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

- 4,886 Resources including
- 647 Videos
- 454 Book Readings
- 837 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)
67 Resources22 Awards


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




Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Honor, 2016)
46 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)
42 Resources15 Awards

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









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



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


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

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







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



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

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




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

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

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