Caldecott Honors & Awards

Caldecott awards are presented annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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2008

Award:

• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (F Sel)

Honor Books:

• Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine (P Lev)
• The Wall: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis (943.704092 Sis)
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (P Wil)
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (571.8 See )

2007

Award:

• Flotsam by David Wiesner (P Wie)

Honor Books:

• Gone Wild by David McLimans (591.68 McL)
• Moses:When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford (P Wea)

2006

Award:

• The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster (P Jus)

Honor Books:

• Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (B Parks)
• Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth (P Mut)
• Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman (629.133220929 Pri)
• Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems by Joyce Sidman (811.54 Sid)

2005

Award:

• Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (P Hen)

Honor Books:

• The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (P Leh)
• Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson (P Woo)
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (P Wil)

2004

Award:

• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (791.34092 Ger)

Honor Books:

• Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (P Cho)
• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (573.87 Jen)
• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (P Wil)

2003

Award:

• My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (P Roh)

Honor Books:

• The Spider and the Fly Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi (P How)
• Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (P McC)
• Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (P Pin)

2002

Award:

• The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (P Wie)

Honor Books:

• The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Illustrated by Brian Selznick (567.90228 Ker)
• Martin's Big words : the life of Martin Luther King, Jr Illustrated by Brian Collier (B King)
• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (P Sim)

2001

Award:

• So You Want to be President? Illustrated by David Small (973.099 StG)

Honor Books:

• Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 Illustrated by Christopher Bing (811.52 Tha)
• Click, Clack, Moo : Cows That Type Illustrated by Betsy Lewin (P Cro)
• Olivia by Ian Falconer (P Fal)

2000

Award:

• Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Illustrated by Simms Taback (P Tab)

Honor Books:

• Sector 7 Illustrated by David Wiesner (P Wie)
• The Ugly Duckling Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (398.2 Pin)
• A Child's Calendar Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (811.54 Upd)
• When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry... Illustrated by Molly Garrett Bang (P Ban)

1999

Award:

• Snowflake Bentley Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (B Bentley)

Honor Books:

• Duke Ellington Illustrated by Brian Pinkney, text by Andrea Pinkney (B Ellington)
• No, David! by David Shannon (P Sha)
• Snow by Uri Shulevitz (P Shu)
• Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sis (951.5 Sis)

1998

Award:

• Rapunzel Retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky (398.20943 Zel)

Honor Books:

• The Gardener Illustrated by David Small, text by Sarah Stewart (P Ste)
• Harlem: A Poem Illustrated by Christopher Myers, poem by Walter Dean Myers (811.54 Mye)
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (782.42162)

1997

Award:

• Golem by David Wisniewski (398.21089924 Wis)

Honor Books:

• Hush! A Thai Lullaby Illustrated by Holly Meade, text by Minfong Ho (811.54 Ho)
• The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier, edited by Neal Porter (428.1 Pel)
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (P Pil)
• Starry Messenger by Peter Sis (B Galileo)

1996

Award:

• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman (P Rat)

Honor Books:

• Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (P Joh)
• The Faithful Friend Illustrated by Brian Pinkney, text by Robert D. San Souci (398.21 San)
• Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens (P Ste)
• Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, text by Lloyd Moss (P Mos)

1995

Award:

• Smoky Night Illustrated by David Diaz, text by Eve Bunting (P Bun)

Honor Books:

• John Henry Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, text by Julius Lester (398.21 Les)
• Swamp Angel Illustrated by Paul Zelinksy, text by Anne Isaacs (398.232 Isa)
• Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (P Roh)

1994

Award:

• Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say (P Say)

Honor Books:

• Peppe the Lamplighter Illustrated by Ted Lewin, text by Elisa Bartone (P Bar)
• In the Small Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Not in the CMC)
• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (398.2 McD)
• Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka (P Ras)
• Owen by Kevin Henkes (P Hen)

1993

Award:

• Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (P McC)

Honor Books:

• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Illustrated by Lane Smith, text by Jon Scieszka (P Sci)
• Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (P You)
• Working Cotton Illustrated by Carol Byard, text by Sherley Anne Williams (P Wil)

1992

Award:

• Tuesday by David Wiesner (P Wie)

Honor Book:

• Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (P Rin)

1991

• Black and White by David Macaulay (P McC)

Honor Books:

• Puss in Boots Illustrated by Fred Marcellino, text by Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (398.2 Per)
• "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (P Wil)

1990

Award:

• Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (398.2 You)

Honor Books:

• Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet (Main Library PS 3566.E29 Z464 1989)
• Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert (P Ehl)
• The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, text by Robert SanSouci (398.210973 San)
• Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, text by Eric Kimmel (P Kim)

1989

Award:

• Song and Dance Man Illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Karen Ackerman (P Ack)

Honor Books:

• The Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Allen Say, text by Dianne Snyder (P Sny)
• Free Fall by David Wiesner (P Wie)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall (398.21 Mar)
• Mirandy and Brother Wind Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, text by Patricia C. McKissack (P McK)

1988

Award:

• Owl Moon Illustrated by John Schoenherr, text by Jane Yolen (P Yol)

Honor Book:

• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (P Ste)

1987

Award:

• Hey, Al Illustrated by Richard Egielski, text by Arthur Yorinks (P Yor)

Honor Books:

• The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi (398.2 Gri)
• Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald (Not in CMC)
• Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinski (398.2 Zel)

1986

Award:

• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (P Van)

Honor Books:

• The Relatives Came Illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Cynthia Rylant (P Ryl)
• King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Illustrated by Don Wood, text by Audrey Wood (Not in CMC)

1985

Award:

• Saint George and the Dragon Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, text by Margaret Hodges (398.2 Hod)

Honor Books:

• Hansel and Gretel Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinski, text by Rika Lesser (Not in CMC)
• Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (P Taf)
• The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend by John Steptoe (398.2 Ste)

1984

Award:

• The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Blériot by Alice & Martin Provensen (629.13 Pro)

Honor Books:

• Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman (398.2 Hym)
• Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (P Ban)

1983

Award:

• Shadow Illustrated by Marcia Brown, text by Blaise Cendrar (841.912 Bro)

Honor Books:

• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (P Wil)
• When I Was Young in the Mountains Illustrated by Diane Goode, text by Cynthia Rylant (P Ryl)

1982

Award:

• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (P Van)

Honor Books:

• Where the Buffaloes Begin Illustrated by Stephen Gammell, text by Olaf Baker (398.2 Bak)
• On Market Street Illustrated by Anita Lobel, text by Arnold Lobel (P Lob)
• Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (P Sen)
• A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travellers Illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen
• text by Nancy Willard (811.54 Wil)

1981

Award:

• Fables by Arnold Lobel (398.2 Lob)

Honor Books:

• The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ilse Plume (398.2 Plu)
• The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (P Ban)
• Mice Twice by Joseph Low (P Low)
• Truck by Donald Crews (P Cre)

1980

Award:

• Ox-Cart Man Illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text by Donald Hall (P Hal)

Honor Books:

• Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (P Isa)
• The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (P Van)
• The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (P Shu)

1979

Award:

• The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (P Gob)

Honor Books:

• Freight Train by Donald Crews (P Cre)
• The Way to Start a Day Illustrated by Peter Parnall, text by Byrd Baylor (P Bay)

1978

Award:

• Noah's Ark by Peter Spier (P Spi)

Honor Books:

• Castle by David Macaulay (728.8 Mac)
• It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach (P Zem)

1977

Award:

• Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon, text by Margaret Musgrove (960 Mus)

Honor Books:

• The Amazing Bone by William Steig (P Ste)
• The Contest by Nonny Hogrogian (398.2 Hog)
• Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein (P Gof)
• The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott (398.21089924 McD)
• Hawk, I'm Your Brother Illustrated by Peter Parnall, text by Byrd Baylor (P Bay)

1976

Award:

• Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : A West African Tale Illustrated by Leo Dillon, text by Verna Aardema (P Aar)

Honor Books:

• The Desert is Theirs Illustrated by Peter Parnall, text by Byrd Baylor (P Bay)
• Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (P DeP)

1975

Award:

• Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott (398.2 McD)

Honor Book:

• Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book Illustrated by Tom Feelings, text by Muriel Feelings (P Fee)

1974

Award:

• Duffy and the Devil Illustrated by Margot Zemach, text by Harve Zemach (P Zem)

Honor Books:

• Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (398.8 Jef)
• Cathedral by David Macaulay (726.6 Mac)

1973

Award:

• The Funny Little Woman Illustrated by Blair Lent, text by Arlene Mosel (P Mos)

Honor Books:

• Anansi the Spider Adapted and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott (398.2 McD)
• Hosie's Alphabet Illustrated by Leonard Baskin, text by Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (P Tob)
• Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, text translated by Randall Jarrell
• When Clay Sings Illustrated by Tom Bahti, text by Byrd Baylor (P Bay)

1972

Award:

• One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian (P Hog)

Honor Books:

• Hildilid's Night Illustrated by Arnold Lobel, text by Cheli Durán Ryan (P Rya)
• If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska (398.8 Dom)
• Moja Means One Illustrated by Tom Feelings, text by Muriel Feelings (P Fee)

1971

Award:

• A Story--A Story by Gail E. Haley (398.2096 Hal)

Honor Books:

• The Angry Moon Illustrated by Blair Lent, text by William Sleator (P Sle)
• Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (P Lob)
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (P Sen)

1970

Award:

• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (P Ste)

Honor Books:

• Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats (P Kea)
• Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Lio Lionni (P Lio)
• Pop Corn & Ma Goodness Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker, text by Edna Mitchell Preston (P Pre)
• Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle (P Tur)
• The Judge Illustrated by Margot Zemach, text by Harve Zemach (P Zem)

1969

Award:

• The Fool Of The World and the Flying Ship Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz, text by Arthur Ransome (P Ran)

Honor Book:

• Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Illustrated by Blair Lent, text by Elphinstone Dayrell (398.2 Day)

1968

Award:

• Drummer Hoff Illustrated by Ed Emberley, text by Barbara Emberley (P Emb)

Honor Books:

• Frederick by Leo Lionni (P Lio)
• Seashore Story by Taro Yashima (P Yas)
• The Emperor and the Kite Illustrated by Ed Young, text by Jane Yolen (398.22 Yol)

1967

Award:

• Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness (P Nes)

Honor Book:

• One Wide River to Cross Illustrated by Ed Emberley, text by Barbara Emberley (P Emb)

1966

Award:

• Always Room For One More Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, text by Sorche Nic Leodhas (398.2 Leo)

Honor Books:

• Hide and Seek Fog Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, text by Alvin Tresselt (P Tre)
• Just Me by Marie Hall Ets (P Ets)
• Tom Tit Tot by Evaline Ness (P Nes)

1965

Award:

• May I Bring A Friend? Illustrated byBeni Montresor, text by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (P deR)

Honor Books:

• Rain Makes Applesauce Illustrated by Marvin Bilek, text by Julian Scheer (P Sch)
• The Wave Illustrated by Blair Lent, text by Margaret Hodges (398.2 Hod)
• A Pocketful of Cricket Illustrated byEvaline Ness, text by Rebecca Caudill (F Cau)

1964

Award:

• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (P Sen)

Honor Books:

• Swimmy by Leo Lionni (P Lio)
• All in the Morning Early Illustrated by Evaline Ness, text by Sorche Nic Leodhas (P Nic)
• Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Illustrated by Philip Reed (Not in CMC)

1963

Award:

• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (P Kea)

Honor Books:

• The Sun is a Golden Earring Illustrated by Bernarda Bryson, text by Natalia M. Belting (Not in CMC)
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, text by Charlotte Zolotow (P Zol)

1962

Award:

• Once A Mouse... by Marcia Brown (P Bro)

Honor Books:

• Fox Went out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier (808.068 Spi)
• Little Bear's Visit Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, text by Else Holmelund Minarik (P Min)
• The Day we Saw the Sun Come Up Illustrated by Adrienne Adams, text by Alice E. Goudey (Not in CMC)

1961

Award:

• Baboushka and the Three Kings Illustrated by Nicholas Sidjakov, text by Ruth Robbins (P Rob)

Honor Book:

• Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni (P Lio)

1960

Award:

• Nine Days to Christmas Illustrated by Marie Hall Ets, text by Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida (P Ets)

Honor Books:

• Houses from the Sea Illustrated by Adrienne Adams, text by Alice E. Goudey (P Gou)
• The Moon Jumpers Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, text by Janice Udry (P Udr)

1959

Award:

• Chanticleer and the Fox Illustrated by Barbara Cooney, text adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer (398.2 Coo)

Honor Books:

• The House that Jack Built by Antonio Frasconi (P Gal)
• What Do You Say, Dear? Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, text by Sesyle Joslin (P Jos)
• Umbrella by Taro Yashima (P Yas)

1958

Award:

• Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey (P McC)

Honor Books:

• Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman (Not in CMC)
• Anatole and the Cat Illustrated by Paul Galdone, text by Eve Titus (Not in CMC)

1957

Award:

• A Tree is Nice Illustrated by Marc Simont, text by Janice Udry (P Udr)

Honor Books:

• Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets (P Ets)
• 1 is One by Tasha Tudor (P Tud)
• Anatole Illustrated by Paul Galdone, text by Eve Titus (P Tit)
• Gillespie and the Guards Illustrated by James Daugherty, text by Benjamin Elkin (Not in CMC)
• Lion by William Pene Du Bois (P Dub)

1956

Award:

• Frog Went A-Courtin' Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, text by John Langstaff (398.2 Roj)

Honor Books:

• Play With Me by Marie Hall Ets (P Ets)
• Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (P Yas)

1955

Award:

• Cinderella, or, The Little Glass Slipper Illustrated by Marcia Brown, text by Charles Perrault (398.2 Per)

Honor Books:

• Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes Illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (Brevard C.C. Library)
• Wheel On The Chimney Illustrated by Tibor Gergely, text by Margaret Wise Brown (P Bro)
• The Thanksgiving Story Illustrated by Helen Sewell, text by Alice Dalgliesh (P Dal)

1954

Award:

• Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (P Bem)

Honor Books:

• Journey Cake, Ho! Illustrated by Robert McCloskey, text by Ruth Sawyer (P Saw)
• When will the World Be Mine? Illustrated by Jean Charlot, text by Miriam Schlein (Not in CMC)
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier Illustrated by Marcia Brown, text by Hans Christian Andersen (398.2 And)
• A Very Special House Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, text by Ruth Krauss (P Kra)
• Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Not in CMC)

1953

Award:

• The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward (P War)

Honor Books:

• Puss in Boots Illustrated by Marcia Brown, text by Charles Perrault (398.2 Per)
• One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (P McC)
• Ape in a Cape by Fritz Eichenberg (P Eic)
• The Storm Book Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham, text by Charlotte Zolotow (P Zol)
• Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes (Not in CMC)

1952

Award:

• Finders Keepers, Illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff, text by Will Lipkind (P Lip)

Honor Books:

• Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets (P Ets)
• Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown (Not in CMC)
• All Falling Down Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham, text by Gene Zion (P Zio)
• Bear Party by William Pene du Bois (Not in CMC)
• Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds (Not in CMC)

1951

Award:

• The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous (P Mil)

Honor Books:

• Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown (Not in CMC)
• The Two Reds Illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff, text by Will Lipkind (Not in CMC)
• If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss (P Seu)
• The Most Wonderful Doll in the World Illustrated by Helen Stone, text by Phyllis McGinley (Not in CMC)
• T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Newberry (Not in CMC)

1950

Award:

• Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi (P Pol)

Honor Books:

• America's Ethan Allen Illustrated by Lynd Ward, text by Stewart Holbrook (B Allen)
• The Wild Birthday Cake Illustrated by Hildegard Woodward, text by Lavinia Davis (Not in CMC)
• The Happy Day Illustrated by Marc Simont, text by Ruth Krauss (P Kra)
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss (P Seu)
• Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown (Not in CMC)

1949

Award:

• The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader (P Had)

Honor Books:

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (P McC)
• All Around the Town Illustrated by Helen Stone, text by Phyllis McGinley (P McG)
• Juanita by Leo Politi (P Pol)
• Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Not in CMC)

1948

Award:

• White Snow, Bright Snow Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, text by Alvin Tresselt (P Tre)

Honor Books:

• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (398.2 Bro)
• McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss (P Seu)
• Bambino the Clown by George Schreiber (Not in CMC)
• Roger and the Fox Illustrated by Hildegard Woodward, text by Lavinia Davis (Not in CMC)
• Song of Robin Hood Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton, text edited by Anne Malcolmson (Not in CMC)

1947

Award:

• The Little Island Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, text by Golden MacDonald [Margaret Wise Brown] (P Mac)

Honor Books:

• Rain Drop Splash Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, text by Alvin Tresselt (P Tre)
• Boats on the River Illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum, text by Marjorie Flack (Not in CMC)
• Timothy Turtle Illustrated by Tony Palazzo, text by Al Graham (P Gra)
• Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi (P Pol)
• Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns Illustrated by Marjorie Torrey, text selected by Opal Wheeler (Not in CMC)

1946

Award:

• The Rooster Crows Illustrated by Maud & Miska Petersham (398.8 Pet)

Honor Books:

• Little Lost Lamb Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, text by Golden MacDonald [Margaret Wise Brown] (P Mac)
• Sing Mother Goose Illustrated by Marjorie Torrey, text by Opal Wheeler (Not in CMC)
• My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Illustrated by Ruth C. Gannett, text by Becky Reyher(Not in CMC)
• You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Not in CMC)

1945

Award:

• Prayer for a Child Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones, text by Rachel Field (P Fie)

Honor Books:

• Mother Goose Illustrated by Tasha Tudor (398.8 Mot)
• In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets (P Ets)
• Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli (P DeA)
• The Christmas Anna Angel Illustrated by Kate Seredy, text by Ruth Sawyer (P Saw)

1944

Award:

• Many Moons Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin, text by James Thurber (P Thu)

Honor Books:

• Small Rain: Verses From The Bible Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones, text selected by Jessie Orton Jones (Not in CMC)
• Pierre Pigeon Illustrated by Arnold E. Bare, text by Lee Kingman (Not in CMC)
• The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader (Not in CMC)
• A Child's Good Night Book Illustrated by Jean Charlot, text by Margaret Wise Brown (P Bro)
• Good Luck Horse Illustrated by Plao Chan, text by Chin-Yi Chan (Not in CMC)

1943

Award:

• The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (P Bur)

Honor Books:

• Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff (Not in CMC)
• Marshmallow by Clare Newberry (P New)

1942

Award:

• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (P McC)

Honor Books:

• An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham (P Pet)
• In My Mother's House Illustrated by Velino Herrera, text by Ann Nolan Clark (P Cla)
• Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling (F Hol)
• Nothing At All by Wanda Gág (P Gag)

1941

Award:

• They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson (P Law)

Honor Book:

• April's Kittens by Clare Newberry (Not in CMC)

1940

Award:

• Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (B Lincoln)

Honor Books:

• Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader (Not in CMC)
• Madeline by Louis Bemelmans (P Bem)
• The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford (Not in CMC)

1939

• Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (P Han)

Honor Books

• Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (P Dau)
• Barkis by Clare Newberry (Not in CMC)
• The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer (Not in CMC)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág (398.2 Gag)
• Wee Gillis Illustrated by Robert Lawson, text by Munro Leaf (P Lea)

1938

Award:

• Animals of the Bible Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop, text by Helen Dean Fish (220.859 Ani)

Honor Books:

• Four and Twenty Blackbirds Illustrated by Robert Lawson, text by Helen Dean Fish (Not in CMC)
• Seven Simeons by Boris Artzybasheff (398 .2 Art)

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