Caldecott Winning Books by Year
This page contains a list of the Caldecott medal winners and honor books by year. When titles appear in green, they contain a link to a page with information and activity ideas.
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2000s
2008 Medal Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
Honor Books:
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic)
- First the Egg, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated Mo Willems (Hyperion)
2007 Medal Winner: Flotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion)
Honor Books:
- Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)
2006 Medal Winner: The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children)
Honor Books:
- Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)
- Zen Shorts illustrated, written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)
- Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated, written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)
- Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Honor Books:
- The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Son's/Penguin Young Readers Group)
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children)
Honor Books:
- Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.)
- What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)
2003 Medal Winner: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
Honor Books:
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The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
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Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.)
- Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.)
2002 Medal Winner: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin)
Honor Books:
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic)
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Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion)
- The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins)
2001 Medal Winner: So You Want to Be President? illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel)
Honor Books:
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Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint)
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster)
- Olivia by Ian Falconer (Atheneum)
2000 Medal Winner: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat illustrated by Simms Taback (Viking)
Honor Books:
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A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; written by John Updike (Holiday House)
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Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
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When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic)
- The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkneyn; written by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney (Morrow)
The 1990s
1999 Medal Winner: Snowflake Bentley Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Houghton)
Honor Books:
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney;
written by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Hyperion)
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No, David! by David Shannon (Scholastic)
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Snow by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)
- Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís (Frances Foster)
1998 Medal Winner: Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)
Honor Books:
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The Gardener illustrated by David Small, written by Sarah Stewart (Farrar)
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Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers, written by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic)
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking)
1997 Medal Winner: Golem by David Wisniewski (Clarion)
Honor Books:
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Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meaden; written by Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books)
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The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books)
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The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books)
- Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)
1996 Medal Winner: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)
Honor Books:
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Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking)
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Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Pricemann; written by Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster)
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The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney n; written byRobert D. San Souci (Simon & Schuster)
- Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt)
1995 Medal Winner: Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; written by Eve Bunting (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
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John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; written by Julius Lester (Dial)
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Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinskyn; written by Anne Issacs (Dutton)
- Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (Crown)
1994 Medal Winner: Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin, written by Elisa Bartone (Lothrop)
- In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Holt)
- Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (Harcourt)
- Owen by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)
- Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschk; written by edited by Richard Jackson (Orchard)
Honor Books:
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; written by Jon Scieszka (Viking)
- Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Philomel Books)
- Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; written by Sherley Anne Williams (Harcourt)
Honor Book:
- Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.)
Honor Books:
- Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; written by Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (Di Capua/Farrar)
- "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)
Honor Books:
- Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet (Houghton)
- Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert (Lippincott)
- The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; written by Robert D. San Souci (Dial)
- Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; written by Eric Kimmel (Holiday House)
The 1980s
1989 Medal Winner: Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; written by Karen Ackerman (Knopf)
Honor Books:
- The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; written by Diane Snyder (Houghton)
- Free Fall by David Wiesner (Lothrop)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall (Dial)
- Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; written by Patricia C. McKissack (Knopf)
Honor Book:
- Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop)
Honor Books:
- The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi (Little, Brown)
- Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald (Bradbury)
- Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)
Honor Books:
- The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; written by Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury)
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; written by Audrey Wood (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
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Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; written by retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd)
- Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (Greenwillow)
- The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe (Lothrop)
Honor Books:
- Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday)
- Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Greenwillow)
Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars (Scribner)
Honor Books:
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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)
- When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; written by Cynthia Rylant (Dutton)
Honor Books:
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Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; written by Olaf Baker (Warne)
- On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; written by Arnold Lobel (Greenwillow)
- Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; written by Nancy Willard (Harcourt)
Honor Books:
- The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume (Doubleday)
- The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (Four Winds)
- Mice Twice by Joseph Low (McElderry/Atheneum)
- Truck by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)
Honor Books:
- Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Greenwillow)
- The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
- The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)
The 1970s
1979 Medal Winner: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (Bradbury)
Honor Books:
- Freight Train by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)
- The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; written by Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- Castle by David Macaulay (Houghton)
- It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach (Farrar)
Honor Books:
- The Amazing Bone by William Steig (Farrar)
- The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Greenwillow)
- Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein (Dial)
- The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott (Lippincott)
- Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; written by Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; written by Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
- Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (Prentice-Hall)
Honor Books:
- Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; written by Muriel Feelings (Dial)
Honor Books:
- Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (Bradbury)
- Cathedral by David Macaulay (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott (Holt)
- Hosie's Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; written by Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (Viking)
- Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; written by translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm (Farrar)
- When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; written by Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- Hildilid's Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; written by Cheli Durán Ryan (Macmillan)
- If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska (Macmillan)
- Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; written by Muriel Feelings (Dial)
Honor Books:
- The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; written by retold by William Sleator (Atlantic)
- Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (Harper)
- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
Honor Books:
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Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats (Macmillan)
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni (Pantheon) - Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; written by Edna Mitchell Preston (Viking)
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Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle (Viking)
- The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; written by Harve Zemach (Farrar)
The 1960s
1969 Medal Winner: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; written by retold by Arthur Ransome (Farrar)
Honor Books:
- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; written by Elphinstone Dayrell (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Frederick by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
- Seashore Story by Taro Yashima (Viking)
- The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; written by Jane Yolen (World)
Honor Book:
- One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; written by adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall)
Honor Books:
- Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; written by Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
- Just Me by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
- Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; written by Julian Scheer (Holiday)
- The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; written by Margaret Hodges (Houghton)
- A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; written by Rebecca Caudill (Holt)
Honor Books:
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
- All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; written by Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger] (Holt)
- Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed (Atheneum)
Honor Books:
- The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; written by Natalia M. Belting (Holt)
- Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; written by Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)
Honor Books:
- Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
- Little Bear's Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; written by Else H. Minarik (Harper)
- The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; written by Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)
Honor Book:
- Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni (Obolensky)
Honor Books:
- Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; written by Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)
- The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; written by Janice May Udry (Harper)
The 1950s
1959 Medal Winner: Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; written by adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (Crowell)
Honor Books:
- The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi (Harcourt)
- What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; written by Sesyle Joslin (W. R. Scott)
- Umbrella by Taro Yashima (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman (Viking)
- Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; written by Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)
Honor Books:
- Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
- 1 is One by Tasha Tudor (Walck)
- Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; written by Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)
- Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; written by Benjamin Elkin (Viking)
- Lion by William Pène du Bois (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
- Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
- Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; written by Margaret Wise Brown (Lippincott)
- The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; written by Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; written by Ruth Sawyer (Viking)
- When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; written by Miriam Schlein (W. R. Scott)
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; written by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James (Scribner)
- A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; written by Ruth Krauss (Harper)
- Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Capitol)
Honor Books:
- Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; written by translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
- One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
- Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg (Harcourt)
- The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; written by Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)
- Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
- Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
- All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; written by Gene Zion (Harper)
- Bear Party by William Pène du Bois (Viking)
- Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
- The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); written by Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt)
- If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
- The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; written by Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
- T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
Honor Books:
- America's Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; written by Stewart Holbrook (Houghton)
- The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; written by Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
- The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; written by Ruth Krauss) (Harper)
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
- Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown
The 1940s
1949 Medal Winner: The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
Honor Books:
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
- All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; written by Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
- Juanita by Leo Politi (Scribner)
- Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
- McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
- Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber (Viking)
- Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; written by Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
- Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; written by edited by Anne Malcolmson (Houghton)
Honor Books:
- Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; written by Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
- Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; written by Marjorie Flack (Viking)
- Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; written by Al Graham (Welch)
- Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi (Scribner)
- Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; written by selected by Opal Wheeler (Dutton)
Honor Books:
- Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; written by Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday)
- Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler (Dutton)
- My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; written by Becky Reyher (Lothrop)
- You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor (Oxford University Press)
- In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
- Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
- The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; written by Ruth Sawyer (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; written by selected by Jessie Orton Jones (Viking)
- Pierre Pidgeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; written by Lee Kingman (Houghton)
- The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
- A Child's Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; written by Margaret Wise Brown (W. R. Scott)
- Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; written by Chih-Yi Chan (Whittlesey)
Honor Books:
- Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff (Viking)
- Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
Honor Books:
- An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
- In My Mother's House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; written by Ann Nolan Clark (Viking)
- Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling (Houghton)
- Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág (Coward)
Honor Book:
- April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
Honor Books:
- Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking)
- The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford (Dodd)
The 1930s
1939 Medal Winner: Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (Doubleday)
Honor Books:
- Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (Viking)
- Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
- The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer (Longmans)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág (Coward)
- Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; written by Munro Leaf (Viking)
Honor Books:
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; written by compiled by Helen Dean Fish (Stokes)
- Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff (Viking)
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