Caldecott Award Winning Books

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

You can find out about all of the medal winning books and honor books by clicking here.

The book covers below are a sample of some of the books that have been named winners or honor books over the past years.

Check out our media center catalog and you can find many of these award winning books. Have fun reading them and enjoy the pictures.

2008 Nominees and Winner

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2008 Winner)

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine

First the Egg written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated Mo Willems