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Caldecott Honor Book
The Caldecott Honor Books are runners-up to the Caldecott Medal, is awarded for the previous year’s most distinguished American picture book for children.
The award was named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
Learn more: official Caldecott Medal and Honor homepage.
Winners:
Song of Robin Hood (1947)
Eighteen of the original ballads of Robin Hood are illustrated here. Most of them also have accompanying music.
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Anne Malcolmson
McElligot’s Pool (1947)
You don’t know what you might catch when you go fishing in McElligot’s pool.
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Blueberries for Sal (1948)
The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day.
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Fish in the Air (1948)
A tale of what Tai Fung, which means Big Wind, did to change the ideas of the little Chinese boy named Fish, who had persuaded his father, Honorable Fish, to buy him the biggest fish shaped kite he could find.
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949)
King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. He gets a royal mess.
A Child’s Good Night Book (1950)
A first going to bed book. This second edition was in a larger format.
If I Ran the Zoo (1950)
Gerald McGrew designs a new zoo.
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Bear Party (1951)
In this first book, William Pène du Bois introduces the bears of Koala Park who decide to reconcile their differences by having a grand costume ball.
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All Falling Down (1951)
A child’s-eye view of things that fall down - or don’t.
One Morning in Maine (1952)
Sal goes with her father and sister Jane to the general store across the bay in Buck’s Harbor.
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Journey Cake, Ho! (1953)
When hard times come, Johnny sets out to seek his fortune with the journey cake in his knapsack. When the journey cake escapes it leads him on a merry chase, picking up animals as it goes until Johnny finds himself home again.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1953)
A favorite story from Andersen.
Wheel on the Chimney (1954)
The story of a family of storks as they migrate from Africa to Hungary to raise their brood, then return in the fall.
The Thanksgiving Story (1954)
A retelling of the story of the Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving.
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Lion (1956)
Artist Foreman at the Animal Factory has an idea for a new animal. It’s name is ‘Lion.’ Now he has to find out what Lion looks like and what he says.
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Anatole (1956)
Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftover food, he is shocked! He must provide for his beloved family—but he is determined to find a way to earn his supper.
Gillespie and the Guards (1956)
Gillespie sets out to prove the three sharp-eyed guards are not as sharp as they think.
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (1961)
The fox stole two of the farmer’s geese to feed his family.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1972)
A beautifully rendered version of this classic tale.
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (1973)
A close look at how cathedrals were built.
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