Stein - Author: David Ezra Stein - Papa reads bedtime stories but his little chicken keeps jumping in to save the characters. - 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Illustrator: Melissa Sweet - Author: Jen Bryant - Poet William Carlos Williams wrote poems between medical appointments. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20River%20of%20Words%20Melissa%20Sweet&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2009 — How I Learned Geography - Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz - Author: Uri Shulevitz - A father spends their last money on a beautiful map — and it fills his son's imagination. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=How%20I%20Learned%20Geography%20Uri%20Shulevitz&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2008 — First the Egg - Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger - Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger - A die-cut exploration of what comes first — egg or chicken, seed or flower. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=First%20the%20Egg%20Laura%20Vaccaro%20Seeger&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2008 — Henry's Freedom Box - Illustrator: Kadir Nelson - Author: Ellen Levine - Henry 'Box' Brown mailed himself to freedom in a wooden crate. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Henry's%20Freedom%20Box%20Kadir%20Nelson&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2008 — Knuffle Bunny Too - Illustrator: Mo Willems - Author: Mo Willems - Trixie brings Knuffle Bunny to school only to find another girl has the exact same bunny. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Knuffle%20Bunny%20Too%20Mo%20Willems&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2008 — The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain - Illustrator: Peter Sís - Author: Peter Sís - Growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia, told through journals and dreamlike illustrations. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Wall%3A%20Growing%20Up%20Behind%20the%20Iron%20Curtain%20Peter%20S%C3%ADs&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2007 — Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet - Illustrator: David McLimans - Author: David McLimans - Each letter is artfully shaped from an endangered animal. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gone%20Wild%3A%20An%20Endangered%20Animal%20Alphabet%20David%20McLimans&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2007 — Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom - Illustrator: Kadir Nelson - Author: Carole Boston Weatherford - Harriet Tubman's extraordinary courage leading enslaved people to freedom. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Moses%3A%20When%20Harriet%20Tubman%20Led%20Her%20People%20to%20Freedom%20Kadir%20Nelson&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2006 — Hot Air - Illustrator: Marjorie Priceman - Author: Marjorie Priceman - The first hot-air balloon flight in 1783 carried a sheep, a duck, and a rooster. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hot%20Air%20Marjorie%20Priceman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2006 — Rosa - Illustrator: Bryan Collier - Author: Nikki Giovanni - Rosa Parks' quiet act of defiance that helped spark the civil rights movement. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Rosa%20Bryan%20Collier&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2006 — Song of the Water Boatman - Illustrator: Beckie Prange - Author: Joyce Sidman - Poems celebrating pond creatures through the seasons with woodcut illustrations. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Song%20of%20the%20Water%20Boatman%20Beckie%20Prange&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2006 — Zen Shorts - Illustrator: Jon J. Muth - Author: Jon J. Muth - A panda named Stillwater shares Zen stories with three children. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Zen%20Shorts%20Jon%20J.%20Muth&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2005 — Coming on Home Soon - Illustrator: E.B. Lewis - Author: Jacqueline Woodson - A girl and her grandmother wait for her mother to return from wartime Chicago. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Coming%20on%20Home%20Soon%20E.B.%20Lewis&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2005 — Knuffle Bunny - Illustrator: Mo Willems - Author: Mo Willems - Trixie loses her stuffed rabbit at the laundromat before she can talk. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Knuffle%20Bunny%20Mo%20Willems&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2005 — The Red Book - Illustrator: Barbara Lehman - Author: Barbara Lehman - A girl finds a red book in the snow that connects her to a faraway boy. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Red%20Book%20Barbara%20Lehman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2004 — Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! - Illustrator: Mo Willems - Author: Mo Willems - A pigeon will try every trick to get you to let him drive the bus. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Don't%20Let%20the%20Pigeon%20Drive%20the%20Bus!%20Mo%20Willems&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2004 — Ella Sarah Gets Dressed - Illustrator: Margaret Chodos-Irvine - Author: Margaret Chodos-Irvine - Ella Sarah knows exactly what she wants to wear and won't change her mind. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ella%20Sarah%20Gets%20Dressed%20Margaret%20Chodos-Irvine&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2004 — What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? - Illustrator: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page - Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page - How animals use their eyes, ears, noses, tails, mouths, and feet. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=What%20Do%20You%20Do%20with%20a%20Tail%20Like%20This%3F%20Steve%20Jenkins%20%26%20Robin%20Page&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2003 — Hondo & Fabian - Illustrator: Peter McCarty - Author: Peter McCarty - A dog goes to the beach, a cat stays home — they reunite at the end. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hondo%20%26%20Fabian%20Peter%20McCarty&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2003 — Noah's Ark - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Jerry Pinkney - The biblical Noah's Ark story in Pinkney's expressive watercolors. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Noah's%20Ark%20Jerry%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2003 — The Spider and the Fly - Illustrator: Tony DiTerlizzi - Author: Mary Howitt - A Victorian poem reimagined as film noir with a flattery-dripping spider. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Spider%20and%20the%20Fly%20Tony%20DiTerlizzi&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2002 — Martin's Big Words - Illustrator: Bryan Collier - Author: Doreen Rappaport - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life told using his own powerful words. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Martin's%20Big%20Words%20Bryan%20Collier&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2002 — The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins - Illustrator: Brian Selznick - Author: Barbara Kerley - Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins built the world's first life-sized dinosaur sculptures. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Dinosaurs%20of%20Waterhouse%20Hawkins%20Brian%20Selznick&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2002 — The Stray Dog - Illustrator: Marc Simont - Author: Marc Simont - A family meets a stray dog during a picnic and returns to rescue him. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Stray%20Dog%20Marc%20Simont&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2001 — Casey at the Bat - Illustrator: Christopher Bing - Author: Ernest Thayer - The classic baseball poem illustrated as a period newspaper. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Casey%20at%20the%20Bat%20Christopher%20Bing&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2001 — Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type - Illustrator: Betsy Lewin - Author: Doreen Cronin - Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter and launch a barnyard labor negotiation. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Click%2C%20Clack%2C%20Moo%3A%20Cows%20That%20Type%20Betsy%20Lewin&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2001 — Olivia - Illustrator: Ian Falconer - Author: Ian Falconer - An energetic, imaginative pig who wears everyone out — including herself. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Olivia%20Ian%20Falconer&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2000 — A Child's Calendar - Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman - Author: John Updike - Twelve poems by John Updike celebrating each month of the year. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Child's%20Calendar%20Trina%20Schart%20Hyman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2000 — Sector 7 - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - A boy on a school trip is swept away by clouds to a secret cloud factory. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sector%207%20David%20Wiesner&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2000 — The Ugly Duckling - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Hans Christian Andersen - Jerry Pinkney's luminous watercolors bring life to the tale of the misfit duckling who becomes a swan. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Ugly%20Duckling%20Jerry%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 2000 — When Sophie Gets Angry - Illustrator: Molly Bang - Author: Molly Bang - Sophie runs to nature for comfort after getting angry — exploring big emotions. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=When%20Sophie%20Gets%20Angry%20Molly%20Bang&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1999 — Duke Ellington - Illustrator: Brian Pinkney - Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney - Duke Ellington's rise from childhood piano student to legendary bandleader. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Duke%20Ellington%20Brian%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1999 — No, David! - Illustrator: David Shannon - Author: David Shannon - David breaks every rule — and still gets a hug at the end. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=No%2C%20David!%20David%20Shannon&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1999 — Snow - Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz - Author: Uri Shulevitz - A single snowflake grows into a full snowfall that blankets the city in magical white. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Snow%20Uri%20Shulevitz&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1999 — Tibet Through the Red Box - Illustrator: Peter Sís - Author: Peter Sís - A diary from mysterious travels through hidden Tibet in the 1950s. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tibet%20Through%20the%20Red%20Box%20Peter%20S%C3%ADs&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1998 — Harlem - Illustrator: Christopher Myers - Author: Walter Dean Myers - A poetic celebration of Harlem's streets, music, history, and vibrant energy. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Harlem%20Christopher%20Myers&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1998 — The Gardener - Illustrator: David Small - Author: Sarah Stewart - A Depression-era girl transforms her uncle's city rooftop with her love of gardening. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Gardener%20David%20Small&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1998 — There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Illustrator: Simms Taback - Author: Simms Taback - The classic cumulative folk song with Taback's die-cut illustrations. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=There%20Was%20an%20Old%20Lady%20Who%20Swallowed%20a%20Fly%20Simms%20Taback&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1997 — Hush! A Thai Lullaby - Illustrator: Holly Meade - Author: Minfong Ho - A Thai mother tries to hush all the noisy animals so her baby can sleep. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hush!%20A%20Thai%20Lullaby%20Holly%20Meade&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1997 — Starry Messenger - Illustrator: Peter Sís - Author: Peter Sís - Galileo's discoveries, his conflicts with the Church, and his enduring legacy. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Starry%20Messenger%20Peter%20S%C3%ADs&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1997 — The Graphic Alphabet - Illustrator: David Pelletier - Author: David Pelletier - Each letter is artfully transformed to embody its associated word. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Graphic%20Alphabet%20David%20Pelletier&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1997 — The Paperboy - Illustrator: Dav Pilkey - Author: Dav Pilkey - A boy and his dog share the quiet magic of the sleeping world before dawn. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Paperboy%20Dav%20Pilkey&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1996 — Alphabet City - Illustrator: Stephen T. Johnson - Author: Stephen T. Johnson - Each letter of the alphabet found hidden in New York City's architecture. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Alphabet%20City%20Stephen%20T.%20Johnson&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1996 — The Faithful Friend - Illustrator: Brian Pinkney - Author: Robert D. San Souci - A Caribbean folktale of loyalty — a friend sacrifices everything to save his companion. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Faithful%20Friend%20Brian%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1996 — Tops & Bottoms - Illustrator: Janet Stevens - Author: Janet Stevens - A clever hare outsmarts a lazy bear with a deal about crop division. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tops%20%26%20Bottoms%20Janet%20Stevens&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1996 — Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin - Illustrator: Marjorie Priceman - Author: Lloyd Moss - A counting rhyme that builds an orchestra instrument by instrument. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Zin!%20Zin!%20Zin!%20a%20Violin%20Marjorie%20Priceman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1995 — John Henry - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Julius Lester - The steel-driving man who raced a steam drill and won — but paid the ultimate price. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=John%20Henry%20Jerry%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1995 — Swamp Angel - Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky - Author: Anne Isaacs - Pioneer woman Angelica Longrider wrestles a monstrous bear in this tall tale. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Swamp%20Angel%20Paul%20O.%20Zelinsky&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1995 — Time Flies - Illustrator: Eric Rohmann - Author: Eric Rohmann - A bird flies through a dinosaur museum and the exhibits come vividly to life. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Time%20Flies%20Eric%20Rohmann&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1994 — In the Small, Small Pond - Illustrator: Denise Fleming - Author: Denise Fleming - The creatures of a pond through the seasons in Fleming's pulp-painting technique. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=In%20the%20Small%2C%20Small%20Pond%20Denise%20Fleming&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1994 — Owen - Illustrator: Kevin Henkes - Author: Kevin Henkes - Owen refuses to give up his fuzzy yellow blanket until his mother finds a solution. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Owen%20Kevin%20Henkes&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1994 — Peppe the Lamplighter - Illustrator: Ted Lewin - Author: Elisa Bartone - An Italian immigrant boy takes a job as a lamplighter in turn-of-the-century New York. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Peppe%20the%20Lamplighter%20Ted%20Lewin&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1994 — Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest - Illustrator: Gerald McDermott - Author: Gerald McDermott - Raven stole the light from a selfish sky chief to give it to the world. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Raven%3A%20A%20Trickster%20Tale%20from%20the%20Pacific%20Northwest%20Gerald%20McDermott&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1994 — Yo! Yes? - Illustrator: Chris Raschka - Author: Chris Raschka - Two boys — one outgoing, one shy — forge an unlikely friendship on the street. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Yo!%20Yes%3F%20Chris%20Raschka&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1993 — Seven Blind Mice - Illustrator: Ed Young - Author: Ed Young - Seven mice each reach a wrong conclusion about an elephant — until the seventh finds truth. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Seven%20Blind%20Mice%20Ed%20Young&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1993 — The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales - Illustrator: Lane Smith - Author: Jon Scieszka - Zany postmodern retellings of classic fairy tales that play with the book's own format. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Stinky%20Cheese%20Man%20and%20Other%20Fairly%20Stupid%20Tales%20Lane%20Smith&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1993 — Working Cotton - Illustrator: Carole Byard - Author: Sherley Anne Williams - A young African American girl picks cotton with her migrant farm worker family. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Working%20Cotton%20Carole%20Byard&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1992 — Tar Beach - Illustrator: Faith Ringgold - Author: Faith Ringgold - A girl dreams of flying above New York City in this quilt-art masterpiece. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tar%20Beach%20Faith%20Ringgold&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1991 — More More More Said the Baby - Illustrator: Vera B. Williams - Author: Vera B. Williams - Three babies scooped up for tickles and love by devoted caregivers. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=More%20More%20More%20Said%20the%20Baby%20Vera%20B.%20Williams&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1991 — Puss in Boots - Illustrator: Fred Marcellino - Author: Charles Perrault - A resourceful cat wins his poor master a fortune and a princess. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Puss%20in%20Boots%20Fred%20Marcellino&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1990 — Bill Peet: An Autobiography - Illustrator: Bill Peet - Author: Bill Peet - Bill Peet's own life story, from Ohio childhood to a long career at Disney. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bill%20Peet%3A%20An%20Autobiography%20Bill%20Peet&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1990 — Color Zoo - Illustrator: Lois Ehlert - Author: Lois Ehlert - Bold shapes and die-cut pages reveal a different zoo animal on each spread. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Color%20Zoo%20Lois%20Ehlert&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1990 — Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins - Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman - Author: Eric Kimmel - Hershel must outwit goblins haunting a synagogue to restore Hanukkah. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hershel%20and%20the%20Hanukkah%20Goblins%20Trina%20Schart%20Hyman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1990 — The Talking Eggs - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Robert D. San Souci - A kind girl helps a magical old woman and is rewarded with riches. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Talking%20Eggs%20Jerry%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1989 — Free Fall - Illustrator: David Wiesner - Author: David Wiesner - A wordless dream journey through landscapes inspired by bedtime reading. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Free%20Fall%20David%20Wiesner&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1989 — Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Illustrator: James Marshall - Author: James Marshall - James Marshall's irreverent, hilarious retelling with a particularly naughty Goldilocks. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Goldilocks%20and%20the%20Three%20Bears%20James%20Marshall&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1989 — Mirandy and Brother Wind - Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney - Author: Patricia C. McKissack - A girl finds a clever way to catch the Wind as her Cakewalk partner. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mirandy%20and%20Brother%20Wind%20Jerry%20Pinkney&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1989 — The Boy of the Three-Year Nap - Illustrator: Allen Say - Author: Diane Snyder - A lazy Japanese boy tricks a merchant — but his clever mother outsmarts them both. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Boy%20of%20the%20Three-Year%20Nap%20Allen%20Say&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1988 — Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Illustrator: John Steptoe - Author: John Steptoe - Two sisters travel to the king's court where their true characters are revealed. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mufaro's%20Beautiful%20Daughters%20John%20Steptoe&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1987 — Alphabatics - Illustrator: Suse MacDonald - Author: Suse MacDonald - Each letter transforms into an animal or object beginning with that letter. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Alphabatics%20Suse%20MacDonald&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1987 — Rumpelstiltskin - Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky - Author: Brothers Grimm - Zelinsky's richly painted Renaissance-style retelling of the classic fairy tale. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Rumpelstiltskin%20Paul%20O.%20Zelinsky&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1987 — The Village of Round and Square Houses - Illustrator: Ann Grifalconi - Author: Ann Grifalconi - Why men and women in an African village live in differently shaped houses. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Village%20of%20Round%20and%20Square%20Houses%20Ann%20Grifalconi&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1986 — King Bidgood's in the Bathtub - Illustrator: Don Wood - Author: Audrey Wood - The king wants to have lunch, battle, and fish — all from the royal tub. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=King%20Bidgood's%20in%20the%20Bathtub%20Don%20Wood&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1986 — The Relatives Came - Illustrator: Stephen Gammell - Author: Cynthia Rylant - A warm summer family reunion as relatives pile in from Virginia for hugging and joyful chaos. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Relatives%20Came%20Stephen%20Gammell&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1985 — Hansel and Gretel - Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky - Author: Brothers Grimm - A richly illustrated atmospheric retelling with Renaissance-inspired art. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hansel%20and%20Gretel%20Paul%20O.%20Zelinsky&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1985 — Have You Seen My Duckling? - Illustrator: Nancy Tafuri - Author: Nancy Tafuri - A mother duck searches the pond — her missing duckling hides in plain sight every page. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Have%20You%20Seen%20My%20Duckling%3F%20Nancy%20Tafuri&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1985 — The Story of Jumping Mouse - Illustrator: John Steptoe - Author: John Steptoe - A mouse gives up his senses to help others and is transformed in return. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Story%20of%20Jumping%20Mouse%20John%20Steptoe&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1984 — Little Red Riding Hood - Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman - Author: Brothers Grimm - Trina Schart Hyman's lush, detailed retelling in a richly realized forest world. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Little%20Red%20Riding%20Hood%20Trina%20Schart%20Hyman&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1984 — Ten, Nine, Eight - Illustrator: Molly Bang - Author: Molly Bang - A father and daughter count down to bedtime in this warm reverse-counting book. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ten%2C%20Nine%2C%20Eight%20Molly%20Bang&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1983 — A Chair for My Mother - Illustrator: Vera B. Williams - Author: Vera B. Williams - After their home burns, a family saves coins to buy a wonderful armchair to rest in. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Chair%20for%20My%20Mother%20Vera%20B.%20Williams&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1983 — When I Was Young in the Mountains - Illustrator: Diane Goode - Author: Cynthia Rylant - A lyrical memoir of childhood summers in the Appalachian mountains. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=When%20I%20Was%20Young%20in%20the%20Mountains%20Diane%20Goode&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1982 — A Visit to William Blake's Inn - Illustrator: Alice & Martin Provensen - Author: Nancy Willard - A fantastical poetry collection set in an inn run by William Blake himself. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A%20Visit%20to%20William%20Blake's%20Inn%20Alice%20%26%20Martin%20Provensen&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1982 — On Market Street - Illustrator: Anita Lobel - Author: Arnold Lobel - A child shops along Market Street where each merchant wears their own wares. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=On%20Market%20Street%20Anita%20Lobel&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1982 — Outside Over There - Illustrator: Maurice Sendak - Author: Maurice Sendak - A girl whose baby sister is stolen by goblins must go to Outside Over There. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Outside%20Over%20There%20Maurice%20Sendak&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1982 — Where the Buffaloes Begin - Illustrator: Stephen Gammell - Author: Olaf Baker - A boy finds the sacred lake where the buffalo were born and leads the herd to save his people. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Where%20the%20Buffaloes%20Begin%20Stephen%20Gammell&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1981 — Mice Twice - Illustrator: Joseph Low - Author: Joseph Low - Cat invites Mouse to dinner — an escalating chain of wild dinner guests follows. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mice%20Twice%20Joseph%20Low&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1981 — The Bremen-Town Musicians - Illustrator: Ilse Plume - Author: Brothers Grimm - Four aging animals journey to Bremen to become musicians and outsmart robbers. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Bremen-Town%20Musicians%20Ilse%20Plume&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1981 — The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher - Illustrator: Molly Bang - Author: Molly Bang - A ghoulish snatcher chases a grey lady through surreal landscapes for her berries. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Grey%20Lady%20and%20the%20Strawberry%20Snatcher%20Molly%20Bang&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1981 — Truck - Illustrator: Donald Crews - Author: Donald Crews - A wordless journey following a red truck through city and highway. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Truck%20Donald%20Crews&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1980 — Ben's Trumpet - Illustrator: Rachel Isadora - Author: Rachel Isadora - A boy in 1920s Harlem dreams of playing trumpet like the jazz club musicians. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ben's%20Trumpet%20Rachel%20Isadora&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1980 — The Garden of Abdul Gasazi - Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg - Author: Chris Van Allsburg - A boy wonders if a magician really turned his dog into a duck. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Garden%20of%20Abdul%20Gasazi%20Chris%20Van%20Allsburg&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1980 — The Treasure - Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz - Author: Uri Shulevitz - A poor man journeys to find treasure — only to discover it at his own hearth. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Treasure%20Uri%20Shulevitz&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1979 — Freight Train - Illustrator: Donald Crews - Author: Donald Crews - A colorful freight train speeds past through tunnels and bridges. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Freight%20Train%20Donald%20Crews&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1979 — The Way to Start a Day - Illustrator: Peter Parnall - Author: Byrd Baylor - How people around the world have greeted the sunrise throughout history. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Way%20to%20Start%20a%20Day%20Peter%20Parnall&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1978 — Castle - Illustrator: David Macaulay - Author: David Macaulay - Cross-section illustrations trace the construction of a medieval Welsh castle. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Castle%20David%20Macaulay&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1978 — It Could Always Be Worse - Illustrator: Margot Zemach - Author: Margot Zemach - A Yiddish folktale — the rabbi's advice makes a crowded house much worse first. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=It%20Could%20Always%20Be%20Worse%20Margot%20Zemach&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1977 — Strega Nona - Illustrator: Tomie de Paola - Author: Tomie de Paola - Big Anthony uses the magic pasta pot without knowing the stopping secret. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Strega%20Nona%20Tomie%20de%20Paola&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1977 — The Amazing Bone - Illustrator: William Steig - Author: William Steig - Pearl the pig finds a magical talking bone that may not save her from a fox. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Amazing%20Bone%20William%20Steig&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1977 — The Contest - Illustrator: Nonny Hogrogian - Author: Nonny Hogrogian - Two robbers engaged to the same woman hold a contest over who she will marry. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The%20Contest%20Nonny%20Hogrogian&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1975 — Jambo Means Hello - Illustrator: Tom Feelings - Author: Muriel Feelings - Swahili words and East African culture illustrated with warm pencil drawings. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Jambo%20Means%20Hello%20Tom%20Feelings&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1974 — Cathedral - Illustrator: David Macaulay - Author: David Macaulay - Cross-section illustrations showing the construction of a Gothic cathedral. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Cathedral%20David%20Macaulay&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) ### 1973 — Anansi the Spider - Illustrator: Gerald McDermott - Author: Gerald McDermott - Anansi's six sons save him — he must decide which one deserves the moon. - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Anansi%20the%20Spider%20Gerald%20McDermott&i=stripbooks&tag=caldecottbooks-20) --- Source: https://caldecottbooks.com — data compiled from American Library Association records. 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