Caldecott Medal — Complete Winners List

20 years of winners · American Library Association · Since 1938 · ← Back to award page


2025	Chooch Helped	Rebecca Lee Kunz	Levine Querido
2024	Big	Vashti Harrison	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2023	Hot Dog	Doug Salati	Alfred A. Knopf
2022	Watercress	Jason Chin	Holiday House
2021	We Are Water Protectors	Michaela Goade	Roaring Brook Press
2020	The Undefeated	Kadir Nelson	Versify
2019	Hello Lighthouse	Sophie Blackall	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2018	Wolf in the Snow	Matthew Cordell	Feiwel & Friends
2017	Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat	Javaka Steptoe	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2016	Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear	Sophie Blackall	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2015	The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend	Dan Santat	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2014	Locomotive	Brian Floca	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
2013	This Is Not My Hat	Jon Klassen	Candlewick Press
2012	A Ball for Daisy	Chris Raschka	Schwartz & Wade Books
2011	A Sick Day for Amos McGee	Erin E. Stead	Roaring Brook Press
2010	The Lion & the Mouse	Jerry Pinkney	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2009	The House in the Night	Beth Krommes	Houghton Mifflin
2008	The Invention of Hugo Cabret	Brian Selznick	Scholastic Press
2007	Flotsam	David Wiesner	Clarion Books
2006	The Hello, Goodbye Window	Chris Raschka	Hyperion Books for Children