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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:

Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book (1972)

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Author(s): Muriel Feelings
Illustrator(s): Tom Feelings


Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (1973)

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A close look at how cathedrals were built.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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Three Jovial Huntsmen (1973)

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The three jovial huntsmen set out for a day's sport, but nary a beast do they see.

Author(s): Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (1973)

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Author(s): Gerald McDermott
Illustrator(s): Gerald McDermott


Hosie’s Alphabet (1973)

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Author(s): Hosea Baskin
Lisa Baskin
Tobias Baskin
Illustrator(s): Leonard Baskin


When Clay Sings (1973)

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Author(s): Byrd Baylor Schweitzer
Illustrator(s): Tom Bahti


Strega Nona (1975)

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When Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone with her magic pasta pot, he is determined to show the townspeople how it works on his own.

Author(s): Tomie dePaola
Illustrator(s): Tomie dePaola

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Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book (1975)

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Author(s): Muriel Feelings
Illustrator(s): Tom Feelings


The Desert is Theirs (1976)

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Author(s): Byrd Baylor Schweitzer
Illustrator(s): Peter Parnall


Castle (1977)

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A detailed account of the construction of a new castle and town on the Welsh marches.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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Fish for Supper (1977)

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Author(s): M. B. Goffstein
Illustrator(s): Unknown


Hawk, I’m Your Brother (1977)

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Author(s): Byrd Baylor Schweitzer
Illustrator(s): Peter Parnall


The Amazing Bone (1977)

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Author(s): William Steig
Illustrator(s): Unknown


The Contest (1977)

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Author(s): Nonny Hogrogian
Illustrator(s): Nonny Hogrogian


The Golem: A Jewish Legend (1977)

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Author(s): Beverly Brodsky McDermott
Illustrator(s): Beverly Brodsky McDermott


It Could Always Be Worse (1978)

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Author(s): Margot Zemach
Illustrator(s): Margot Zemach


Freight Train (1979)

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Author(s): Donald Crews
Illustrator(s): Donald Crews


The Way to Start a Day (1979)

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Author(s): Byrd Baylor Schweitzer
Illustrator(s): Peter Parnall


Ben’s Trumpet (1980)

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Author(s): Rachel Isadora
Illustrator(s): Rachel Isadora


The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1980)

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Author(s): Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrator(s): Chris Van Allsburg