The Caldecott Medal

Cover of We Are Water Protectors--2021 Caldecott Medal winner

This has been awarded annually by the American Library Association since 1938 "to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." Like the Newbery, there is one medal winner and usually a number of honor books, which I list below the medal books. Also known loosely as the Caldecott award, winners are likely to stay in print indefinitely due to the Caldecott's prestige.

The links in the book titles take you to the book's page on Amazon or on Bookshop.org, a bookselling website that supports independent booksellers. I have also set up a page of recent Caldecott Medal and Honor books on Bookshop. These are affiliate links; purchases made through them earn me a commission.

Scroll down past the book lists for links for more information and some interesting opinion pieces.

Caldecott Medal winners:



Caldecott Honor books:

More information:

Children's Book Awards Index page

Newbery Medal | Coretta Scott King Award | Lifetime Achievement Awards | Young Adult Awards
NBA Young People's Award | Sibert Informational Book Award | Pura Belpré Award | Scott O'Dell Award

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