Caldecott Winners

Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - 1938 to Present

This list of Caldecott winners is a great list to keep handy. During your homeschooling years, there will be many times when you draw a "blank" when it comes to finding kids reading books.

I always kept a list in my purse so when I made those spur of the moment visits to the local library, I always knew which books to look for. Give this a try -- it beats wandering around aimlessly in the library not knowing what on earth kids reading book you should get next!

2009 Caldecott Winners:

The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin Company)

Honor Books:

• A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, by Marla Frazee (Harcourt, Inc.)
• How I Learned Geography, by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar Straus Giroux)
• A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)

2008 Caldecott Winners:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)

Honor Books:

• Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
• The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)

2007 Caldecott Winners:

Flotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion)

Honor Books:

• Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)
• Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)

2006 Caldecott Winners:

The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children)

Honor Books:

• Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)
• Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)
• Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)
• Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)

2005 Caldecott Winners:

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers)

Honor Books:

• The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
• Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Son's/Penguin Young Readers Group)
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children)

2004 Caldecott Winners:

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)

Honor Books:

• Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.)
• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company)
• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)

2003 Caldecott Winners:

My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)

Honor Books:

• The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.)
• Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.)

2002 Caldecott Winners:

The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin)

Honor Books:

• The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic)
• Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion)
• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins)

2001 Caldecott Winners:

So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel)

Honor Books:

• Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint)
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster)
• Olivia by Ian Falconer (Atheneum)

2000 Caldecott Winners:

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback (Viking)

Honor Books:

• A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
• Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
• When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic)
• The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

1999 Caldecott Winners

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

Honor Books:

• Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney
• No, David! by David Shannon (Scholastic)
• Snow by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)
• Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís (Frances Foster)

1998 Caldecott Winners

Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)

Honor Books:

• The Gardener illustrated by David Small Text: Sarah Stewart (Farrar)
• Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking)

1997 Caldecott Winners

Golem by David Wisniewski (Clarion)

Honor Books

• Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books)
• The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books)
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books)
• Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)

1996 Caldecott Winners

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)

Honor Books:

• Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking)
• Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster)
• The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Simon & Schuster)
• Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt)

1995 Caldecott Winners

Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting (Harcourt)

Honor Books

• John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester (Dial)
• Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs (Dutton)
• Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (Crown)

1994 Caldecott Winners

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton)

Honor Books

• Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone (Lothrop)
• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Holt)
• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (Harcourt)
• Owen by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)
• Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson (Orchard)

1993 Caldecott Winners

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (Putnam)

Honor Books

• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka (Viking)
• Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Philomel Books)
• Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams (Harcourt)

1992 Caldecott Winners

Tuesday by David Wiesner

Honor Book

• Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.)

1991 Caldecott Winners

Black and White by David Macaulay (Houghton)

Honor Books

• Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (Di Capua/Farrar)
• "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)