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Caldecott Honor Book

Caldecott Honor Book award

The Caldecott Honor Books are runners-up to the Caldecott Medal, is awarded for the previous year’s most distinguished American picture book for children.

The award was named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

Learn more: official Caldecott Medal and Honor homepage.


Winners:

Tibet Through the Red Box (1999)

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Author(s): Peter Sís
Illustrator(s): Peter Sís


A Child’s Calendar (1999)

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A poem for every month of the year.

Author(s): John Updike
Illustrator(s): Trina Schart Hyman

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When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry (2000)

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Author(s): Molly Bang
Illustrator(s): Molly Bang


Joey Pigza Loses Control (2000)

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This book is the sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.

Author(s): Jack Gantos
Illustrator(s): None


Casey at the Bat (2001)

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Author(s): Ernest Thayer
Illustrator(s): Christopher Bing


Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type (2001)

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Author(s): Doreen Cronin
Illustrator(s): Betsy Lewin


Olivia (2001)

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Author(s): Ian Falconer
Illustrator(s): Ian Falconer


Martin’s Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (2002)

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Author(s): Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator(s): Bryan Collier


The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (2002)

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Author(s): Barbara Kerley
Illustrator(s): Brian Selznick


The Stray Dog (2002)

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Author(s): Marc Simont
Illustrator(s): Marc Simont


Noah’s Ark (2002)

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Forty days and forty nights it rained on the earth while Noah and his family and the animals in the ark floated on the waters.

Author(s): Jerry Pinkney
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Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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Hondo & Fabian (2003)

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Author(s): Peter McCarty
Illustrator(s): Peter McCarty


The Spider and the Fly (2003)

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Author(s): Mary Howitt
Illustrator(s): Tony DiTerlizzi


Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (2004)

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Author(s): Mo Willems
Illustrator(s): Mo Willems


Ella Sarah Gets Dressed (2004)

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Author(s): Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Illustrator(s): Margaret Chodos-Irvine


What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (2004)

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Author(s): Steve Jenkins
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Illustrator(s): Steve Jenkins
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Coming on Home Soon (2005)

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Author(s): Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrator(s): E. B. Lewis


Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (2005)

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Author(s): Mo Willems
Illustrator(s): Mo Willems


The Red Book (2005)

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Author(s): Barbara Lehman
Illustrator(s): Barbara Lehman


Test book Howie (2005)

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Testing

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): None