Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Watch a 75th anniversary Caldecott video montage.
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1938 -- recognizing the most distinguished American picture book illustrations

- 4,868 Resources including
- 642 Videos
- 455 Book Readings
- 833 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 332 book results

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Honor, 2022)
70+ Resources22 Awards

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Winner, 2021)
65+ Resources19 Awards

Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2016)
65+ Resources16 Awards

Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Honor, 2023)
55+ Resources17 Awards



Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Honor, 2016)
50+ Resources16 Awards

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Honor, 2018)
45+ Resources13 Awards




The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
45+ Resources15 Awards







There Was a Party for Langston
by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, and Jarrett Pumphrey
(Honor, 2024)
40+ Resources11 Awards

Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Honor, 2017)
40+ Resources13 Awards




The Cat Man of Aleppo
by Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, and Yuko Shimizu
(Honor, 2021)
40+ Resources7 Awards


So You Want to Be President?
by Judith St. George and David Small
(Winner, 2001)
35+ Resources3 Awards

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(Winner, 2016)
35+ Resources9 Awards






Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter
(Honor, 2020)
35+ Resources7 Awards

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
(Honor, 2001)
35+ Resources4 Awards




Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Honor, 2023)
35+ Resources16 Awards

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
(Honor, 1999)
30+ Resources4 Awards

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Honor, 2002)
30+ Resources6 Awards

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
(Honor, 2011)
30+ Resources7 Awards



