Caldecott Medal

File:Frederic G. Melcher.jpg first proposed the idea for the Caldecott Award following the success of the Newbery Award.|left]]The Caldecott was suggested in 1937 by Frederic G. Melcher, former editor of Publishers Weekly, following the establishment of the Newbery Medal in 1921.{{Cite book|last=Association for Library Service to Children|title=The Newbery & Caldecott Awards : a guide to the medal and honor books|publisher=American Library Association|year=2018|isbn=978-0-8389-1730-5|location=Chicago|oclc=1020310919}}{{Rp|1}} The American Library Association adopted Melcher's suggestion of awarding a medal to the illustrator "who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year."{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/aboutcaldecott/aboutcaldecott|title=The Randolph Caldecott Medal|date=November 30, 1999|website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921013513/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/aboutcaldecott/aboutcaldecott|archive-date=September 21, 2019|access-date=December 30, 2019}} According to children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus, the award helped draw American artists into the field of children's books.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/49729-and-the-winner-is.html|title=A Short History of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals|last=Maughan|first=Shannon|date=December 2, 2011|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101211731/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/49729-and-the-winner-is.html|url-status=live}}

The award has been tweaked over the years, with the most recent changes in 2009. When the award was founded, books could be considered either for the Newbery or the Caldecott, with the same committee judging both awards. The committee noted other books of merit, which were frequently referred to as runner-ups. In 1971, these books were formally named Caldecott Honor books, with this name applied retroactively. In 1977, books became eligible for both awards and, beginning with the 1980 award, separate committees for each award were formed. Until 1958, a previous winner could win again only by unanimous vote of the committee, and it was only in 1963 when joint winners were first permitted.{{Rp|2}}

File:Randolph Caldecott collection-page 0066 crop-balance-cenhance.jpg (1878) of The Diverting History of John Gilpin, basis of the medal's obverse]]

The award is named for Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth-century English illustrator. Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Medal in 1937. The obverse scene is derived from Randolph Caldecott's front cover illustration for The Diverting History of John Gilpin (Routledge, 1878, an edition of the 1782 poem by William Cowper), which depicts John Gilpin astride a runaway horse.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/12/rare-book-of-the-month-caldecott-for-christmas/|title=Rare Book of the Month: Caldecott for Christmas {{!}} Library of Congress Blog|last=Gettins|first=Elizabeth|date=December 18, 2017|website=blogs.loc.gov|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207033425/https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/12/rare-book-of-the-month-caldecott-for-christmas/|url-status=live}} The reverse is based on "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie", one of Caldecott's illustrations for the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence".

Each illustrator receives a bronze copy of the medal, which, despite being awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), lists Children's Librarian's Section, the original awarding group, for historical reasons.{{Rp|3}}{{Rp|8}}

File:Randolph Caldecott.jpg, for whom the medal is named, was an English artist and illustrator. Maurice Sendak said, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book."{{cite journal|date=January 1, 2005|title=Caldecott, Randolph 1846–1886|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3443200010.html|url-status=dead|journal=Children's Literature Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309022629/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3443200010.html|archive-date=March 9, 2016|access-date=January 2, 2020}}]]

A picture book, according to the award criteria, provides "a visual experience. A picture book has a collective unity of storyline, theme, or concept, developed through the series of pictures" that constitute the book. The Medal is "for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children". Specifically, the illustrations are judged on their artistic technique, interpretation of the book's story and theme, the fit between the illustrations and the story and themes, the precision of depiction of elements of the book, like characters and mood, and how well the illustrations serve their targeted audience. Honor books need to fulfill the same criteria. The book must be self-contained, independent of other media for its enjoyment. Components other than illustration, including the book's text or overall design, may be considered as they affect the overall effectiveness of the book's illustrations.

To be eligible for the Caldecott, the artist must be a US citizen or resident, the book must have been published in English, in the United States first, or simultaneously in other countries. Picture books for any audience up to the age of 14 may be considered. In December 2019, children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus suggested that the Caldecott had achieved its mission in the US and the award should be expanded so children's book illustrations from anywhere in the world be considered.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/books/review/make-caldecott-medal-international.html|title=The Caldecott Medal Needs an International Makeover|last=Marcus|first=Leonard S.|date=December 12, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 15, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214001010/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/books/review/make-caldecott-medal-international.html|url-status=live}}

The committee that decides on the Caldecott Award winner comprises fifteen members of ALSC. Seven members are elected by the entire ALSC membership and eight, including the chairperson, are appointed by the ALSC President. Members are chosen based on their experience. Consideration is also done to ensure a diversity of libraries (e.g. public and school, small and large), and geographical areas are represented as well.{{cite web|date=August 2015|title=Randolph Caldecott Medal Committee Manual|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/caldecott_manual_august2015_current%20on%20website.docx|access-date=January 1, 2020|publisher=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association|format=docx|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230233613/http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/caldecott_manual_august2015_current%20on%20website.docx|url-status=live}}{{Rp|7}} Publishers send copies of books to the committee; in 2009, each member received more than 700. However, a book does not need to be sent to the committee to be considered.{{Rp|27}} Instead, to help identify possible contenders, committee members formally nominate seven books in three rounds over the year, and less formally recommend others.

At ALSC's annual midwinter meeting, held in late January or early February, the committee will discuss the nominations and hold a vote on the winner.{{Rp|8}} When voting, committee members list their first place, second place, and third place selections. Each vote is assigned a point value, with first place votes receiving four points, second place three points, and third place two points. The winner must receive at least eight first place votes and be at least eight points ahead of the second-place finisher.{{Rp|38}} After a winner is selected, the committee can decide whether to award any honor books. They may be chosen from runner-ups to the winner, or be selected in a separate ballot.{{Rp|39}} The winner and honor books are kept secret until they are publicly announced, with the committee calling the winning illustrators the morning of the announcement.{{Rp|40}}

In 2015, K. T. Horning of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center proposed to ALSC that old discussions of the Newbery and Caldecott be made public in the service of researchers and historians.{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=i-could-tell-you-about-the-newbery-and-caldecott-committees-but-i-cant-up-for-debate|title=I Could Tell You About the Newbery and Caldecott Committees. But I Can't. {{!}} Up for Debate|last=Horning|first=Kathleen T.|date=June 3, 2016|website=School Library Journal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101100358/https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=i-could-tell-you-about-the-newbery-and-caldecott-committees-but-i-cant-up-for-debate|archive-date=January 1, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2018}} This proposal was met with both support and criticism by former committee members and recognized authors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=let-book-awards-committee-members-blab-up-for-debate|title=Let Book Awards Committee Members Blab {{!}} Up for Debate|last=Spicer|first=Ed|date=June 3, 2016|website=School Library Journal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051438/https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=let-book-awards-committee-members-blab-up-for-debate|archive-date=January 1, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=why-you-dont-want-to-know-more-about-the-newbery-and-caldecott-up-for-debate|title=Why You Don't Want To Know More About the Newbery and Caldecott {{!}} Up for Debate|last=Santat|first=Dan|date=June 3, 2016|website=School Library Journal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101100400/https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=why-you-dont-want-to-know-more-about-the-newbery-and-caldecott-up-for-debate|archive-date=January 1, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2018}} {{As of|2020||df=|since=}}, no change has been made.

The Caldecott and Newbery awards have historically been considered the most important children's book awards.{{Cite news|date=January 12, 1988|title=Children's-Book Award To Lincoln Biography|language=en-US|page=C18|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/12/books/children-s-book-award-to-lincoln-biography.html|access-date=January 1, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101213258/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/12/books/children-s-book-award-to-lincoln-biography.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/merci-suarez-wins-newbery-hello-lighthouse-claims-caldecott-meg-medina-sophie-blackall-are-big-winners-in-2019-kids-book-awards/2019/01/28/881c67e8-2334-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html|title='Merci Suárez' wins Newbery; 'Hello Lighthouse' claims Caldecott|last=Quattlebaum|first=Mary|date=January 28, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102021025/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/merci-suarez-wins-newbery-hello-lighthouse-claims-caldecott-meg-medina-sophie-blackall-are-big-winners-in-2019-kids-book-awards/2019/01/28/881c67e8-2334-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html|url-status=live}} Anita Silvey, children's book author, editor, and critic, suggests they might even be the most important book awards, saying that "no other award has the economic significance of the Newbery and Caldecott". According to Silvey, a Caldecott winner can have sales increased from 2,000 to 100,000–200,000. Silvey also credits the Caldecott for helping to establish Bradbury Press and Roaring Brook Press as important publishers. It can also be an important recognition for authors. According to Leonard Marcus, Where the Wild Things Are{{'}}s recognition brought its author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, to national prominence.

A 1999 study on the reading levels of Caldecott recipients suggested that most winners were written at the elementary age level, with the average reading level having decreased over time.{{Cite journal|last1=Chamberlain|first1=Julia|last2=Leal|first2=Dorothy|date=1999|title=Caldecott Medal Books and Readability Levels: Not Just "Picture" Books|journal=The Reading Teacher|volume=52|issue=8|pages=898–902|issn=0034-0561|jstor=20204726}} A 2007 study of Caldecott recipients found that the prevalence and importance of female characters had risen and fallen several times over the history of the Caldecott. It also found that, unlike recipients of the Pura Belpré Award and Coretta Scott King Award, the behaviors of male and female characters remained distinct and adhered to traditional gender norms.{{Cite journal|last1=Clark|first1=Roger|last2=Keller|first2=Pamela J.|last3=Knights|first3=April|last4=Nabar|first4=Jennifer|last5=Ramsbey|first5=Theil B.|last6=Ramsbey|first6=Thomas|date=2007|title=Let Me Draw You a Picture: Alternative and Changing Views of Gender in Award-Winning PIcture books for Children|journal=International Review of Modern Sociology|volume=33|issue=1|pages=69–96|issn=0973-2047|jstor=41421255}} A different 2007 study, by one of the same authors, also found an increase in the number of minority characters following a 1965 critique by Nancy Larrick, however the number of minorities had fallen by the 2000s.{{Cite journal|last=Clark|first=Roger|date=2007|title=From Margin to Margin? Females and Minorities in Newbery and Caldecott Medal-Winning and Honor Books for Children|journal=International Journal of Sociology of the Family|volume=33|issue=2|pages=263–283|issn=0020-7667|jstor=23070734}} In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of minority characters and illustrators recognized.{{Cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Nina|date=March 2, 2015|title=The 2015 Youth Media Awards: A Crossover Year for Diversity|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=a-crossover-year-the-2015-youth-media-awards-set-the-childrens-book-world-abuzz-where-do-we-go-from-here|access-date=January 1, 2020|website=School Library Journal|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101211728/https://www.slj.com/%3FdetailStory%3Da-crossover-year-the-2015-youth-media-awards-set-the-childrens-book-world-abuzz-where-do-we-go-from-here|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Yorio|first=Kara|date=January 29, 2019|title=Diversity, Debate, and the Magic of Books: A Look at the 2019 Youth Media Awards|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=diversity-debate-magic-books-2019-youth-media-awards|access-date=January 1, 2020|website=School Library Journal|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101211734/https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/%3FdetailStory%3Ddiversity-debate-magic-books-2019-youth-media-awards|url-status=live}} The Horn Book Magazine editor Martha Parravano has noted how rarely non-fiction books, especially non-fiction books about science, are recognized by the Caldecott.{{Cite web|last=Parravano|first=Martha V.|date=March 3, 2017|title=Calling Caldecott {{!}} Science books and the Caldecott|url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=science-books-and-the-caldecott|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=The Horn Book|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704104740/https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=science-books-and-the-caldecott|url-status=live}}

In 1938, Dorothy P. Lathrop’s illustrations for Animals of the Bible won her the inaugural Caldecott Medal, awarded for the year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children.”File:Portrait of Thomas Handforth LCCN2004662978.jpg won the second Caldecott for his book Mei Li, which was based on a girl he met in his travels.{{Cite web|last=Horning|first=Kathleen T.|date=January 8, 2013|title=Thomas Handforth, China, and the Real Mei Li|url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=thomas-handforth-china-and-the-real-mei-li|access-date=January 14, 2020|website=The Horn Book|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114191306/https://www.hbook.com/%3FdetailStory%3Dthomas-handforth-china-and-the-real-mei-li|url-status=live}}]]

File:Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire.jpg, who won the third Caldecott Medal in 1940, worked together as a writing and illustrative team.]]

File:Rob and Leo Politi.JPG (left), who won the Caldecott Medal and two honors, was called the Italian Dr. Seuss.{{Cite web|url=https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/14/18265061/leo-politi-illustrations-bunker-hill|title=This 20th century street artist captured the soul of Los Angeles|last=Napoli|first=Lisa|date=March 14, 2019|website=Curbed LA|language=en|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911224624/https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/14/18265061/leo-politi-illustrations-bunker-hill|url-status=live}}]]

File:Beni Montresor.jpg wrote operas and children's books the same, "I must astonish and amaze myself first, and if I do, then the spectator will react in the same way."]]

File:Chris van Allsburg - Northborough MA 12-2011.jpg's Caldecott winners have been adapted into films.{{Cite web|last=Raugust|first=Karen|date=January 18, 2018|title='Jumanji' Rules the January Box Office|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75848-jumanji-rules-the-january-box-office.html|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810141016/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75848-jumanji-rules-the-january-box-office.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Maughan|first=Shannon|date=November 8, 2004|title=All Aboard for Literacy|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20041108/33532-all-aboard-for-literacy.html|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824152643/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20041108/33532-all-aboard-for-literacy.html|url-status=live}}]]

File:Ed Young 2013.jpg won the 1990 Caldecott Medal for his telling of the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood.]]

File:David Macaulay.jpg had been disappointed not to have been recognized with the Caldecott for his earlier works.{{Cite journal|last=Macaulay|first=David|date=July–August 1991|title=Caldecott Medal Acceptance|url=https://faculty.tamuc.edu/kroggenkamp/archive/MacaulayAcceptance.html|journal=Horn Book Magazine|volume=67|issue=4|issn=0018-5078|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412212337/https://faculty.tamuc.edu/kroggenkamp/archive/MacaulayAcceptance.html|url-status=live}}]]

File:Marla Frazee.jpg also wrote and illustrated Boss Baby.{{Cite web|last=Corbett|first=Sue|date=October 27, 2016|title=The Boss Baby Gets a Starring Role – and Second Billing|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/71872-the-boss-baby-gets-a-starring-role-and-second-billing.html|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728225114/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/71872-the-boss-baby-gets-a-starring-role-and-second-billing.html|url-status=live}}|alt=]]

File:Dan Santat 2018.jpg turned down the chance to work full time for Google creating their Google Doodles so he could keep pursuing children book illustration.{{Cite web|last=Hsu|first=Connie|date=July 1, 2015|title=Profile of 2015 Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat|url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=profile-of-2015-caldecott-medal-winner-dan-santat|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=The Horn Book|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802220357/https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=profile-of-2015-caldecott-medal-winner-dan-santat|url-status=live}}|alt=]]

File:D03 9553 Brian Selznick.jpg book The Invention of Hugo Cabret was the first novel to win the Caldecott.{{Cite book|title=The Cambridge companion to children's literature|date=2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-68782-9|editor-last=Grenby|editor-first=M. O. (Matthew Orville)|editor-last2=Immel|editor-first2=Andrea|oclc=1013120814}}{{Rp|74}}]]

File:Mo Willems Mazza Fall Conference 2012.jpg has been honored with other ALA awards including the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video and the Geisel Award for his early readers.{{Cite web|title=Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video (HISTORICAL) {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/410/all_years|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=American Library Association|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618122008/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/410/all_years|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award winners and honor books, 2006 – present|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward/geiselawardpastwinners|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|date=November 30, 1999 |language=en|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830120332/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward/geiselawardpastwinners|url-status=live}}|alt=]]

File:Jillian Tamaki 2019.jpg 2015 winner This One Summer was the first and, {{As of|2020||lc=y}}, only graphic novel to win the Caldecott Honor.{{Cite web|last=Rocket|first=Stubby the|date=February 3, 2015|title=This One Summer is the First Graphic Novel to Receive the Caldecott Honor|url=https://www.tor.com/2015/02/03/this-one-summer-first-graphic-novel-caldecott-honor/|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=Tor.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704103537/https://www.tor.com/2015/02/03/this-one-summer-first-graphic-novel-caldecott-honor/|url-status=live}}]]

File:Patrick and Amelie Seaside.JPG mentioned Jane Goodall in his syndicated Mutts comicstrip. This attracted the Jane Goodall Institute's attention and eventually led to his 2012 honor book Me... Jane.{{Cite web|last=Heintjes|first=Tom|date=January 20, 2017|title=Reigning Cat and Dog: An Interview with MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell|url=http://cartoonician.com/reigning-cat-and-dog-an-interview-with-mutts-creator-patrick-mcdonnell/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113854/http://cartoonician.com/reigning-cat-and-dog-an-interview-with-mutts-creator-patrick-mcdonnell/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=Hogan's Alley}}]]

File:Erin and Philip Stead.jpg (left) won the 2011 Caldecott for her very first book which was written by her husband, Phillip (right).{{Cite web|last=Cheney|first=Alexandra|date=January 14, 2011|title=Caldecott Winner Erin E. Stead on 'A Sick Day for Amos McGee'|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/01/14/caldecott-winner-erin-e-stead-on-a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee/|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=The Wall Street Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327103558/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/01/14/caldecott-winner-erin-e-stead-on-a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee/|url-status=live}}]]

File:Yuyi Morales 2016.jpg was the first Latina Caldecott recipient in 2016.]]

File:Christian Robinson 2018.jpg won its author, Matt de la Peña, a Newbery Medal while illustrator Christian Robinson (pictured) won a Caldecott Honor.]]

File:Javaka Steptoe 2017.jpg (pictured), 2017's winner, is the son of two-time honors winner John Steptoe.]]

File:Mary GrandPré, 2011.jpg illustrated the covers and chapter illustrations for the United States editions of the Harry Potter books.]]

File:Vashti Harrison 2023 Texas Book Festival.jpg, who won the 2024 Caldecott for her debut picture book Big, was the first African-American woman to win the award.]]

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;" |+ 1 Caldecott Medal |Winners and Honor Books
scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Illustrator ! scope="col" |Book ! scope="col" |Award
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" |1938 |{{sort|Lathrop, Dorothy P.|Dorothy P. Lathrop}} |Animals of the Bible | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lawson, Robert|Robert Lawson}} |Four and Twenty Blackbirds | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Artzybasheff, Boris|Boris Artzybasheff}} |Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1939 |{{sort|Handforth, Thomas|Thomas Handforth}} |Mei Li | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Daugherty, James|James Daugherty}} |Andy and the Lion | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Newberry, Clare Turlay|Clare Turlay Newberry}} |Barkis | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Armer, Laura Adams|Laura Adams Armer}} |{{sort|Forest Pool, The|The Forest Pool}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Gag, Wanda|Wanda Gág}} |Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lawson, Robert|Robert Lawson}} |Wee Gillis | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1940 |{{sort|d'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin |Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire}} |Abraham Lincoln | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Hader, Berta and Elmer|Berta and Elmer Hader}} |Cock-a-Doodle Doo | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bemelmans, Ludwig|Ludwig Bemelmans}} |Madeline | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ford, Lauren|Lauren Ford}} |{{sort|Ageless Story, The|The Ageless Story}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1941 |{{sort|Lawson, Robert|Robert Lawson}} |They Were Strong and Good | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Newberry, Clare Turlay|Clare Turlay Newberry}} |April's Kittens | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1942 |{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |Make Way for Ducklings | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Petersham, Maud and Miska|Maud and Miska Petersham}} |{{sort|American ABC, An|An American ABC}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Herrera, Velino|Velino Herrera}} |In My Mother's House | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Holling, Holling C.|Holling C. Holling}} |Paddle-to-the-Sea | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Gag, Wanda|Wanda Gág}} |Nothing at All | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1943 |{{sort|Burton, Virginia Lee|Virginia Lee Burton}} |{{sort|Little House, The|The Little House}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Buff, Mary and Conrad|Mary and Conrad Buff}} |Dash and Dart | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Newberry, Clare Turlay|Clare Turlay Newberry}} |Marshmallow | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1944 |{{sort|Slobodkin, Louis|Louis Slobodkin}} |Many Moons | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Jones, Elizabeth Orton|Elizabeth Orton Jones}} |Small Rain: Verses From The Bible | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bare, Arnold E.|Arnold E. Bare}} |Pierre Pidgeon | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Hader, Berta and Elmer|Berta and Elmer Hader}} |{{sort|Mighty Hunter, The|The Mighty Hunter}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Charlot, Jean|Jean Charlot}} |{{sort|Child's Good Night Book, A|A Child's Good Night Book}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Chan, Plato|Plato Chan}} |{{sort|Good-Luck Horse, The|The Good-Luck Horse}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1945 |{{sort|Jones, Elizabeth Orton|Elizabeth Orton Jones}} |Prayer for a Child | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Tudor, Tasha|Tasha Tudor}} |Mother Goose | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |In the Forest | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|de Angeli, Marguerite|Marguerite de Angeli}} |Yonie Wondernose | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seredy, Kate|Kate Seredy}} |{{sort|Christmas Anna Angel, The|The Christmas Anna Angel}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1946 |{{sort|Petersham, Maud and Miska|Maud and Miska Petersham}} |{{sort|Rooster Crows, The|The Rooster Crows}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Weisgard, Leonard|Leonard Weisgard}} |Little Lost Lamb | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Torrey, Marjorie|Marjorie Torrey}} |Sing Mother Goose | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Gannett, Ruth|Ruth Gannett}} |My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wiese, Kurt|Kurt Wiese}} |You Can Write Chinese | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1947 |{{sort|Weisgard, Leonard|Leonard Weisgard}} |{{sort|Little Island, The|The Little Island}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Weisgard, Leonard|Leonard Weisgard}} |Rain Drop Splash | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Barnum, Jay Hyde|Jay Hyde Barnum}} |Boats on the River | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Palazzo, Tony|Tony Palazzo}} |Timothy Turtle | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Politi, Leo|Leo Politi}} |Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Torrey, Marjorie|Marjorie Torrey}} |Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1948 |{{sort|Duvoisin, Roger|Roger Duvoisin}} |White Snow, Bright Snow | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Stone Soup | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seuss, Dr.|Dr. Seuss}} |McElligot's Pool | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Schreiber, Georges|Georges Schreiber}} |Bambino the Clown | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Woodward, Hildegard|Hildegard Woodward}} |Roger and the Fox | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Burton, Virginia Lee|Virginia Lee Burton}} |Song of Robin Hood | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1949 |{{sort|Hader, Berta and Elmer|Berta and Elmer Hader}} |{{sort|Big Snow, The|The Big Snow}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |Blueberries for Sal | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Stone, Helen|Helen Stone}} |All Around the Town | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Politi, Leo|Leo Politi}} |Juanita | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wiese, Kurt|Kurt Wiese}} |Fish in the Air | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1950 |{{sort|Politi, Leo|Leo Politi}} |Song of the Swallows | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Ward, Lynd|Lynd Ward}} |America's Ethan Allen | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Woodward, Hildegard|Hildegard Woodward}} |{{sort|Wild Birthday Cake, The|The Wild Birthday Cake}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Simont, Marc|Marc Simont}} |{{sort|Happy Day, The|The Happy Day}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seuss, Dr.|Dr. Seuss}} |Bartholomew and the Oobleck | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Henry Fisherman | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1951 |{{sort|Milhous, Katherine|Katherine Milhous}} |{{sort|Egg Tree, The|The Egg Tree}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Dick Whittington and His Cat | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Mordvinoff, Nicholas|Nicholas Mordvinoff}} |{{sort|Two Reds, The|The Two Reds}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seuss, Dr.|Dr. Seuss}} |If I Ran the Zoo | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Stone, Helen|Helen Stone}} |{{sort|Most Wonderful Doll in the World, The|The Most Wonderful Doll in the World}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Newberry, Clare Turlay|Clare Turlay Newberry}} |T-Bone, the Baby Sitter | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1952 |{{sort|Mordvinoff, Nicholas|Nicholas Mordvinoff}} |Finders Keepers | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Skipper John's Cook | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Graham, Margaret Bloy|Margaret Bloy Graham}} |All Falling Down | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
|{{sort|Pene du Bois, William|William Pène du Bois}} |Bear Party | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Olds, Elizabeth|Elizabeth Olds}} |Feather Mountain | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1953 |{{sort|Ward, Lynd|Lynd Ward}} |{{sort|Biggest Bear, The|The Biggest Bear}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Puss in Boots | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |One Morning in Maine | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Eichenberg, Fritz|Fritz Eichenberg}} |Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Graham, Margaret Bloy|Margaret Bloy Graham}} |{{sort|Storm Book, The|The Storm Book}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Kepes, Juliet|Juliet Kepes}} |Five Little Monkeys | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1954 |{{sort|Bemelmans, Ludwig|Ludwig Bemelmans}} |Madeline's Rescue | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |Journey Cake, Ho! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Charelot, Jean|Jean Charlot}} |When Will the World Be Mine? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |{{sort|Steadfast Tin Soldier, The|The Steadfast Tin Soldier}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |{{sort|Very Special House|A Very Special House}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Birnbaum, A.|A. Birnbaum}} |Green Eyes | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1955 |{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|de Angeli, Marguerite|Marguerite de Angeli}} |Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Gergely, Tibor|Tibor Gergely}} |Wheel on the Chimney | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sewell, Helen|Helen Sewell}} |{{sort|Thanksgiving Story, The|The Thanksgiving Story}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1956 |{{sort|Rojankovsky, Feodor|Feodor Rojankovsky}} |Frog Went A-Courtin' | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |Play With Me | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Yashima, Taro|Taro Yashima}} |Crow Boy | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1957 |{{sort|Simont, Marc|Marc Simont}} |{{sort|Tree Is Nice, A|A Tree Is Nice}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |Mr. Penny's Race Horse | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Tudor, Tasha|Tasha Tudor}} |{{Sort|One is One|1 Is One}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Galdone, Paul|Paul Galdone}} |Anatole | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Daugherty, James|James Daugherty}} |Gillespie and the Guards | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pene du Bois, William|William Pène du Bois}} |Lion | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1958 |{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |Time of Wonder | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Freeman, Don|Don Freeman}} |Fly High, Fly Low | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Galdone, Paul|Paul Galdone}} |Anatole and the Cat | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1959 |{{sort|Cooney, Barbara|Barbara Cooney}} |Chanticleer and the Fox | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Frasconi, Antonio|Antonio Frasconi}} |{{sort|House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie, The|The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |What Do You Say, Dear? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Yashima, Taro|Taro Yashima}} |Umbrella | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1960 |{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |Nine Days to Christmas | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Adams, Adrienne|Adrienne Adams}} |Houses from the Sea | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |{{sort|Moon Jumpers, The|The Moon Jumpers}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1961 |{{sort|Sidjakov, Nicolas|Nicolas Sidjakov}} |Baboushka and the Three Kings | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lionni, Leo|Leo Lionni}} |Inch by Inch | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1962 |{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Once a Mouse | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Spier, Peter|Peter Spier}} |Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |Little Bear's Visit | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Adams, Adrienne|Adrienne Adams}} |{{sort|Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, The|The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1963 |{{sort|Keats, Ezra Jack|Ezra Jack Keats}} |{{sort|Snowy Day, The|The Snowy Day}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Bryson, Bernarda|Bernarda Bryson}} |{{sort|Sun Is a Golden Earring, The|The Sun Is a Golden Earring}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1964 |{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |Where the Wild Things Are | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lionni, Leo|Leo Lionni}} |Swimmy | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ness, Evaline|Evaline Ness}} |All in the Morning Early | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Reed, Philip|Philip Reed}} |Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1965 |{{sort|Montresor, Beni|Beni Montresor}} |May I Bring a Friend? | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Bileck, Marvin|Marvin Bileck}} |Rain Makes Applesauce | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lent, Blair|Blair Lent}} |{{sort|Wave, The|The Wave}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ness, Evaline|Evaline Ness}} |{{sort|Pocketful of Cricket, A|A Pocketful of Cricket}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1966 |{{sort|Hogrogian, Nonny|Nonny Hogrogian}} |Always Room for One More | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Duvoisin, Roger|Roger Duvoisin}} |Hide and Seek Fog | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |Just Me | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ness, Evaline|Evaline Ness}} |Tom Tit Tot | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1967 |{{sort|Ness, Evaline|Evaline Ness}} |Sam, Bangs & Moonshine | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Emberley, Ed|Ed Emberley}} |One Wide River to Cross | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1968 |{{sort|Emberley, Ed|Ed Emberley}} |Drummer Hoff | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lionni, Leo|Leo Lionni}} |Frederick | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Yashima, Taro|Taro Yashima}} |Seashore Story | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Young, Ed|Ed Young}} |{{sort|Emperor and the Kite, The|The Emperor and the Kite}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1969 |{{sort|Shulevitz, Uri|Uri Shulevitz}} |{{sort|Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, The|The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lent, Blair|Blair Lent}} |Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1970 |{{sort|Steig, William|William Steig}} |Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Keats, Ezra Jack|Ezra Jack Keats}} |Goggles! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lionni, Leo|Leo Lionni}} |Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Parker, Robert Andrew|Robert Andrew Parker}} |Pop Corn & Ma Goodness | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Turkle, Brinton|Brinton Turkle}} |Thy Friend, Obadiah | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zemach, Margot|Margot Zemach}} |{{sort|Judge: An Untrue Tale, The|The Judge: An Untrue Tale}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1971 |{{sort|Haley, Gail E.|Gail E. Haley}} |{{sort|Story a Story, A|A Story a Story}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lent, Blair|Blair Lent}} |{{sort|Angry Moon, The|The Angry Moon}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lobel, Arnold|Arnold Lobel}} |Frog and Toad Are Friends | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |In the Night Kitchen | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1972 |{{sort|Hogrogian, Nonny|Nonny Hogrogian}} |One Fine Day | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lobel, Arnold|Arnold Lobel}} |Hildilid's Night | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Domanska, Janina|Janina Domanska}} |If All the Seas Were One Sea | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Feelings, Tom|Tom Feelings}} |Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1973 |{{sort|Lent, Blair|Blair Lent}} |{{sort|Funny Little Woman, The|The Funny Little Woman}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|McDermott, Gerald|Gerald McDermott}} |Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Baskin, Leonard|Leonard Baskin}} |Hosie's Alphabet | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Burkert, Nancy Ekholm|Nancy Ekholm Burkert}} |Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bahti, Tom|Tom Bahti}} |When Clay Sings | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1974 |{{sort|Zemach, Margot|Margot Zemach}} |Duffy and the Devil | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Jeffers, Susan|Susan Jeffers}} |Three Jovial Huntsmen | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Macaulay, David|David Macaulay}} |Cathedral | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1975 |{{sort|McDermott, Gerald|Gerald McDermott}} |Arrow to the Sun | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Feelings, Tom|Tom Feelings}} |Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1976 |{{sort|Dillon, Leo and Diane|Leo and Diane Dillon}} |Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Parnall, Peter|Peter Parnall}} |{{sort|Desert Is Theirs, The|The Desert Is Theirs}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|dePaola, Tomie|Tomie dePaola}} |Strega Nona | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1977 |{{sort|Dillon, Leo and Diane|Leo and Diane Dillon}} |Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Steig, William|William Steig}} |{{sort|Amazing Bone, The|The Amazing Bone}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Hogrogian, Nonny|Nonny Hogrogian}} |{{sort|Contest, The|The Contest}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Goffstein, M. B.|M. B. Goffstein}} |Fish for Supper | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|McDermott, Beverly Brodsky|Beverly Brodsky McDermott}} |{{sort|Golem: A Jewish Legend, The|The Golem: A Jewish Legend}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Parnall, Peter|Peter Parnall}} |Hawk, I'm Your Brother | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1978 |{{sort|Spier, Peter|Peter Spier}} |Noah's Ark | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Macaulay, David|David Macaulay}} |Castle | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zemach, Margot|Margot Zemach}} |It Could Always Be Worse | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1979 |{{sort|Goble, Paul|Paul Goble}} |{{sort|Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The|The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Crews, Donald|Donald Crews}} |Freight Train | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Parnall, Peter|Peter Parnall}} |{{sort|Way to Start a Day, The|The Way to Start a Day}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1980 |{{sort|Cooney, Barbara|Barbara Cooney}} |Ox-Cart Man | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Isadora, Rachel|Rachel Isadora}} |Ben's Trumpet | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Van Allsburg, Chris|Chris Van Allsburg}} |{{sort|Garden of Abdul Gasazi, The|The Garden of Abdul Gasazi}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shulevitz, Uri|Uri Shulevitz}} |{{sort|Treasure, The|The Treasure}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1981 |{{sort|Lobel, Arnold|Arnold Lobel}} |Fables | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Plume, Ilse|Ilse Plume}} |{{sort|Bremen-Town Musicians, The|The Bremen-Town Musicians}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bang, Molly|Molly Bang}} |{{sort|Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, The|The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Low, Joseph|Joseph Low}} |Mice Twice | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Crews, Donald|Donald Crews}} |Truck | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1982 |{{sort|Van Allsburg, Chris|Chris Van Allsburg}} |Jumanji | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Gammell, Stephen|Stephen Gammell}} |Where the Buffaloes Begin | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lobel, Anita|Anita Lobel}} |On Market Street | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |Outside Over There | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Provensen, Alice and Martin|Alice and Martin Provensen}} |{{sort|Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, A|A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1983 |{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |Shadow | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Williams, Vera B.|Vera B. Williams}} |{{sort|Chair for My Mother, A|A Chair for My Mother}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Goode, Diane|Diane Goode}} |When I Was Young in the Mountains | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1984 |{{sort|Provensen, Alice and Martin|Alice and Martin Provensen}} |{{sort|Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, The|The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Hyman, Trina Schart|Trina Schart Hyman}} |Little Red Riding Hood | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bang, Molley|Molly Bang}} |Ten, Nine, Eight | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1985 |{{sort|Hyman, Trina Schart|Trina Schart Hyman}} |Saint George and the Dragon | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Zelinsky, Paul O.|Paul O. Zelinsky}} |Hansel and Gretel | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Tafuri, Nancy|Nancy Tafuri}} |Have You Seen My Duckling? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Steptoe, John|John Steptoe}} |{{sort|Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, The|The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1986 |{{sort|Van Allsburg, Chris|Chris Van Allsburg}} |{{sort|Polar Express, The|The Polar Express}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Gammell, Stephen|Stephen Gammell}} |{{sort|Relatives Came, The|The Relatives Came}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wood, Don|Don Wood}} |King Bidgood's in the Bathtub | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1987 |{{sort|Egielski, Richard|Richard Egielski}} |Hey, Al | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Grifalconi, Ann|Ann Grifalconi}} |{{sort|Village of Round and Square Houses, The|The Village of Round and Square Houses}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|MacDonald, Suse|Suse MacDonald}} |Alphabatics | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zelinsky, Paul O.|Paul O. Zelinsky}} |Rumpelstiltskin | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1988 |{{sort|Schoenherr, John|John Schoenherr}} |Owl Moon | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Steptoe, John|John Steptoe}} |Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1989 |{{sort|Gammell, Stephen|Stephen Gammell}} |Song and Dance Man | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Say, Allen|Allen Say}} |{{sort|Boy of the Three-Year Nap, The|The Boy of the Three-Year Nap}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |Free Fall | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Marshall, James|James Marshall}} |Goldilocks and the Three Bears | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |Mirandy and Brother Wind | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1990 |{{sort|Young, Ed|Ed Young}} |Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Peet, Bill|Bill Peet}} |Bill Peet: An Autobiography | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ehlert, Lois|Lois Ehlert}} |Color Zoo | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |{{sort|Talking Eggs, The|The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Hyman, Trina Schart|Trina Schart Hyman}} |Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |1991 |{{sort|Macaulay, David|David Macaulay}} |Black and White | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Fred Marcellino}} |Puss in Boots | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Williams, Vera B.|Vera B. Williams}} |{{sort|More More More Said the Baby Three Loves Stories|"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="2" scope="row" ! |1992 |{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |Tuesday | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Ringgold, Faith|Faith Ringgold}} |Tar Beach | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1993 |{{sort|McCully, Emily Arnold|Emily Arnold McCully}} |Mirette on the High Wire | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Smith, Lane|Lane Smith}} |{{sort|Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The|The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Young, Ed|Ed Young}} |Seven Blind Mice | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Byard, Carole|Carole Byard}} |Working Cotton | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |1994 |{{sort|Say, Allen|Allen Say}} |Grandfather's Journey | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lewin, Ted|Ted Lewin}} |Peppe the Lamplighter | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Flemming, Denise|Denise Fleming}} |In the Small, Small Pond | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|McDermott, Gerald|Gerald McDermott}} |Raven: A Trickster Tale From The Pacific Northwest | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Henkes, Kevin|Kevin Henkes}} |Owen | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Raschka, Chris|Chris Raschka}} |Yo! Yes? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1995 |{{sort|Diaz, David|David Diaz}} |Smoky Night | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |John Henry | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zelinsky, Paul O.|Paul O. Zelinsky}} |Swamp Angel | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Rohmann, Eric|Eric Rohmann}} |Time Flies | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1996 |{{sort|Rathmann, Peggy|Peggy Rathmann}} |Officer Buckle and Gloria | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Johnson, Stephen T.|Stephen T. Johnson}} |Alphabet City | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Priceman, Marjorie|Marjorie Priceman}} |Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Brian|Brian Pinkney}} |{{sort|Faithful Friend, The|The Faithful Friend}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Stevens, Janet|Janet Stevens}} |Tops & Bottoms | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1997 |{{sort|Wisniewski, David|David Wisniewski}} |Golem | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Meade, Holly|Holly Meade}} |Hush!: A Thai Lullaby | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pelletier, David|David Pelletier}} |{{sort|Graphic Alphabet, The|The Graphic Alphabet}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pilkey, Dav|Dav Pilkey}} |{{sort|Paperboy, The|The Paperboy}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sis, Peter|Peter Sís}} |Starry Messenger | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |1998 |{{sort|Zelinsky, Paul O.|Paul O. Zelinsky}} |Rapunzel | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Small, David|David Small}} |{{sort|Gardener, The|The Gardener}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Myers, Christopher|Christopher Myers}} |Harlem | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Taback, Simms|Simms Taback}} |There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |1999 |{{sort|Azarian, Mary|Mary Azarian}} |Snowflake Bentley | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Brian|Brian Pinkney}} |Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shannon, David|David Shannon}} |No, David! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shulevitz, Uri|Uri Shulevitz}} |Snow | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sis, Peter|Peter Sís}} |Tibet Through the Red Box | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2000 |{{sort|Taback, Simms|Simms Taback}} |Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Hyman, Trina Schart|Trina Schart Hyman}} |{{sort|Child's Calendar, A|A Child's Calendar}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |Sector 7 | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bang, Molly|Molly Bang}} |When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |{{sort|Ugly Duckling, The|The Ugly Duckling}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2001 |{{sort|Small, David|David Small}} |So You Want to Be President? | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Bing, Christopher|Christopher Bing}} |Casey at the Bat | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lewin, Betsy|Betsy Lewin}} |Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Falconer, Ian|Ian Falconer}} |Olivia | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2002 |{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |{{sort|Three Pigs, The|The Three Pigs}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Selznick, Brian|Brian Selznick}} |{{sort|Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The|The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Collier, Bryan|Bryan Collier}} |Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Simont, Marc|Marc Simont}} |{{sort|Stray Dog, The|The Stray Dog}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2003 |{{sort|Rohmann, Eric|Eric Rohmann}} |My Friend Rabbit | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|DiTerlizzi, Tony|Tony DiTerlizzi}} |{{sort|Spider and the Fly, The|The Spider and the Fly}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|McCarty, Peter|Peter McCarty}} |Hondo & Fabian | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |Noah's Ark | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2004 |{{sort|Gerstein, Mordicai|Mordicai Gerstein}} |{{sort|Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The|The Man Who Walked Between the Towers}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Chodos-Irvine, Margaret|Margaret Chodos-Irvine}} |Ella Sarah Gets Dressed | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Jenkins, Steve|Steve Jenkins}} and {{sort|Page, Robin|Robin Page}} |What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Willems, Mo|Mo Willems}} |Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2005 |{{sort|Henkes, Kevin|Kevin Henkes}} |Kitten's First Full Moon | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Lehman, Barbara|Barbara Lehman}} |{{sort|Red Book, The|The Red Book}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lewis, E. B.|E. B. Lewis}} |Coming on Home Soon | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Willems, Mo|Mo Willems}} |Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2006 |{{sort|Raschka, Chris|Chris Raschka}} |{{sort|Hello, Goodbye Window, The|The Hello, Goodbye Window}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Collier, Bryan|Bryan Collier}} |Rosa | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Muth, Jon J.|Jon J. Muth}} |Zen Shorts | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Priceman, Marjorie|Marjorie Priceman}} |Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Prange, Beckie|Beckie Prange}} |Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |2007 |{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |Flotsam | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|McLimans, David|David McLimans}} |Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Nelson, Kadir|Kadir Nelson}} |Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2008 |{{sort|Selznick, Brian|Brian Selznick}} |{{sort|Invention of Hugo Cabret, The|The Invention of Hugo Cabret}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Nelson, Kadir|Kadir Nelson}} |Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seeger, Laura Vaccaro|Laura Vaccaro Seeger}} |First the Egg | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sis, Peter|Peter Sís}} |{{sort|Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, The|The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Willems, Mo|Mo Willems}} |Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2009 |{{sort|Krommes, Beth|Beth Krommes}} |{{sort|House in the Night, The|The House in the Night}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Frazee, Marla|Marla Frazee}} |{{sort|couple of boys have the best week ever|A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shulevitz, Uri|Uri Shulevitz}} |How I Learned Geography | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sweet, Melissa|Melissa Sweet}} |{{sort|River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, A|A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |2010 |{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |{{sort|Lion & the Mouse, The|The Lion & the Mouse}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Frazee, Marla|Marla Frazee}} |All the World | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zagarenski, Pamela|Pamela Zagarenski}} |Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="3" scope="row" ! |2011 |{{sort|Stead, Erin. E.|Erin E. Stead}} |{{sort|Sick Day for Amos McGee, A|A Sick Day for Amos McGee}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Collier, Bryan|Bryan Collier}} |Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Stein, David Ezra|David Ezra Stein}} |Interrupting Chicken | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2012 |{{sort|Raschka, Chris|Chris Raschka}} |{{sort|Ball for Daisy, A|A Ball for Daisy}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Rocco, John|John Rocco}} |Blackout | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Smith, Lane|Lane Smith}} |Grandpa Green | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|McDonnell, Patrick|Patrick McDonnell}} |Me... Jane | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="6" scope="row" ! |2013 |{{sort|Klassen, Jon|Jon Klassen}} |This is Not My Hat | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Brown, Peter|Peter Brown}} |Creepy Carrots! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Klassen, Jon|Jon Klassen}} |Extra Yarn | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Seeger, Laura Vaccaro|Laura Vaccaro Seeger}} |Green | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Small, David|David Small}} |One Cool Friend | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Zagarenski, Pamela|Pamela Zagarenski}} |Sleep Like a Tiger | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" scope="row" ! |2014 |{{sort|Floca, Brian|Brian Floca}} |Locomotive | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Becker, Aaron|Aaron Becker}} |Journey | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Idle, Molly|Molly Idle}} |Flora and the Flamingo | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |Mr. Wuffles! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="7" scope="row" ! |2015 |{{sort|Santat, Dan|Dan Santat}} |{{sort|adventures of beekle|The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Castillo, Lauren|Lauren Castillo}} |Nana in the City | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|GrandPré, Mary|Mary GrandPré}} |{{sort| Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art, The|The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Klassen, Jon|Jon Klassen}} |Sam and Dave Dig a Hole | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Morales, Yuyi|Yuyi Morales}} |Viva Frida | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Sweet, Melissa|Melissa Sweet}} |{{sort|right word|The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Tamaki, Jillian|Jillian Tamaki}} |This One Summer | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2016 |{{sort|Blackall, Sophie|Sophie Blackall}} |Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Collier, Bryan|Bryan Collier}} |Trombone Shorty | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Henkes, Kevin|Kevin Henkes}} |Waiting | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Holmes, Ekua|Ekua Holmes}} |Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Robinson, Christian|Christian Robinson}} |Last Stop on Market Street | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2017 |{{sort|Steptoe, Javaka|Javaka Steptoe}} |Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Brosgol, Vera|Vera Brosgol}} |Leave Me Alone! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Christie, R. Gregory|R. Gregory Christie}} |Freedom in Congo Square | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Ellis, Carson|Carson Ellis}} |Du Iz Tak? | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Wenzel, Brendan|Brendan Wenzel}} |They All Saw a Cat | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2018 |{{sort|Cordell, Matthew|Matthew Cordell}} |Wolf in the Snow | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Cooper, Elisha|Elisha Cooper}} |Big Cat, little cat | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|James, Gordon C.|Gordon C. James}} |Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Bui, Thi|Thi Bui}} |{{sort|Different Pond, A|A Different Pond}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Chin, Jason|Jason Chin}} |Grand Canyon | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" scope="row" ! |2019 |{{sort|Blackall, Sophie|Sophie Blackall}} |Hello Lighthouse | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Martinez-Neal, Juana|Juana Martinez-Neal}} |Alma and How She Got Her Name | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lin, Grace|Grace Lin}} |{{sort|Big Mooncake for Little Star, A|A Big Mooncake for Little Star}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Lies, Brian|Brian Lies}} |{{sort|Rough Patch, The|The Rough Patch}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Mora, Oge|Oge Mora}} |Thank You, Omu! | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="4" |2020 |{{sort|Nelson, Kadir|Kadir Nelson}} |{{sort|Undefeated, The|The Undefeated}} | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Pham, LeUyen|LeUyen Pham}} |Bear Came Along | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Gutierrez, Rudy|Rudy Gutierrez}} |Double Bass Blues | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Minter, Daniel|Daniel Minter}} |Going Down Home with Daddy | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" |2021 |{{sort|Goade, Michaela|Michaela Goade}} |We Are Water Protectors | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Denmon, Noa|Noa Denmon}} |{{sort|Place Inside of Me, A|A Place Inside of Me}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shimizu, Yuko|Yuko Shimizu}} |{{sort|Cat Man of Aleppo, The|The Cat Man of Aleppo}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Cabrera, Cozbi A.|Cozbi A. Cabrera}} |Me & Mama | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Derby, Cindy|Cindy Derby}} |Outside In | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" |2022 |{{sort|Chin, Jason|Jason Chin}} |Watercress | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Harris, Shawn|Shawn Harris}} |{{sort|Have You Ever Seen a Flower?|Have You Ever Seen a Flower?}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Tabor, Corey R.|Corey R. Tabor}} |{{sort|Mel Fell|Mel Fell}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Cooper, Floyd|Floyd Cooper}} |Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Archer, Micha|Micha Archer}} |Wonder Walkers | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" |2023 |{{sort|Salati, Doug|Doug Salati}} |Hot Dog | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
{{sort|Griffin, Jason|Jason Griffin}} |{{sort|Ain't Burned All the Bright|Ain't Burned All the Bright}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Goade, Michaela|Michaela Goade}} |{{sort|Berry|Berry Song}} | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Washington, Janelle|Janelle Washington}} |Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmitt Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Denise, Christopher|Christopher Denise}} |Knight Owl | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" |2024 |Vashti Harrison |Big | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
Marla Frazee |In Every Life | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
Molly Mendoza |Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey |There Was a Party for Langston | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
Hanna Cha |The Truth About Dragons | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
style="background:#fff7c9" ! rowspan="5" |2025 |Rebecca Lee Kunz |Chooch Helped | {{Won|place=1|Winner}}
CG Esperanza |My Daddy is a Cowboy | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
Gracey Zhang |Noodles on a Bicycle | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
Cherry Mo |Home in a Lunchbox | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}
{{sort|Shimizu, Yuko|Yuko Shimizu}} |Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains | {{Won|place=2|Honor}}

File:David Wiesner 2011.jpg is one of only two illustrators, along with Marcia Brown, to have won three Caldecott Medals.]]

File:Jon Klassen 2013.jpg is the second Caldecott medal recipient to also have a Caldecott honor book in the same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=caldecott-2013-post-mortem|title=Caldecott 2013 post mortem|last=Robinson|first=Lolly|date=January 29, 2013|website=The Horn Book|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101213908/https://www.hbook.com/%3FdetailStory%3Dcaldecott-2013-post-mortem|url-status=live}}]]

File:Kadir Nelson 2017.jpg artwork has been acquired by museums including the Smithsonian.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Ryan P.|date=May 15, 2018|title=Famed for "Immortal" Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/famed-immortal-cells-henrietta-lacks-immortalized-portraiture-180969085/|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625002418/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/famed-immortal-cells-henrietta-lacks-immortalized-portraiture-180969085/|url-status=live}}]]

File:TM 0906 (8498736286).jpg is the most recent multiple Caldecott Medal winner.]]

Listed below are all illustrators who have won at least two Caldecott Medals or who have won a Medal and multiple honors.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;" |+ ! scope="col" |Illustrator ! scope="col" |Nos. of total Medals and Honors ! scope="col" |Nos. of Caldecott Medals ! scope="col" |Caldecott Medals ! scope="col" |Nos. of Caldecott Honors ! scope="col" |Caldecott Honors
scope=""row"" |{{sort|Brown, Marcia|Marcia Brown}} |9 |3 |1955, 1962, 1983 |6 |1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
{{sort|Sendak, Maurice|Maurice Sendak}} |8 |1 |1964 |7 |1954, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1982
{{sort|Ets, Marie Hall|Marie Hall Ets}} |6 |1 |1960 |5 |1945, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1966
{{sort|Pinkney, Jerry|Jerry Pinkney}} |6 |1 |2010 |5 |1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003
{{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}} |6 |3 |1992, 2002, 2007 |3 |1989, 2000, 2014
{{sort|McCloskey, Robert|Robert McCloskey}} |5 |2 |1942, 1958 |3 |1949, 1953, 1954
{{sort|Hyman, Trina Schart|Trina Schart Hyman}} |4 |1 |1985 |3 |1984, 1990, 2000
{{sort|Lent, Blair|Blair Lent}} |4 |1 |1973 |3 |1965, 1969, 1971
{{sort|Ness, Evaline|Evaline Ness}} |4 |1 |1967 |3 |1964, 1965, 1966
{{sort|Shulevitz, Uri|Uri Shulevitz}} |4 |1 |1969 |3 |1980, 1999, 2009
{{sort|Zelinsky, Paul O.|Paul O. Zelinsky}} |4 |1 |1998 |3 |1985, 1987, 1995
{{sort|Gammell, Stephen|Stephen Gammell}} |3 |1 |1989 |2 |1982, 1986
{{sort|Klassen, Jon|Jon Klassen}} |3 |1 |2013 |2 |2013, 2015
{{sort|Lawson, Robert|Robert Lawson}} |3 |1 |1941 |2 |1938, 1939
{{sort|Hogrogian, Nonny|Nonny Hogrogian}} |3 |2 |1966, 1972 |1 |1977
{{sort|Hader, Berta and Elmer|Berta and Elmer Hader}} |3 |1 |1949 |2 |1940, 1944
{{sort|Henkes, Kevin|Kevin Henkes}} |3 |1 |2005 |2 |1994, 2016
{{sort|Lobel, Arnold|Arnold Lobel}} |3 |1 |1981 |2 |1971, 1972
{{sort|Macaulay, David|David Macaulay}} |3 |1 |1991 |2 |1974, 1978
{{sort|McDermott, Gerald|Gerald McDermott}} |3 |1 |1975 |2 |1973, 1994
Kadir Nelson |3 |1 |2020 |2 |2007, 2008
{{sort|Politi, Leo|Leo Politi}} |3 |1 |1950 |2 |1947, 1949
{{sort|Raschka, Chris|Chris Raschka}} |3 |2 |2006, 2012 |1 |1994
{{sort|Simont, Marc|Marc Simont}} |3 |1 |1957 |2 |1950, 2002
{{sort|Small, David|David Small}} |3 |1 |2001 |2 |1998, 2013
{{sort|Van Allsburg, Chris|Chris Van Allsburg}} |3 |2 |1982, 1986 |1 |1980
{{sort|Weisgard, Leonard|Leonard Weisgard}} |3 |1 |1947 |2 |1946, 1947
{{sort|Young, Ed|Ed Young}} |3 |1 |1990 |2 |1968, 1993
{{sort|Zemach, Margot|Margot Zemach}} |3 |1 |1974 |2 |1970, 1978
{{sort|Blackall, Sophie|Sophie Blackall}} |2 |2 |2016, 2019 | |
{{sort|Cooney, Barbara|Barbara Cooney}} |2 |2 |1959, 1980 | |
{{sort|Dillon, Leo and Diane|Leo and Diane Dillon}} |2 |2 |1976, 1977 | |

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• Kate Greenaway Medal, for illustration of a British children's book
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, for an American book for beginning readers

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{{cite web | title = [Caldecott] Terms and Criteria | publisher = Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association | orig-year = 1978 | year = 2008 | url = http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottterms/caldecottterms.cfm | access-date = January 2, 2020 | archive-date = October 20, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111020135405/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottterms/caldecottterms.cfm | url-status = live }}

[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424050901/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal |date=April 24, 2019 }}. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

{{cite journal |last=Colburn |first=Nell |date=February 1, 2010 |title=Caldecott Confidential: What's next year's best picture book for kids? Please, don't ask. |journal=School Library Journal |publisher=Reed Business Information |pages=39–40 |url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=caldecott-confidential-whats-next-years-best-picture-book-for-kids-please-dont-ask |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101203219/https://www.slj.com/%3FdetailStory%3Dcaldecott-confidential-whats-next-years-best-picture-book-for-kids-please-dont-ask |url-status=live }}
Colburn chaired the 2009 Caldecott committee.

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• {{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/caldecott_manual_9Oct2009.pdf |title=Randolph Caldecott Medal Committee Manual (formatted August 2012) |date=June 2009 |publisher=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA). |access-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130328/http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/caldecott_manual_9Oct2009.pdf |url-status=live }}

• {{cite journal |last=Kolbe |first=Richard |author2=Joseph C.Lavoie |year=1981 |title=Sex-Role Stereotyping in Preschool Children's Picture Books |journal=Social Psychology Quarterly|volume=44|issue=4|pages=369–74 |jstor=3033906|doi=10.2307/3033906 }}
• {{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/books/review/seal-of-approval.html |title=Seal Of Approval |work=The New York Times Book Review |first=Leonard S. |last=Marcus |date=August 11, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811001118/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/books/review/seal-of-approval.html |archive-date=August 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Smith, Irene (1957). A History of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals. New York: Viking Press.
• Ebook Central Academic Complete. In the Words of the Winners: The Newbery and Caldecott Medals, 2001–2010. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011.

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