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Caldecott Honor Books, 1938-2008


In the beginning, when the Caldecott Medal winners were chosen, committees usually cited other books worthy of attention. The books were referred to as runners-up. The name of the Caldecott and Newbery runners-up books was changed in 1971 to "honor books" and was made retroactive to include all previous runners-up winners. At the same time, it was approved to place silver facsimile seals on the honor books.

See also Caldecott Medal Winners for the medal-winning books for each year.

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YEAR TITLE AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
The 2000s
2008 Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad Ellen Levine / Kadir Nelson, illustrator (il.)
First the Egg Laura Vaccaro
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain Peter Sis
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Mo Willems
2007 Gone Wild : An Endangered Animal Alphabet David McLimans
Moses : When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Carole Boston Weatherford / Kadir Nelson, illustrator (il.)
2006 Rosa Nikki Giovanni / Bryan Collier, il.
Zen Shorts Jon J Muth
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-air Balloon Ride Marjorie Priceman
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems Joyce Sidman / Beckie Prange. il.
2005 The Red Book Barbara Lehman
Coming on Home Soon Jacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny : A Cautionary Tale Mo Willems
2004 Ella Sarah Gets Dressed Margaret Chodos-Irvine
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Mo Willems
2003 The Spider and the Fly Mary Howitt / Tony DiTerlizzi, il.
Hondo & Fabian Peter McCarty
Noah's Ark Jerry Pinkney
2002 The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Barbara Kerley / Brian Selznick, il.
Martin's Big Words : The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport / Bryan Collier, il.
The Stray Dog : From a True Story by Reiko Sassa Marc Simont
2001 Casey at the Bat : A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 Ernest L. Thayer / Christopher Bing, il.
Click, Clack, Moo : Cows that Type Doreen Cronin / Betsy Lewin, il.
Olivia Ian Falconer
2000 A Child's Calendar John Updike / Trina Schart Hyman, il.
Sector 7 David Wiesner
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry Molly Bang
The Ugly Duckling Hans Christian Andersen / Jerry Pinkney, il.
The 1990s
1999 Duke Ellington : The Piano Prince and his Orchestra Andrea Davis Pinkney / Brian Pinkney, il.
No, David! David Shannon
Snow Uri Shulevitz
Tibet: Through the Red Box Peter Sis
1998 The Gardener Sarah Stewart / David Small, il.
Harlem: A Poem Walter Dean Myers / Christopher Myers, il.
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Simms Taback
1997 Hush! : A Thai Lullaby Minfong Ho / Holly Meade, il.
The Graphic Alphabet David Pelletier
Paperboy Mary Kay Kroeger and Louise Borden / Ted Lewin, il.
Starry Messenger : ... Galileo Galilei Peter Sis
1996 Alphabet City Stephen T. Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! : A Violin Lloyd Moss / Marjorie Priceman, il.
The Faithful Friend Robert D. San Souci / Brian Pinkney, il.
Tops & Bottoms Janet Stevens
1995 John Henry Julius Lester / Jerry Pinkney, il.
Swamp Angel Anne Isaacs / Paul O. Zelinsky, il.
Time Flies Eric Rohmann
1994 Peppe the Lamplighter Elisa Bartone / Ted Lewin, il.
In the Small, Small Pond Denise Fleming
Raven : A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest Gerald McDermott
Owen Kevin Henkes
Yo! Yes? Richard Jackson / Chris Raschka, il.
1993 The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
Seven Blind Mice Ed Young
Working Cotton Sherley Anne Williams / Carole Byard, il.
1992 Tar Beach Faith Ringgold
1991 Puss in Boots Charles Perrault (tr. Malcolm Arthur) / Fred Marcellino, il.
"More More More" Said the Baby : 3 Love Stories Vera B. Williams
1990 Bill Peet: An Autobiography Bill Peet
Color Zoo Lois Ehlert
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South Robert D. San Souci / Jerry Pinkney, il.
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Eric Kimmel / Trina Schart Hyman, il.
The 1980s
1989 The Boy of the Three-Year Nap Diane Snyder / Allen Say, il.
Free Fall David Wiesner
Goldilocks and the Three Bears James Marshall
Mirandy and Brother Wind Patricia C. McKissack / Jerry Pinkney, il.
1988 Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale John Steptoe
1987 The Village of Round and Square Houses Ann Grifalconi
Alphabatics Suse MacDonald
Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky
1986 The Relatives Came Cynthia Rylant / Stephen Gammell, il.
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Audrey Wood / Don Wood, il.
1985 Hansel and Gretel Rika Lesser / Paul O. Zelinsky, il.
Have You Seen My Duckling? Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend John Steptoe
1984 Little Red Riding Hood Trina Schart Hyman
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang
1983 A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams
When I was Young in the Mountains Cynthia Rylant / Diane Goode, il.
1982 Where the Buffaloes Begin Olaf Baker / Stephen Gammell, il.
On Market Street Arnold Lobel / Anita Lobel, il.
Outside Over There Maurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers Nancy Willard / Alice & Martin Provensen, ils.
1981 The Bremen-Town Musicians Ilse Plume
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher Molly Bang
Mice Twice Joseph Low
Truck Donald Crew
1980 Ben's Trumpet Rachel Isadora
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Chris Van Allsburg
The Treasure Uri Shulevitz
The 1970s
1979 Freight Train Donald Crews
The Way to Start a Day Byrd Baylor / Peter Parnall, il.
1978 Castle David Macauley
It Could Always be Worse Margot Zemach
1977 The Amazing Bone William Steig
The Contest Nonny Hogrogian
Fish for Supper M. B. Goffstein
The Golem: A Jewish Legend Beverly Brodsky McDermott
Hawk, I'm Your Brother Byrd Baylor / Peter Parnall, il.
1976 The Desert is Theirs Byrd Baylor / Peter Parnall, il.
Strega Nona Tomie de Paola
1975 Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book Muriel Feelings / Tom Feelings, il.
1974 Three Jovial Huntsmen Susan Jeffers
Cathedral David Macauley
1973 Anasi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin / Leonard Baskin, il.
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs Randall Jarrell (retold from the Brothers Grimm) / Nancy Ekholm Burkert, il.
When Clay Sings Byrd Baylor / Tom Bahti, il.
1972 Hildilid's Night Cheli Duran Ryan / Arnold Lobel, il.
If All the Seas Were One Sea Janina Domanska
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book Muriel Feelings / Tom Feelings, il.
1971 The Angry Moon William Sleator / Blair Lent, il.
Frog and Toad are Friends Arnold Lobel
In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak
1970 Goggles! Ezra Jack Keats
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Leo Lionni
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness Edna Mitchell Preston / Robert Andrew Parker, il.
Thy Friend, Obadiah Brinton Turkle
The Judge: An Untrue Tale Harve Zemach / Margot Zemach, il.
The 1960s
1969 Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Elphinstone Dayrell / Blair Lent, il.
1968 Frederick Leo Lionni
Seashore Story Taro Yashima
The Emperor and the Kite Jane Yolen / Ed Young, il.
1967 One Wide River to Cross Barbara Emberley / Ed Emberley, il.
1966 Hide and Seek Fog Alvin Tresselt / Roger Duvoisin, il.
Just Me Marie Hall Ets
Tom Tit Tot Evaline Ness
1965 Rain Makes Applesauce Julian Scheer / Marvin Bileck, il.
The Wave Margaret Hodges / Blair Lent, il.
A Pocketful of Cricket Rebecca Caudill / Evaline Ness, il.
1964 Swimmy Leo Lionni
All in the Morning Early Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger] / Evaline Ness, il.
Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Peter Reed, il.
1963 The Sun is a Golden Earring Natalia M. Belting / Bernarda Bryson, il.
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Charlotte Zolotow / Maurice Sendak, il.
1962 Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song Peter Spier
Little Bear's Visit Else H. Minarik / Maurice Sendak, il.
The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up Alice E. Goudey / Adrienne Adams, il.
1961 Inch by Inch Leo Lionni
1960 Houses from the Sea Alice E. Goudey / Adrienne Adams, il.
The Moon Jumpers Janice May Udry / Maurice Sendak, il.
The 1950s
1959 The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie Antonio Frasconi
What Do You Say, Dear? Sesyle Joslin / Maurice Sendak, il.
Umbrella Taro Yashima
1958 Fly High, Fly Low Don Freeman
Anatole and the Cat Eve Titus / Paul Galdone, il.
1957 Mr. Penny's Race Horse Marie Hall Ets
1 is One Tasha Tudor
1958 Anatole Eve Titus / Paul Galdone, il.
Gillespie and the Guards Benjamin Elkin / James Daugherty, il.
Lion William Pene du Bois
1956 Play with Me Marie Hall Ets
Crow Boy Taro Yashima
1955 Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes Marguerite de Angeli, il.
Wheel on the Chimney Margaret Wise Brown / Tibor Gergely, il.
The Thanksgiving Story Alice Dalgliesh / Helen Sewell, il.
1954 Journey Cake, Ho! Ruth Sawyer / Robert McCloskey, il.
When Will the World be Mine? Miriam Schlein / Jean Charlot, il.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Hans Christian Andersen [M. R. James, tr.] / Marcia Brown, il.
A Very Special House Ruth Krauss / Maurice Sendak, il.
Green Eyes A. Birnbaum
1953 Puss in Boots Charles Perrault [Marcia Brown, tr.] / Marcia Brown, il.
One Morning in Maine Robert McCloskey
Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals Fritz Eichenberg
The Storm Book Charlotte Zolotow / Margaret Bloy Graham, il.
Five Little Monkeys Juliet Kepes
1952 Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo Marie Hall Ets
Skipper John's Cook Marcia Brown
All Falling Down Gene Zion / Margaret Bloy Graham, il.
Bear Party Willaim Pene du Bois
Feather Mountain Elizabeth Olds
1951 Dick Whittington and his Cat Marcia Brown
The Two Reds Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] / Nicolas, pseud. [Nicholas Mordvinoff], il.
If I Ran the Zoo Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World Phyllis McGinley / Helen Stone, il.
T-Bone, the Baby Sitter Clare Turlay Newberry
1950 America's Ethan Allen Stewart Holbrook / Lynd Ward, il.
The Wild Birthday Cake Lavinia R. Davis / Hildegard Woodward, il.
The Happy Day Ruth Krauss / Marc Simont, il.
Bartholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Henry, Fisherman: A Story of the Virgin Islands Marcia Brown
The 1940s
1949 Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey
All Around the Town Phyllis McGinley / Helen Stone, il.
Juanita Leo Politi
Fish in the Air Kurt Wiese
1948 Stone Soup Marcia Brown
McElligot's Pool Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Bambino the Clown Georges Schreiber
Roger and the Fox Lavinia R. Davis / Hildegard Woodward, il.
Song of Robin Hood Anne Malcolmson, ed. / Virginia Lee Burton, il.
1947 Rain Drop Splash Alvin Tresselt / Leonard Weisgard, il.
Boats on the River Marjorie Flack / Jay Hyde Barnum, il.
Timothy Turtle Al Graham / Tony Palazzo, il.
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street Leo Politi
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns Opal Wheeler, ed. / Marjorie Torrey, il.
1946 Little Lost Lamb Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] / Leonard Weisgard, il.
Sing Mother Goose Opal Wheeler, music / Marjorie Torrey, il.
My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Becky Reyher / Ruth Gannett, il.
You Can Write Chinese Kurt Wiese
1945 Mother Goose Tasha Tudor
In the Forest Marie Hall Ets
Yonie Wondernose Marguerite de Angeli
The Christmas Anna Angel Ruth Sawyer / Kate Seredy, il.
1944 Small Rain: Verses from the Bible Jessie Orton Jones, ed. / Elizabeth Orton Jones, il.
Pierre Pigeon Lee Kingman / Arnold E. Bare, il.
The Mighty Hunter Berta & Elmer Hader
A Child's Good Night Book Margaret Wise Brown / Jean Charlot, il.
Good-Luck Horse Chih-Yi Chan / Plato Chan, il.
1943 Dash and Dart Mary & Conrad Buff
Marshmallow Clare Turlay Newberry
1942 An American ABC Maud & Miska Petersham
In My Mother's House Ann Nolan Clark / Velino Herrera, il.
Paddle-to-the-Sea Holling C. Holling
Nothing at All Wanda Gag
1941 April's Kittens Clare Turlay Newberry
1940 Cock-a-Doodle Doo Berta & Elmer Hader
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans
The Ageless Story Lauren Ford
The 1930s
1939 Andy and the Lion James Daugherty
Barkis Clare Turlay Newberry
The Forest Pool Laura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Wanda Gag
Wee Gillis Munro Leaf / Robert Lawson, il.
1938 Four and Twenty Blackbirds Helen Dean Fish / Robert Lawson, il.
Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale Boris Artzybasheff

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