Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal, which honors the best children's picture book of the year, is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Click here for a list of winners from 1938 to the present.

The Caldecott Medal was created in response to concerns that the artists creating picture books for children were not getting as much recognition as the authors of children's books.

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