Award Winner - Caldecot Medal
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- 1969 +E RANSO - The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Folktale by Arthur Ransome
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.Also Available In: - 1968 +E EMBER - Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley
A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.Also Available In: - 1967 +E NESS - Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
A little girl learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.Also Available In: - 1966 +E LEODH - Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas
In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by. - 1965 +E DEREG - May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen. - 1964 +E SENDA - Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak
After he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing, Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are. . - 1963 +E KEATS - The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. - 1962 +E BROWN - Once a Mouse: A Fable Cut in Wood by Marcia Brown
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain. - 1961 +E ROBBI - Baboushka and the Three Kings: A Russian Folk Tale by Ruth Robbins
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season. - 1960 +E ETS - Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets
Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.Also Available In: - 1959 +E COONE - Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney
A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery. - 1958 +E MCCLO - Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.Also Available In: - 1957 +E UDRY - A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry
Discusses the beauty and usefulness of trees. . - 1956 +398.3 F - Frog Went A-Courtin' by John M. Langstaff
Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse. - 1955 +398.21 P - Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. - 1954 +E BEMEL - Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise. - 1953 +E WARD - The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. - 1952 +LIPKI - Finders Keepers by William Lipkind
Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership. - 1951 +E MILHO - The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
A story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter celebration, which emphasizes the tradition of the Easter egg tree. - 1950 +E POLIT - Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
The old bell-ringer at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano tells Juan about Father Serra, the founder of the first missions in California, and about swallows that come to Capistrano every St. Joseph's Day. - 1949 +E HADER - The Big Snow by Berta Hader
The animals of the meadows and forest prepare themselves for winter by storing food, digging tunnels, and growing thick furry coats to protect themselves from the snow and cold.Also Available In: - 1948 +E TRESS - White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard. - 1947 +E BROWN - The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown
Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches. - 1946 +E PETER - The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles by Maud & Miska Petersham
A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes. - 1945 +248 F - Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field
Classic bedtime prayer. - 1944 +398 T - Many Moons by James Thurber
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon. - 1943 +E BURTO - The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.Also Available In: - 1942 +E MCCLO - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. - 1941 +LAWSO - They were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
This is the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States. - 1940 +B L736D - Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire
Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.Also Available In: - 1939 +E HANDF - Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God. - 1938 +220.85 L - Animals of the Bible: A Picture Book by Helen Dean Fish
Contains full-page pictures of animals with their stories, taken from both the Old and New Testaments.
Caldecott Medal 1938 to 1969
