Bibliography created by the Schaumburg Township District Library
Donated by the Frederic G. Melcher family, the Caldecott Medal has been awarded annually since 1938, under the supervision of the Association for Library Services to Children of the American Library Association, to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book for children published in the U. S. during the preceding year.
| YEAR | CALL # | TITLE | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTHOR |
| 1938 | 220.8 LATHROP, D. | Animals of the Bible | Lathrop | Fish |
| 1939 | (not available) | Mei Li | Handforth | Handforth |
| 1940 | 921 LINCOLN | Abraham Lincoln | d'Aulaire | d'Aulaire |
| 1941 | FICTION LAWSON, R. | They Were Strong and Good | Lawson | Lawson |
| 1942 | EASY McCLOSKEY, R. | Make Way for Ducklings | McCloskey | McCloskey |
| 1943 | EASY BURTON, V. | The Little House | Burton | Burton |
| 1944 | FICTION THURBER, J. | Many Moons | Slobodkin | Thurber |
| 1945 | EASY 242 FIELD, R. | Prayer for a Child | Jones | Field |
| 1946 | 398.8 PETERSHAM, M. | Rooster Crows | Petersham | Petersham |
| 1947 | EASY MACDONALD, S. | The Little Island | Weisgard | MacDonald |
| 1948 | EASY TRESSELT, A. | White Snow, Bright Snow | Duvoisin | Tresselt |
| 1949 | EASY HADER, B. | The Big Snow | Hader | Hader |
| 1950 | EASY POLITI, L. | Song of Swallows | Politi | Politi |
| 1951 | FICTION MILHOUS, K. | The Egg Tree | Milhous | Milhous |
| 1952 | EASY WILL | Finders Keepers | Nicolas | Will |
| 1953 | EASY WARD, L. | Biggest Bear | Ward | Ward |
| 1954 | EASY BEMELMANS, L. | Madeline's Rescue | Bemelmans | Bemelmans |
| 1955 |
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FRANCE PERRAULT |
Cinderella: the Little Glass Slipper | Brown | Perrault |
| 1956 | EASY LANGSTAFF, J. | Frog Went A-Courtin' | Rojanovsky | Langstaff |
| 1957 | EASY UDRY, J. | A Tree Is Nice | Simont | Udry |
| 1958 | EASY McCLOSKEY, R. | Time of Wonder | McCloskey | McCloskey |
| 1959 | 821 CHAUCER, G. | Chanticleer and the Fox | Cooney | Chaucer |
| 1960 |
HOLIDAY
EASY CHRISTMAS ETS, M. |
Nine Days to Christmas | Ets | Ets and Labastida |
| 1961 |
HOLIDAY
EASY CHRISTMAS ROBBINS, R. |
Baboushka and the Three Kings | Sidjakov | Robbins |
| 1962 | EASY BROWN, M. | Once a Mouse | Brown | Brown |
| 1963 | EASY KEATS, E. | The Snowy Day | Keats | Keats |
| 1964 | EASY SENDAK, M. | Where the Wild Things Are | Sendak | Sendak |
| 1965 | EASY DEREGNIERS, B. | May I Bring a Friend? | Montresor | deRegniers |
| 1966 | EASY NICLEODHAS, S. | Always Room for One More | Hogrogian | Nic Leodhas |
| 1967 | EASY NESS, E. | Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine | Ness | Ness |
| 1968 | EASY EMBERLEY, B. | Drummer Hoff | Emberley, E. | Emberley, B. |
| 1969 |
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RUSSIA RANSOME, A. |
Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | Shulevitz | Ransome |
| 1970 | EASY STEIG, W. | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | Steig | Steig |
| 1971 |
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AFRICA HALEY, G. |
A Story, a Story: an African Tale | Haley | Haley |
| 1972 | EASY HOGROGIAN, N. | One Fine Day | Hogrogian | Hogrogian |
| 1973 | EASY MOSEL, A. | The Funny Little Woman | Lent | Mosel |
| 1974 |
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ENGLAND ZEMACH, H. |
Duffy and the Devil: a Cornish Tale | Zemach | Zemach |
| 1975 |
398.2097 NATIVE AMERICAN McDERMOTT, G. |
Arrow to the Sun: a Pueblo Indian Tale | McDermott | McDermott |
| 1976 |
EASY
398.2096 AFRICA AARDEMA, V. |
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | Dillon | Aardema |
| 1977 | 960 MUSGROVE, M. | Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | Dillon | Musgrove |
| 1978 | EASY 220.9 SPIER, P. | Noah's Ark | Spier | Spier |
| 1979 |
398.2097 NATIVE AMERICAN GOBLE, P. |
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | Goble | Goble |
| 1980 | EASY HALL, A. | Ox Cart Man | Cooney | Hall |
| 1981 | 398.2 LOBEL, A. | Fables | Lobel | Lobel |
| 1982 |
FICTION VAN ALLSBURG, C. |
Jumanji | Van Allsburg | Van Allsburg |
| 1983 | 841 CENDRARS, B. | Shadow | Brown | Cendrars |
| 1984 | 921 BLERIOT | The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot | Provensen | Provensen |
| 1985 |
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GREAT BRITAIN SAINT |
Saint George and the Dragon: a Golden Legend | Hyman | Hodges |
| 1986 | FICTION VAN ALLSBURG, C. | Polar Express | Van Allsburg | Van Allsburg |
| 1987 | EASY YORINKS, A. | Hey, Al | Egielski | Yorinks |
| 1988 | EASY YOLEN, J. | Owl Moon | Schoenherr | Yolen |
| 1989 | EASY ACKERMAN, K. | Song and Dance Man | Gammel | Ackerman |
| 1990 |
398.2095 CHINA YOUNG, E. |
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China | Young | Young |
| 1991 | FICTION MACAULAY, D. | Black and White | Macaulay | Macaulay |
| 1992 | EASY WIESNER, D. | Tuesday | Wiesner | Wiesner |
| 1993 | FICTION MCCULLY, E. | Mirette on the High Wire | McCully | McCully |
| 1994 | EASY SAY, A. | Grandfather's Journey | Say | Say |
| 1995 | FICTION BUNTING, E. | Smoky Night | Diaz | Bunting |
| 1996 | EASY RATHMANN, P. | Officer Buckle and Gloria | Rathmann | Rathmann |
| 1997 |
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JEWISH WISNIEWSKI, D. |
Golem | Wisniewski | Wisniewski |
| 1998 |
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GERMANY ZELINSKY, P. |
Rapunzel | Zelinsky | Zelinsky |
| 1999 | 921 BENTLEY | Snowflake Bentley | Azarian | Martin |
| 2000 | EASY TABACK, S. | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | Taback | Taback |
| 2001 | 352.23 SAINT GEORGE, J. | So You Want to Be President? | Small | Saint George |
| 2002 | EASY WIESNER, D. | The Three Pigs | Wiesner | Wiesner |
| 2003 | EASY ROHMANN, E. | My Friend Rabbit | Rohmann | Rohmann |
| 2004 | 791.34 GERSTEIN, M. |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers |
Gerstein | Gerstein |
| 2005 | EASY HENKES, K. | Kitten's First Full Moon | Henkes | Henkes |
| 2006 | EASY JUSTER, N. | The Hello, Goodbye Window | Raschka | Juster |
| 2007 | EASY WIESNER, D. | Flotsam | Wiesner | Wiesner |
| 2008 | FICTION SELZNICK,B. | The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a Novel in Words and Pictures | Selznick | Selznick |