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Caldecott Medal Winners
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This medal is given to the artist who has created the most distinguished children's picture book of the year and named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
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The most recent Medal Winners are listed at the top of the page, followed by earlier winners. Some of the Caldecott Medal Winners have storybook characters to go with the picture book and are found below on this page. To page down to the storybook character, click on its image below.
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The House in the Night: Richly detailed black-and-white scratchboard illustrations expand this timeless bedtime verse, offering reassurance to young children that there is always light in the darkness. Beth Kronnes' elegant line, illuminated with touches of golden watercolor, evoke the warmth and comfort of home and family, as well as the joys of exploring the wider world. Ages 5 - 6. 2009 Caldecott Medal.
The House in the Night HM2443 $17.00
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How I Learned Geography: Having traveled a long way from their homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange new country. The boy has no toys and no books, and food is scarce. Instead of bread his father brings home a map and hangs it on the wall. Suddenly, without ever leaving the room, the boy is transported to exotic places. By Uri Shulevitz. Ages 5 - 8. 2009 Caldecott Honor Book.
How I Learned Geography MC4994 $16.95
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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever: In lively, subtly retro cartoons, Marla Frazee pokes fun at adult expectations and captures the unbounded joy of two friends experiencing a parent-free summer adventure. Ages 5 - 6. 2009 Caldecott Honor Book.
Boys Have the Best Week Ever HM0206 $16.00
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams: Melissa Sweet's mixed-media collage and primitive watercolors flow seamlessly with Jen Bryant's prose to reveal the important bits and pieces of Williams' ordinary, yet extraordinary, life as a doctor and poet. Ages 9 - 11. 2009 Caldecott Honor Book.
A River of Words BT3028 $17.00
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: Living in the walls of a busy Paris train station in 1931, clock keeper and orphan Hugo Cabret must constantly work to keep his secrets safe, but when an inquisitive girl and an old man who owns a toy store begin probing, he must do all he can to keep them at a safe distance. By Brian Selznick. Ages 9 - 11. 2008 Caldecott Medal.
Invention of Hugo Cabret BT3785 $ 22.99
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The Wall: Annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes take readers on an extraordinary journey of how the artist-author's life was shaped while growing up in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, as well as the influence of western culture through the influx of banned books, music, and news, in a powerful graphic memoir. By Peter Sis. Ages 8 - 9. 2008 Caldecott Honor Book.
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First The Egg: Using simple text and illustrations, Ms. Seeger shows how animals and objects change, including tadpoles to frogs and seeds to flowers, in a book with cutouts so that certain colors from the previous picture help create the next picture. By Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Ages 5- 6. 2008 Caldecott Honor Book.
First The Egg MC2727 $14.95
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Henry's Freedom Box: When his family is sold during the era of slavery, a determined young boy who dreams of freedom ships himself in a wooden box to a place up north in the hopes of living the life he always wanted, in an inspiring story about one of the Underground Railroad's most amazing escapes. By Ellen Levine. Illus. by Kadir Nelson. Ages 5 - 6. 2008 Caldecott Honor Book.
Henry's Freedom Box BT7339 $16.99
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Knuffle Bunny Two: When she arrives at school, excited to show off her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny, Trixie is quite upset when someone else has the exact same bunny, resulting in hilarious chaos. By Mo Willems. Ages 5 - 6. 2008 Caldecott Honor Book.
Knuffle Bunny Too HC2991 $16.99
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Knuffle Bunny: After a fun day with Daddy at the local Laundromat, Trixie quickly notices that her cherished Knuffle Bunny is missing and turns to her father to help her get him back, in a quirky tale about a special daddy-daughter adventure.By Mo Willems. Ages 5 - 6. 2005 Caldecott Honor Book.
Knuffle Bunny HC8709 $15.99
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Knuffle Bunny Doll: 12" Doll has embroidered eyes and a velvet nose with a luxurious soft velour bean-filled body. Its ears are lined with shiny velvet and has a chenille tail. This bunny is so huggable a child will never want to leave it behind.
Knuffle Bunny Doll YT0502 $25.95
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Flotsam: A vintage camera washed up on the beach provides a young boy with a surprising view of fantastical images from the bottom of the sea. From fish-eye- to lens-eye, readers see a frame-by-frame narrative of lush marinescapes ebbing and flowing from the real to the surreal. By David Wiesner. All Ages. 2007 Caldecott Medal.
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Zen Shorts: When Stillwater, a giant panda, moves into Addy, Michael, and Karl's neighborhood, he tells them the most amazing stories. With vibrant watercolors and elegant ink drawings, Jon J Muth -- and Stillwater the bear -- imaginatively present three classic Zen stories that abound with enlightenment and love. Ages 3 - 7. 2006 Caldecott Honor Book.
Zen Shorts SC9111 $16.95
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Stillwater the Panda: This 6" tall Panda is a great pal to have when reading the stories in Zen Shorts.
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Zen Ties: When Koo, his haiku-speaking nephew arrives for the summer, Stillwater is excited about the adventures they will have, but when a grouchy neighbor tries to put the kibosh on their fun, Stillwater recruits Koo and his friends to help change her very negative disposition. Ages 3 - 7.
Zen Ties SC4250 $17.99
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Kitten's First Full Moon: What a night! The moon is full. Kitten is hungry and inquisitive and brave and fast and persistent and unlucky ... then lucky! What a night! By Kevin Henkes Ages 1-5. 2005 Caldecott Medal.
Kitten's First Full Moon HC8284 $17.99
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Kitten Doll and Kitten's First Full Moon: Get the Kitten Doll and Book together. Kitten is 6" tall.
Kitten Doll and Book HC8284C $26.94
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: Over the centuries people have believed in monsters, dragons, and other beasts. But it wasn't until a century and a half ago that Waterhouse Hawkins made the first models of dinosaurs. Can you imagine that before then few people had ever considered what a dinosaur was or even what one might look like? First in his native England, and later in New York City, Hawkins devoted more than three decades to building the first life-size models of dinosaurs, and he dazzled the world with his awe-inspiring creations. Researched by Barbara Kerley, illustrations by Brian Selznick. Ages 6 & up. 2002 Caldecott Honor Book.
Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins SC4942 $16.95
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Olivia: Have fun with Olivia ... dressing up, ... singing songs, ... building sand castles, ... napping (maybe), ... dancing, ... painting on walls, ... and -- whew! -- going to sleep at last Ian Falconer has created a lovable pig that every child is sure to relate to.
Hardcover Picture Book. 2001 Caldecott Honor Book.
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Olivia Christmas Doll: Olivia is all ready to open her Chistmas presents. Plush character doll has removable pjs and stands 10" tall.
Olivia Christmas Doll MM1545 $15.95
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Sector 7: A fantastical new tale combining art, friendship, and the weather as a young boy, while on a school trip to the Empire State Building, befriends an impish little cloud who spirits him off to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector 7. By David Wiesner. Ages 5 - 6. 2000 Caldecott Honor Book.
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No David Doll: Soft doll is made of soft velour, bright red twill pants, brightly striped cotton shirt and hand-embroidered details. David, with his mischievous, toothy grin is ready to go on lots of adventures at home, school or anywhere! Doll is 8" tall.
No, David Doll YT3400 $10.95
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No, David! When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! ... and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. Now David is all grown up. But some things never change ... Hardcover. Ages 2 - 5. 1999 Caldecott Honor Book.
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The Gardener: Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds, plenty of stationery, and a passion for gardening to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, brightening the bakery and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece, which she hopes will be powerful enough to make even Uncle Jim smile. Ages 6 - 9. 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.
The Gardener MC5170 $17.00
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Tops & Bottoms: Janet Stevens illustrations and adaptation of a folktale from slave stories of the American South celebrate the trickster tradition of beating hardship by using one's wits. A fun book that opens from top to bottom! Ages 3 & up. 1996 Caldecott Honor Book.
Tops & Bottoms HM8513 $17.00
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Tops & Bottoms Hare: Hare wears a colorful print shirt and carries a shiny velour carrot. Hare is 9" tall.
Tops & Bottoms Hare YT0347 $13.95
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Tops & Bottoms Bear: Bear is 12" long, wearing his wing tip shoes and his tie with yellow bees.
Tops & Bottoms Bear YT0346 $19.95
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: A tale of a donkey, Sylvester, who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color." One day he happens to come across a pebble that grants wishes. Immediately afterward, a lion scares Sylvester, and as a defense he wishes himself into a rock, the only thing he could think of at the moment. The rest of the story deals with Sylvester's attempt to change back into his true self and his parents' search for their only son. Written and illustrated by William Steig. 1970 Cadecott Medal.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble SS2066 $17.99
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