Wolf in the Snow, illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell
Honor Books:
- Big Cat, Little Cat, illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes
- A Different Pond, illustrated by Thi Bui, written by Bao Phi
- Grand Canyon, illustrated and written by Jason Chin
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated and written by Javaka Steptoe
Honor Books:
- Leave Me Alone! illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol
- Freedom in Congo Square, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Du Iz Tak? illustrated and written by Carson Ellis
- They All Saw a Cat, illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, written by Lindsay Mattick
Honor Books:
- Trombone Shorty, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Troy Andrews and published by
- Waiting, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Peña
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, written and illustrated by Dan Santat
Honor Books:
- Nana in the City written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo
- The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art, illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock
- Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
- Viva Frida, written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant
- This One Summer, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki
2014 Medal Winner
Locomotive written and illustrated by Brian Floca
Honor Books:
- Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker
- Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle
- Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner
2013 Medal Winner
This Is Not My Hat written and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Honor Books:
- Creepy Carrots!, illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds
- Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
- Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
- Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue
2012 Medal Winner
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
Honor Books:
- Blackout by John Rocco
- Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
- Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell
2011 Medal Winner
A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead
Honor Books:
- Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill
- Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
2010 Medal Winner
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Honor Books:
- All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon
- Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman
2009 Medal Winner
The House in the Night illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson
Honor Books:
- A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
- How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
- A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant
2008 Medal Winner
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Honor Books:
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine
- First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems
2007 Medal Winner
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Honor Books:
- Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
2006 Medal Winner
The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster
Honor Books:
- Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni
- Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth
- Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman
- Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman
2005 Medal Winner
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Honor Books:
- The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
- Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems.
2004 Medal Winner
- Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
- What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems.
2003 Medal Winner
- The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt
- Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty
- Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney
2002 Medal Winner
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin)
Honor Books:
- The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley
- Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport
- The Stray Dog by Marc Simont
2001 Medal Winner
Honor Books:
- Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin
- Olivia by Ian Falconer
2000 Medal Winner
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback
Honor Books:
- A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Text: John Updike - Sector 7 by David Wiesner
- When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
- The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney
1999 Medal Winner
Snowflake Bentley Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Honor Books:
- Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney - No, David! by David Shannon
- Snow by Uri Shulevitz
- Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís
1998 Medal Winner
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Honor Books:
- The Gardener illustrated by David Small
Text: Sarah Stewart - Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers
Text: Walter Dean Myers - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
1997 Medal Winner
Golem by David Wisniewski
Honor Books:
- Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho
- The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier
- The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
- Starry Messenger by Peter Sís
1996 Medal Winner
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Honor Books:
- Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
- Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin , illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss
- The Faithful Friend , illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
- Tops & Bottoms , adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens
1995 Medal Winner
Smoky Night , illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting
Honor Books:
- John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester
- Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs
- Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
1994 Medal Winner
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine
Honor Books:
- Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone
- In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
- Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
- Owen by Kevin Henkes
- Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson
1993 Medal Winner
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Honor Books:
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales , illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka
- Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
- Working Cotton , illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams
1992 Medal Winner
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Honor Book:
- Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
1991 Medal Winner
Black and White by David Macaulay
Honor Books:
- Puss in Boots , illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur
- "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams
1990 Medal Winner
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
Honor Books:
- Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
- Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
- The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South , illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
- Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins , illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel
1989 Medal Winner
Song and Dance Man illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman
Honor Books:
- The Boy of the Three-Year Nap , illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder
- Free Fall by David Wiesner
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall
- Mirandy and Brother Wind , illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack
1988 Medal Winner
Owl Moon illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen
Honor Book:
- Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop)
Members of the 1988 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee: Chair Bette J. Peltola, Gratia Banta, Carolyn J. Bauer, Gayle Cole, Susan L. Golden, Marion Bryan Hanes, Carla D. Hayden, Steven L. Herb, Teresa Poston Heyser, Harry E Jacobson-Beyer, Barbara Z. Kiefer, Susan H. Patron, Connie Pottle, Evelyn C. Walker, Barbara Will.
1987 Medal Winner
Hey, Al illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks (Farrar)
Honor Books:
- The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
- Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
- Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky
1986 Medal Winner
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Honor Books:
- The Relatives Came illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury)
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood (Harcourt)
1985 Medal Winner
Saint George and the Dragon , illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges
Honor Books:
- Hansel and Gretel , illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser
- Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
- The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend , retold and illustrated by John Steptoe
1984 Medal Winner
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen
Honor Books:
- Little Red Riding Hood , retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
- Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
1983 Medal Winner
Shadow translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars (Scribner)
Honor Books:
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
- When I Was Young in the Mountains illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant
1982 Medal Winner
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Honor Books:
- Where the Buffaloes Begin , illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker
- On Market Street , illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel
- Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers , illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard
1981 Medal Winner
Fables by Arnold Lobel
Honor Books:
- The Bremen-Town Musicians , retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume
- The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
- Mice Twice by Joseph Low
- Truck by Donald Crews
1980 Medal Winner
Ox-Cart Man , illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall
Honor Books:
- Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
- The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
- The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz
1979 Medal Winner
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Honor Books:
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- The Way to Start a Day , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
1978 Medal Winner
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
Honor Books:
- Castle by David Macaulay
- It Could Always Be Worse , retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach
1977 Medal Winner
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions , illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove
Honor Books:
- The Amazing Bone by William Steig
- The Contest , retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
- Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein
- The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott
- Hawk, I'm Your Brother , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
1976 Medal Winner
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears , illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema
Honor Books:
- The Desert is Theirs , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
- Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola
1975 Medal Winner
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Honor Books:
- Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book , illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings
1974 Medal Winner
Duffy and the Devil illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach
Honor Books:
- Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers
- Cathedral by David Macaulay
1973 Medal Winner
The Funny Little Woman , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel
Honor Books:
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti , adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
- Hosie's Alphabet , illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
- Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs , illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
- When Clay Sings , illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor
1972 Medal Winner
One Fine Day , retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
Honor Books:
- Hildilid's Night , illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan
- If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska
- Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book , illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings
1971 Medal Winner
A Story A Story , retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
Honor Books:
- The Angry Moon , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator
- Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
1970 Medal Winner
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig
Honor Books:
- Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats
- Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
- Pop Corn & Ma Goodness , illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston
- Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle
- The Judge: An Untrue Tale , illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach
1969 Medal Winner
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship , illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome
Honor Book:
- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell
1968 Medal Winner
Drummer Hoff , illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley
Honor Books:
- Frederick by Leo Lionni
- Seashore Story by Taro Yashima
- The Emperor and the Kite , illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen
1967 Medal Winner
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
Honor Book:
- One Wide River to Cross , illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley
1966 Medal Winner
Always Room for One More , illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger]
Honor Books:
- Hide and Seek Fog , illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
- Just Me by Marie Hall Ets
- Tom Tit Tot , retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness
1965 Medal Winner
May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Honor Books:
- Rain Makes Applesauce , illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer
- The Wave , illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges
- A Pocketful of Cricket , illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill
1964 Medal Winner
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Honor Books:
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- All in the Morning Early , illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger]
- Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes , illustrated by Philip Reed
1963 Medal Winner
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Honor Books:
- The Sun is a Golden Earring , illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting
- Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow
1962 Medal Winner
Once a Mouse , retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
Honor Books:
- Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier
- Little Bear's Visit , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik
- The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up , illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey
1961 Medal Winner
Baboushka and the Three Kings , illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins
Honor Book:
- Inch by Inch , by Leo Lionni.
1960 Medal Winner
Nine Days to Christmas , illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
Honor Books:
- Houses from the Sea , illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey
- The Moon Jumpers , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry
1959 Medal Winner
Chanticleer and the Fox , illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney
Honor Books:
- The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi
- What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin
- Umbrella by Taro Yashima
1958 Medal Winner
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
Honor Books:
- Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
- Anatole and the Cat , illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus
1957 Medal Winner
A Tree is Nice , illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry
Honor Books:
- Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets
- 1 is One by Tasha Tudor
- Anatole , illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus
- Gillespie and the Guards , illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin
- Lion by William Pène du Bois
1956 Medal Winner
Frog Went A-Courtin' , illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff
Honor Books:
- Play With Me , by Marie Hall Ets
- Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
1955 Medal Winner
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
Honor Books:
- Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes , illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
- Wheel On The Chimney , illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown
- The Thanksgiving Story , illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh
1954 Medal Winner
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
Honor Books:
- Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer
- When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
- A Very Special House , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss
- Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum
1953 Medal Winner
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Honor Books:
- Puss in Boots , illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
- One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
- Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg
- The Storm Book , illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow
- Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes
1952 Medal Winner
Finders Keepers , illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
Honor Books:
- Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets
- Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown
- All Falling Down , illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion
- Bear Party by William Pène du Bois
- Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds
1951 Medal Winner
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
Honor Books:
- Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown
- The Two Reds , ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
- If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
- The Most Wonderful Doll in the World , illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
- T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry
1950 Medal Winner
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
Honor Books:
- America's Ethan Allen , illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook
- The Wild Birthday Cake , illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
- The Happy Day , illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss)
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
- Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown
1949 Medal Winner
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
Honor Books:
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- All Around the Town , illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
- Juanita by Leo Politi
- Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese
1948 Medal Winner
White Snow, Bright Snow , illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
Honor Books:
- Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
- McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
- Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
- Roger and the Fox , illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
- Song of Robin Hood , illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson
1947 Medal Winner
The Little Island , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
Honor Books:
- Rain Drop Splash , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt
- Boats on the River , illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack
- Timothy Turtle , illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham
- Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
- Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns , illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler
1946 Medal Winner
The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham
Honor Books:
- Little Lost Lamb , illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
- Sing Mother Goose , illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler
- My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World , illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher
- You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese
1945 Medal Winner
Prayer for a Child , illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field
Honor Books:
- Mother Goose , illustrated by Tasha Tudor
- In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
- Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
- The Christmas Anna Angel , illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer
1944 Medal Winner
Many Moons , illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber
Honor Books:
- Small Rain: Verses From The Bible , illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones
- Pierre Pidgeon , illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman (Houghton)
- The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
- A Child's Good Night Book , illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown
- Good-Luck Horse , illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan
1943 Medal Winner
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Honor Books:
- Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
- Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry
1942 Medal Winner
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
Honor Books:
- An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
- In My Mother's House , illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark
- Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling
- Nothing At All , by Wanda Gág
1941 Medal Winner
They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
Honor Book:
- April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry
1940 Medal Winner
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Honor Books:
- Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford
1939 Medal Winner
Mei Li by Thomas Handforth
Honor Books:
- Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
- Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry
- The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág
- Wee Gillis illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf
1938 Medal Winner
Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish
Honor Books:
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish
- Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale , retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff
