Caldecott Medal Winners?
This year’s award winner, Erin Stead, teamed up with her writer husband to tell the touching story of a handful of animals that make a house call to a sick zookeeper.
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney won the 2010 medal for his wordless re-telling of this classic fable.
The wordless 1992 winner by David Wiesner sheds some light on the wild events that take place on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday evening.
The 1986 medal went to Chris Van Allsburg, who later saw his Christmas tale become a Hollywood hit
Husband-and-wife artists Leo and Diane Dillon won the 1976 Caldecott. Their vibrant version of this West African tale became a classroom staple
In 1964, revered writer-illustrator Maurice Sendak received the medal for his "wild rumpus" of a bedtime story. The book inspired a 2009 film.
The 1954 medal went to Ludwig Bemelmans for the second book in his series about this adventurous little French schoolgirl
Robert McCloskey won in 1942 for his ode to a lagoon in a beloved East Coast city. His duck family has been immortalized in bronze; see the city park sculpture they inspired.
The first Caldecott Medal was awarded in 1938 to Dorothy P. Lathrop, whose body of work dates from 1919 to the early '60s.
These medal winners and honorees have inspired films, TV shows and even stage productions.
