The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book. 89 medals have been given since 1938.
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All 89 Winners
The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the illustrator. Names below are illustrators.
2020s
- ☐ Fireworks (2026) — Cátia Chien
- ☐ Chooch Helped (2025) — Rebecca Lee Kunz
- ☐ Big (2024) — Vashti Harrison
- ☐ Hot Dog (2023) — Doug Salati
- ☐ Watercress (2022) — Jason Chin
- ☐ We Are Water Protectors (2021) — Michaela Goade
- ☐ The Undefeated (2020) — Kadir Nelson
2010s
- ☐ Hello Lighthouse (2019) — Sophie Blackall
- ☐ Wolf in the Snow (2018) — Matthew Cordell
- ☐ Radiant Child (2017) — Javaka Steptoe
- ☐ Finding Winnie (2016) — Sophie Blackall
- ☐ The Adventures of Beekle (2015) — Dan Santat
- ☐ Locomotive (2014) — Brian Floca
- ☐ This Is Not My Hat (2013) — Jon Klassen
- ☐ A Ball for Daisy (2012) — Chris Raschka
- ☐ A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2011) — Erin E. Stead
- ☐ The Lion & the Mouse (2010) — Jerry Pinkney
2000s
- ☐ The House in the Night (2009) — Beth Krommes
- ☐ The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008) — Brian Selznick
- ☐ Flotsam (2007) — David Wiesner
- ☐ The Hello, Goodbye Window (2006) — Chris Raschka
- ☐ Kitten's First Full Moon (2005) — Kevin Henkes
- ☐ The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2004) — Mordicai Gerstein
- ☐ My Friend Rabbit (2003) — Eric Rohmann
- ☐ The Three Pigs (2002) — David Wiesner
- ☐ So You Want to Be President? (2001) — David Small
- ☐ Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000) — Simms Taback
1990s
- ☑ Snowflake Bentley (1999) — Mary Azarian
- ☑ Rapunzel (1998) — Paul O. Zelinsky
- ☐ Golem (1997) — David Wisniewski
- ☐ Officer Buckle and Gloria (1996) — Peggy Rathmann
- ☐ Smoky Night (1995) — David Diaz
- ☐ Grandfather's Journey (1994) — Allen Say
- ☐ Mirette on the High Wire (1993) — Emily Arnold McCully
- ☐ Tuesday (1992) — David Wiesner
- ☑ Black and White (1991) — David Macaulay
- ☐ Lon Po Po (1990) — Ed Young
1980s
- ☐ Song and Dance Man (1989) — Stephen Gammell
- ☐ Owl Moon (1988) — John Schoenherr
- ☐ Hey, Al (1987) — Richard Egielski
- ☐ The Polar Express (1986) — Chris Van Allsburg
- ☐ Saint George and the Dragon (1985) — Trina Schart Hyman
- ☐ The Glorious Flight (1984) — Alice & Martin Provensen
- ☐ Shadow (1983) — Marcia Brown
- ☐ Jumanji (1982) — Chris Van Allsburg
- ☑ Fables (1981) — Arnold Lobel
- ☐ Ox-Cart Man (1980) — Barbara Cooney
1970s
- ☐ The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (1979) — Paul Goble
- ☐ Noah's Ark (1978) — Peter Spier
- ☐ Ashanti to Zulu (1977) — Leo & Diane Dillon
- ☐ Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1976) — Leo & Diane Dillon
- ☐ Arrow to the Sun (1975) — Gerald McDermott
- ☐ Duffy and the Devil (1974) — Margot Zemach
- ☐ The Funny Little Woman (1973) — Blair Lent
- ☐ One Fine Day (1972) — Nonny Hogrogian
- ☐ A Story, a Story (1971) — Gail E. Haley
- ☐ Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1970) — William Steig
1960s
- ☐ The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1969) — Uri Shulevitz
- ☐ Drummer Hoff (1968) — Ed Emberley
- ☐ Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (1967) — Evaline Ness
- ☐ Always Room for One More (1966) — Nonny Hogrogian
- ☐ May I Bring a Friend? (1965) — Beni Montresor
- ☐ Where the Wild Things Are (1964) — Maurice Sendak
- ☐ The Snowy Day (1963) — Ezra Jack Keats
- ☐ Once a Mouse (1962) — Marcia Brown
- ☐ Baboushka and the Three Kings (1961) — Nicolas Sidjakov
- ☐ Nine Days to Christmas (1960) — Marie Hall Ets
1950s
- ☐ Chanticleer and the Fox (1959) — Barbara Cooney
- ☐ Time of Wonder (1958) — Robert McCloskey
- ☐ A Tree is Nice (1957) — Marc Simont
- ☐ Frog Went A-Courtin' (1956) — Feodor Rojankovsky
- ☐ Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1955) — Marcia Brown
- ☐ Madeline's Rescue (1954) — Ludwig Bemelmans
- ☐ The Biggest Bear (1953) — Lynd Ward
- ☐ Finders Keepers (1952) — Nicolas Mordvinoff
- ☐ The Egg Tree (1951) — Katherine Milhous
- ☐ Song of the Swallows (1950) — Leo Politi
1940s
- ☐ The Big Snow (1949) — Berta & Elmer Hader
- ☐ White Snow, Bright Snow (1948) — Roger Duvoisin
- ☐ The Little Island (1947) — Leonard Weisgard
- ☐ The Rooster Crows (1946) — Maud & Miska Petersham
- ☐ Prayer for a Child (1945) — Elizabeth Orton Jones
- ☐ Many Moons (1944) — Louis Slobodkin
- ☐ The Little House (1943) — Virginia Lee Burton
- ☐ Make Way for Ducklings (1942) — Robert McCloskey
- ☐ They Were Strong and Good (1941) — Robert Lawson
- ☐ Abraham Lincoln (1940) — Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
1930s
- ☐ Mei Li (1939) — Thomas Handforth
- ☐ Animals of the Bible (1938) — Dorothy P. Lathrop