GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1956
Edward Ardizzone, author and illustrator
London: Oxford University Press, 1956
46 pp
3 +
Interests: adventure, ships, ocean, storms, travel
Tim All Alone
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in Books, books 3+ Tags: adventure, boats, ocean, storms, travel, weather
They Were Strong and Good
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: American history, family, family history, history, pioneer life, war
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1941
Robert Lawson, author and illustrator
New York: Viking Press, 1940
62 pp
age: 5+
Interests: American history, family, family history, pioneer life, war
My Friend Rabbit
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in Books, books 3+ Tags: animals, toys
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2003
Eric Rohmann, author and illustrator
USA: Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press, 2002
30 pp
ages 3 +
Interests: animal stories, friendship stories
Black and White
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: art, cows, mystery, puzzles, trains
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1991
David Macaulay, author and illustrator
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990
30 pp
ages 5 +
Interests: picture puzzles, mysteries, trains, cows
By the same author: Cathedral: The Story of its Construction, City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction, The Way Things Work
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: animals, China, Fairy Tale, family, folktales, strong girls, wolves
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1990
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Ed Young, author and illustrator
New York: Philomel, 1989
28 pp
Ages: 4 +
Interests: fairy tales, folktales
Grandfather’s Journey
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: family, grandparents, history, immigration, Japan, travel, war
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1994
Allen Say, author and illustrator
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993
29 pp
ages 5 +
Interests: history, travel, immigration, Japan, family history, grandparents
The Hello, Goodbye Window
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in Books, books 2+ Tags: babysitters, family, grandparents
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2006
Chris Raschka, illustrator
Norton Juster, author
New York: Michael di Capua/Hyperion, 2005
29 pp
ages 2 +
Interests: grandparents, babysitters
Sequel to this book: Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie
Also by this author: The Phantom Tollbooth
Tuesday
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in Books, books 3+ Tags: animals, bedtime, frogs, Magic, night
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1992
David Wiesner, author and illustrator
New York: Clarion, 1991
30 pp
ages 3 +
Interests: magic, frogs, night
By the same author: Flotsam, The Three Pigs, Sector 7
Jumanji
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: adventure, animals, jungle, Magic, mystery, nature
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1982
Chris Van Allsburg, author and illustrator
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981
28 pp.
ages 4 +
Interests: board games, jungle creatures, magic and mayhem
By the same author: The Polar Express, Zathura (another magical board game story)
Saint George and the Dragon
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: action, adventure, British history, castle, dragons, Fairy Tale, knights, Magic, Princess, saints, travel
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1985
Trina Schart Hyman, illustrator
text retold by Margaret Hodges
New York: Little, Brown, 1984
32 pp
ages 5 +
Interests: fairy tales, knights, dragons, princesses, quests, castles, British history, saints
Next: King Arthur stories, more about St. George
Also by this illustrator: Rapunzel, The Serpent Slayer; and Other Stories of Strong Women
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