Randolph Caldecott Medal | Lodi Public Library

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded every year by the Association Librarian Association to the illustrator of the "most distinguished" children's picture book. It has been awarded since 1937 and was named in honor of the English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

Here is a selection of award winners and honorees. Clicking on a book cover will take you to its catalog record.

cover of Big — Big by Vashti Harrison

cover of Choosing Brave — Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy, ill. by Janelle Washington

cover of Watercress — Watercress by Andrea Wang, ill. by Jason Chin

cover of Bear Came Along — Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, ill. by LeUyen Pham

cover of There Was a Party for Langston — There was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, ill. by Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey

cover of Hot Dog by Doug Salati — Hot Dog by Doug Salati

cover of Outside In — Outside In by Deborah Underwood, ill. by Cindy Derby

cover of We are water protectors — We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, ill. by Michaela Goade

cover of The Truth About Dragons — The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung, ill. by Hanna Cha

cover of Berry Song — Berry Song by Michaela Goade

cover of The undefeated — The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, ill. by Kadir Nelson

cover of Hello Lighthouse — Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

cover of Alma — Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

cover of A Big Mooncake for Little Star — A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

cover of Grand Canyon — Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

cover of Du Iz Tak — Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis

cover of Going Down Home with Daddy — Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons, ill. Daniel Minter

cover of The Rough Patch — The Rough Patch by Brian Lies

cover of Thank You Omu — Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora

cover of A Different Pond — A Different Pond by Bao Phi, ill. by Thi Bui

cover of Wolf in the snow — Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

cover of Crown — Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, ill. by Gordon C. James

cover of Big Cat, Little Cat — Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper

cover of Leave Me Alone — Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol

cover of Radiant child — Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe

cover of They All Saw A Cat — They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel

cover of Waiting — Waiting by Kevin Henkes

cover of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole — Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, ill. by Jon Klassen

cover of Finding Winnie — Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, ill. by Sophie Blackall

cover of Beekle — Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

cover of Viva Frida — Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

cover of A ball for Daisy — A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

cover of The Noisy Paint Box — The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock, ill. by Mary Grandpré

cover of Journey — Journey by Aaron Becker

cover of This is not my hat — This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

cover of A sick day for Amos McGee — A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, ill. Erin E. Stead

cover of Locomotive — Locomotive by Brian Floca

cover of The Lion and the Mouse — The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

cover of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers — The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai Gerstein

cover of Flotsam — Flotsam by David Wiesner

cover of Rapunzel — Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky

cover of Tuesday — Tuesday by David Wiesner

cover of The House in the Night — The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, ill. Beth Krommes

cover of The Hello Goodbye Window — The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, ill. by Chris Raschka

cover of My Friend Rabbit — My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

cover of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat — Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

cover of Golem — Golem by David Wisniewski

cover of Kitten's First Full Moon — Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

cover of The Three Pigs

cover of Snowflake Bentley — Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, ill. Mary Azarian

cover of Officer Buckle and Gloria — Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

cover of Mirette on the High Wire — Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

cover of Grandfather's Journey — Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

cover of Lon Po Po — Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China by Ed Young

cover of Owl Moon — Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, ill. John Schoenherr

cover of The Polar Express — The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

cover of Hey Al — Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks, ill. by Richard Egielski

cover of Jumanji — Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

cover of The Glorious Flight — The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice and Martin Provensen

cover of Saint George and the Dragon — Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, ill. by Trina Schart Hyman

cover of Song and Dance Man — Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, ill. by Stephen Gammell

cover of Fables — Fables by Arnold Lobel

cover of Drummer Hoff — Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley, ill. Ed Emberley

cover of Black and White — Black and White by David Macaulay

cover of Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears — Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, ill. by Leo and Diane Dillon

cover of The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship — The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome, ill. by Uri Schulevitz

cover of One Fine Day — One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian

cover of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble — Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

cover of Baboushka and the Three Kings — Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins, ill. by Nicolas Sidjakov

cover of Time of Wonder — Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey

cover of Chanticleer and the Fox — Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney

cover of Sam, Bangs and Moonshine — Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

cover of Where the Wild Things Are — Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

cover of Finders Keepers — Finders Keepers by Will and Nicolas

cover of Always Room for One More — Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas, ill. Nonny Hogrogian

cover of The Snowy Day — The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

cover of A Tree is Nice — A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry, ill. by Marc Simont

cover of Frog Went A-Courtin' — Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff, ill. by Feodor Rojankovsky

cover of The Little Island — The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown, ill. by Leonard Weisgard

cover of Make Way for Ducklings — Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

cover of The Rooster Crows — The Rooster Crows by Maud and Miska Petersham

cover of The Big Snow — The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader

cover of Many Moons — Many Moons by James Thurber, ill. by Louis Slobodkin

cover of Animals of the Bible — Animals of the Bible ed. by Helen Dean Fish, ill. by Dorothy P. Lathrop

cover of Madeline's Rescue — Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans

cover of The Egg Tree — The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous

cover of White Snow, Bright Snow — White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, ill. by Roger Duvoisin

cover of The Little House — The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton