Award-Winning Picture Books: Caldecott Medal Winners Since 2000
The Caldecott Medal, awarded annually by the American Library Association, is a go-to signal for buying kids' picture books. Each year, the medal is awarded to an artist for the best illustrated children's book. Here are the winners since the turn of the millennium.
26 books
Chooch Helped: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Andrea L. RogersWinner 2025
Hardcover, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Big (Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title)
Vashti HarrisonWinner 2024
John Schu & Colby SharpHardcover, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal)
Doug SalatiWinner 2023
Hardcover, 2022
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Watercress
Andrea WangWinner 2022
John Schu & National Book Critics CircleHardcover, 2021
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Carole LindstromWinner 2021
Pernille Ripp & A.J. Irving 🐦🌈☀️Hardcover, 2020
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The Undefeated
Kwame AlexanderWinner 2020
Kwame Alexander & Eric Deggans at NPRHardcover, 2019
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Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Sophie BlackallWinner 2019
Kate Narita & The Horn BookHardcover, 2018
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Wolf in the Snow: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Matthew CordellWinner 2018
CPS - Chicago Public Schools & MacKids BooksHardcover, 2017
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
Javaka SteptoeWinner 2017
Butta/Kimberly A. Hines & Bronx Children's MuseumHardcover, 2016
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Lindsay MattickWinner 2016
Lydia Lukidis🏳️🌈 DEEP, DEEP DOWN 🌊 & Adam GidwitzHardcover, 2015
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