Lincoln School

Caldwell, NJ

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Doreen Golembeski

Library-Media Specialist

The Caldecott Medal

dgolembeski@cwcboe.org

Randolph Caldecott

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of a 19th Century English artist and illustrator.

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Two books by Randolph Caldecott.

The Caldecott Medallooks like this

The first medal was awarded in 1938.

It has been awarded every year since then.

Awarding the Caldecott Medal

• The Caldecott Medal is an annual award given to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• The illustrator must be a citizen or resident of the United States.

• The illustrations must appear in a book published in the United States.

• The winner is announced in January for books published the previous year.

Some Caldecott Medal-Winning Books

Caldecott Honor Books

• Each year only one book wins the Caldecott Medal.

• Other books that are considered to have high quality illustrations can be named as Honor Books.

Some Caldecott Honor Books

2012 Honor Books

And the winner is…

2012 Winner!

Illustrated by Chris Raschka