Caldecott Medal

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Caldecott Medal

Awarded for Most distinguished American picture book for children
Presented by Association for Library Service to Children
Country  United States
First awarded 1938
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The Caldecott Medal 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 published that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Together with the Newbery Medal, it is the most prestigious American children's book award.

The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. The scene on the face of the medal is derived from Randolph Caldecott's illustrations for The Diverting Story of John Gilpin where Gilpin is astride a runaway horse, which in turn was based on a poem from 1782 by William Cowper.[1][2] The reverse of the medal depicts another of Caldecott's llustrations, "Four and twenty blackbirds bak'd in a pie."

The Caldecott Medal is not to be confused with the Caldecott Honor citation, which is conferred annually to worthy runners-up.

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[edit] Criteria for the award

  • The book must be published in English in the United States during the preceding year.[3]
  • The illustrations must be original work.[3]
  • The artist must be a citizen or resident of the United States.[3]
  • The book must be considered for the artistic technique employed; pictorial interpretation of story; appropriateness of style of illustration to the story; delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting mood or information through the pictures; and recognition of a child audience.[3]
  • The book must display respect for children's understandings, abilities, and appreciations.[3]
  • The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media for its enjoyment.[3].

[edit] Caldecott Medal recipients

Year Illustrator Book
2009 Krommes, BethBeth Krommes The House in the Night
2008 Selznick, BrianBrian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret
2007 Wiesner, DavidDavid Wiesner Flotsam
2006 Raschka, ChrisChris Raschka The Hello, Goodbye Window
2005 Henkes, KevinKevin Henkes Kitten's First Full Moon
2004 Gerstein, MordicaiMordicai Gerstein The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2003 Rohmann, EricEric Rohmann My Friend Rabbit
2002 Wiesner, DavidDavid Wiesner The Three Pigs
2001 Small, DavidDavid Small So You Want to Be President?
2000 Taback, SimmsSimms Taback Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
1999 Azarian, MaryMary Azarian Snowflake Bentley
1998 Zelinsky, Paul O.Paul O. Zelinsky Rapunzel
1997 Wisniewski, DavidDavid Wisniewski Golem
1996 Rathmann, PeggyPeggy Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria
1995 Diaz, DavidDavid Diaz Smoky Night
1994 Say, AllenAllen Say Grandfather's Journey
1993 McCully, Emily ArnoldEmily Arnold McCully Mirette on the High Wire
1992 Wiesner, DavidDavid Wiesner Tuesday
1991 Macaulay, DavidDavid Macaulay Black and White
1990 Young, EdEd Young Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
1989 Gammell, StephenStephen Gammell Song and Dance Man
1988 Schoenherr, JohnJohn Schoenherr Owl Moon
1987 Egielski, RichardRichard Egielski Hey, Al
1986 Van Allsburg, ChrisChris Van Allsburg The Polar Express
1985 Hyman, Trina SchartTrina Schart Hyman Saint George and the Dragon
1984 Provensen, Alice and MartinAlice and Martin Provensen The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
1983 Brown, MarciaMarcia Brown Shadow
1982 Van Allsburg, ChrisChris Van Allsburg Jumanji
1981 Lobel, ArnoldArnold Lobel Fables
1980 Cooney, BarbaraBarbara Cooney Ox-Cart Man
1979 Goble, PaulPaul Goble The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
1978 Spier, PeterPeter Spier Noah's Ark
1977 Dillon, Leo and DianeLeo and Diane Dillon Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
1976 Dillon, Leo and DianeLeo and Diane Dillon Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1975 McDermott, GeraldGerald McDermott Arrow to the Sun
1974 Zemach, MargotMargot Zemach Duffy and the Devil
1973 Lent, BlairBlair Lent The Funny Little Woman
1972 Hogrogian, NonnyNonny Hogrogian One Fine Day
1971 Haley, Gail E.Gail E. Haley A Story a Story
1970 Steig, WilliamWilliam Steig Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
1969 Shulevitz, UriUri Shulevitz The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1968 Emberley, EdEd Emberley Drummer Hoff
1967 Ness, EvalineEvaline Ness Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine
1966 Hogrogian, NonnyNonny Hogrogian Always Room for One More
1965 Montresor, BeniBeni Montresor May I Bring a Friend?
1964 Sendak, MauriceMaurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are
1963 Keats, Ezra JackEzra Jack Keats The Snowy Day
1962 Brown, MarciaMarcia Brown Once a Mouse
1961 Sidjakov, NicolasNicolas Sidjakov Baboushka and the Three Kings
1960 Ets, Marie HallMarie Hall Ets Nine Days to Christmas
1959 Cooney, BarbaraBarbara Cooney Chanticleer and the Fox
1958 McCloskey, RobertRobert McCloskey Time of Wonder
1957 Simont, MarcMarc Simont A Tree is Nice
1956 Rojankovsky, FeodorFeodor Rojankovsky Frog Went A-Courtin'
1955 Brown, MarciaMarcia Brown Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
1954 Bemelmans, LudwigLudwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue
1953 Ward, LyndLynd Ward The Biggest Bear
1952 Mordvinoff, NicholasNicholas Mordvinoff Finders Keepers
1951 Milhous, KatherineKatherine Milhous The Egg Tree
1950 Politi, LeoLeo Politi Song of the Swallows
1949 Hader, Berta and ElmerBerta and Elmer Hader The Big Snow
1948 Duvoisin, RogerRoger Duvoisin White Snow, Bright Snow
1947 Weisgard, LeonardLeonard Weisgard The Little Island (book)
1946 Petersham, Maud and MiskaMaud and Miska Petersham The Rooster Crows
1945 Jones, Elizabeth OrtonElizabeth Orton Jones Prayer for a Child
1944 Slobodkin, LouisLouis Slobodkin Many Moons
1943 Burton, Virginia LeeVirginia Lee Burton The Little House
1942 McCloskey, RobertRobert McCloskey Make Way for Ducklings
1941 Lawson, RobertRobert Lawson They Were Strong and Good
1940 Parin d'Aulaire, Ingri and EdgarIngri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Abraham Lincoln
1939 Handforth, ThomasThomas Handforth Mei Li
1938 Lathrop, Dorothy P.Dorothy P. Lathrop Animals of the Bible

[edit] Recipients of Multiple Caldecotts

2 Medals: Leo and Diane Dillon, Chris Van Allsburg, Barbara Cooney, Nonny Hogrogian, Robert McCloskey
3 Medals: Marcia Brown, David Wiesner

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ALA About the Caldecott Medal". http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/aboutcaldecott/aboutcaldecott.htm. 
  2. ^ "Caldecott's Picture Book "John Gilpin"". http://www.randolphcaldecott.org.uk/gilpin.htm. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Caldecott Terms & Criteria". American Library Association. 2008. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottterms/caldecottterms.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-02-20. 
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