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The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to a U.S. illustrator for the most distinguished picture book for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The Caldecott Medal was first awarded in 1938.

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2007Wiesner, DavidFlotsam
2006Juster, NortonThe Hello, Goodbye Window
2005Henkes, KevinKitten's First Full Moon
2004Gerstein, MordicaiThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2003Rohmann, EricMy Friend Rabbit
2002Wiesner, DavidThe Three Pigs
2001St. George, JudithSo You Want to Be President
2000Taback, SimmsJoseph Had a Little Overcoat
1999Martin, Jacqueline BriggsSnowflake Bentley
1998Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel
1997Wisniewski, DavidGolem
1996Rathmann, PeggyOfficer Buckle and Gloria
1995Bunting, EveSmoky Night
1994Say, AllenGrandfather's Journey
1993McCully, Emily ArnoldMirette on the High Wire
1992Wiesner, DavidTuesday
1991Macaulay, DavidBlack and White
1990Young, EdLon Po Po
1989Ackerman, KarenSong and Dance Man
1988Yolen, JaneOwl Moon
1987Yorinks, ArthurHey, Al
1986Van Allsburg, ChrisThe Polar Express
1985Hodges, MargaretSaint George and the Dragon
1984Provensen, AliceThe Glorious Flight
Across the Channel with
Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909
1983Cendrars, BlaiseShadow
1982Van Allsburg, ChrisJumanji
1981Lobel, ArnoldFables
1980Hall, DonaldOx-Cart Man
1979Goble, PaulThe Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
1978Spier, PeterNoah's Ark
1977Musgrove, MargaretAshanti to Zulu
1976Aardema, VernaWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1975McDermott, GeraldArrow to the Sun
1974Zemach, HarveDuffy and the Devil
1973Mosel, ArleneThe Funny Little Woman
1972Hogrogian, NonnyOne Fine Day
1971Haley, Gail E.A Story, A Story
1970Steig, WilliamSylvester and the Magic Pebble
1969Ransome, ArthurThe Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1968Emberley, BarbaraDrummer Hoff
1967Ness, EvalineSam, Bangs, and Moonshine
1966Leodhas, Sorche NicAlways Room for One More
1965DeRegniers, Beatrice SchenkMay I Bring a Friend?
1964Sendak, MauriceWhere the Wild Things Are
1963Keats, Ezra JackThe Snowy Day
1962Brown, MarciaOnce a Mouse...
1961Robbins, RuthBaboushka and the Three Kings
1960Ets, Marie HallNine Days to Christmas
1959Chaucer, GeoffreyChanticleer and the Fox
1958McCloskey, RobertTime of Wonder
1957Udry, Janice MayA Tree is Nice
1956Langstaff, JohnFrog Went A-Courtin'
1955Perrault, CharlesCinderella
1954Bemelmans, LudwigMadeline's Rescue
1953Ward, LyndThe Biggest Bear
1952Lipkind, WilliamFinders Keepers
1951Milhous, KatherineThe Egg Tree
1950Politi, LeoSong of the Swallows
1949Hader, BertaThe Big Snow
1948Tresselt, AlvinWhite Snow, Bright Snow
1947MacDonald, GoldenThe Little Island
1946Petersham, Maud FullerThe Rooster Crows
1945Field, RachelPrayer for a Child
1944Thurber, JamesMany Moons
1943Burton, Virginia LeeThe Little House
1942McCloskey, RobertMake Way for Ducklings
1941Lawson, RobertThey Were Strong and Good
1940Aulaire, Ingri d'Abraham Lincoln
1939Handforth, ThomasMei Li
1938Animals of the Bible