This is a list of all the books that have won Caldecott awards recently. Click on a book title to see if it's currently available in our catalog!
![]() Hot Dog by Doug Salati (2023)
A summery picture book featuring an overheated--and overwhelmed--pup who finds his calm with some sea, sand, and fresh air. ![]() Watercress by Andrea Wang (2022)
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage. ![]() We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (2021)
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption. ![]() The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (2020)
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. ![]() Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall (2019)
Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper. ![]() Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell (2018)
When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home. ![]() Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michael Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe (2017)
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. ![]() Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick (2016)
A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. ![]() The Adventures of Beekle, The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (2015)
On an island far away, an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and--at long last--is given his special name: Beekle. ![]() Locomotive by Ben Floca (2014)
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. ![]() This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (2013)
A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene. ![]() A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (2012)
A wordless picture book about all the fun a dog can have with her ball. ![]() A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead (2011)
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. ![]() The Lion & The Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (2010)
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. ![]() The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson (2009)
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light. ![]() The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2008)
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. ![]() ![]() The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster (2006)
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt. ![]() Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2005)
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. ![]() The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (2004)
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. ![]() My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (2003)
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. ![]() The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2002)
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon. ![]() So You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George (2001)
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. ![]() Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (2000)
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments. The book is inspired by a Yiddish folk song that teaches us to treasure what we have. |
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