Caldecott Medal Winners
1938 - the Present
| 1938- Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book- Helen Dean Fish | 1973- The Funny Little Woman- Arlene Mosel |
| 1939- Mei Li- Thomas Handforth | 1974- Duffy and the Devil- Harve Zemach |
| 1940- Abraham Lincoln- Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire | 1975- Arrow to the Sun- Gerald McDermott |
| 1941- They were Strong and Good- Robert Lawson | 1976- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears- Verna Aardema |
| 1942- Make Way for Ducklings- Robert McCloskey | 1977- Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions- Margaret Musgrove |
| 1943- The Little House- Virginia Lee Burton | 1978- Noah's Ark- Peter Spier |
| 1944- Many Moons- James Thurber | 1979- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses- Paul Goble |
| 1945- Prayer for a Child- Rachel Field | 1980- Ox-Cart Man- Donald Hall |
| 1946- The Rooster Crows- Maude & Miska Petersham | 1981- Fables- Arnold Lobel |
| 1947- The Little Island- Golden McDonald, pseud. | 1982- Jumanji- Chris Van Allsburg |
| 1948- White Snow, Bright Snow- Alvin Tresselt | 1983- Shadow- Blaise Cendrars |
| 1949- The Big Snow- Berta & Elmer Hader | 1984- The Glorious Flight- Alice & Martin Provensen |
| 1950- Song of the Swallows- Leo Politi | 1985- Saint George and the Dragon- Margaret Hodges |
| 1951- The Egg Tree- Katherine Milhous | 1986- The Polar Express- Chris Van Allsburg |
| 1952- Finders Keepers- William Lipkind | 1987- Hey, Al- Arhtur Yorinks |
| 1953- The Biggest Bear- Lynd Ward | 1988- Owl Moon- Jane Yolen |
| 1954- Madeline's Rescue- Ludwig Bemelmans | 1989- Song and Dance Man- Karen Ackerman |
| 1955- Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper- Charles Perrault | 1990- Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China- Ed Young |
| 1956- Frog Went A-Courtin'- John Langstaff | 1991- Black and White- David Macaulay |
| 1957- A Tree is Nice- Janice Udry | 1992- Tuesday- David Wiesner |
| 1958- Time of Wonder- Robert McCloskey | 1993- Mirette on the High Wire- Emily Arnold McCully |
| 1959- Chanticleer and the Fox- Geoffrey Chaucer | 1994- Grandfather's Journey- Allen Say |
| 1960- Nine Days to Christmas- Marie Ets & Aurora Labastida | 1995- Smoky Night- Eve Bunting |
| 1961- Baboushka and the Three Kings- Ruth Robbins | 1996- Officer Buckle and Gloria- Peggy Rathmann |
| 1962- Once a Mouse- Marcia Brown | 1997- Golem- David Wisniewski |
| 1963- The Snowy Day- Ezra Jack Keats | 1998- Rapunzel- Paul O. Zelinsky |
| 1964- Where the Wild Things Are- Maurice Sendak | 1999- Snowflake Bentley- Jacqueline Briggs Martin |
| 1965- May I Bring a Friend?- Beatrice Schenk de Regniers | 2000- Joseph had a Little Overcoat- Simms Taback |
| 1966- Always Room for One More- Sorche Nic Leodhas | 2001- So You Want to be President?- Judith St. George |
| 1967- Sam, Bangs & Moonshine- Evaline Ness | 2002- The Three Pigs- David Wiesner |
| 1968- Drummer Hoff- Barbara Emberley | 2003- My Friend Rabbit- Eric Rohmann |
| 1969- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship-Arthur Ransome | 2004- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Mordicai Gerstein |
| 1970- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble- William Steig | 2005- Kitten's First Full Moon- Kevin Henkes |
| 1971- A Story A Story- Gail Haley | 2006- Criss Cross- Lynne Rae Perkins |
| 1972- One Fine Day- Nonny Hogrogian |