2008 Selznick, Brian. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET. When Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station, meets a mysterious toyseller, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. jCALDECOTT FICTION SELZNICK BRI

2007 Wiesner, David. FLOTSAM. What happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam. jCALDECOTT FICTION WIESNER DAV

2006 Juster, Norton. THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. A little girl describes the magic kitchen window in her grandparents' home. jCALDECOT FICTION JUSTER NOR

2005 Henkes, Kevin. KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON. When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. jCALDECOTT FICTION HENKES KEV

2004 Gerstein, Mordicai. THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS. A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. jCALDECOT FICTION GERSTEIN MOR

2003 Rohmann, Eric. MY FRIEND RABBIT. Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. jCALDECOT FICTION ROHMANN ERI

2002 Wiesner, David. THE THREE PIGS. The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/WIESNER/DAV

2001 St. George, Judith. SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT. Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Illustrated by David Small. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/CT 3/STG

2000 Taback, Simms. JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT. A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments. jCALDECOT FICTION/TABACK/SIM

1999 Martin, Jacqueline. SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY. A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.Illustrated by Mary Azarian. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/CV/BEN

1998 Zelinsky, Paul O. RAPUNZEL. A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story. jCALDECOT FICTION/ZELINSKY/PAU

1997 Wisniewski, David. GOLEM. A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. jCALDECOT FICTION/WIESNER/DAV

1996 Rathmann, Peggy. OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA. The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. jCALDECOT FICTION/ RATHMANN/PEG

1995 Bunting, Eve. SMOKY NIGHT. When the Los Angeles riots break out in their neighborhood, a boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality. Illustrated by David Diaz. jCALDECOT FICTION/BUNTING/EVE

1994 Say, Allen. GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY. A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. jCALDECOT FICTION/SAY/ALL

1993 McCully, Emily Arnold. MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE. Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear. jCALDECOT FICTION/MCCULLY/EMI

1992 Wiesner, TUESDAY. Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
jCALDECOT FICTION/ WIESNER/DAV

1991 Macaulay, BLACK AND WHITE. Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion. jCALDECOT FICTION/MACAULAY/DAV

1990 Young, LON PO PO: A RED-RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. jCALDECOT FICTION/ YOUNG/ED

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1989 Ackerman, SONG AND DANCE MAN. Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchild some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. jCALDECOT FICTION/ACKERMAN/KAR

1988 Yolen, OWL MOON. On a winter's night under a full moon, father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. jCALDECOT FICTION/YOLEN/JAN

1987 Yorinks, HEY, AL. Al and his dog, Eddie, live in a single room which is very cramped. They are totally miserable until a mysterious bird offers them a change of fortune. Illustrated by Richard Egielski. jCALDECOT FICTION/YORINKS/ART

1986 Van THE POLAR EXPRESS. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. jCALDECOT FICTION/VAN ALLSBURG/CHR

1985 Hodges, SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. George, the Red Cross Knight, slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. jCALDECOT FICTION/HODGES/MAR

1984 Provensen, THE GLORIOUS FLIGHT A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Blériot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900s. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/TM/PRO

1983 Cendrars, SHADOW. The village storytellers and shamans of Africa give the poet Blaise Cendrars an eerie image of Shadow, shifting between the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past. jCALDECOT FICTION/CENDRARS/BLA

1982 Van JUMANJI. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game. jCALDECOT FICTION/VAN ALLSBURG/CHR

1981 Lobel, FABLES. Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/PR/LOB

1980 Hall, THE OX-CART MAN. Depending upon the land for all things, family life forms an annual cycle of plantings, growth, and harvest into which are woven strong strands of handcraft, trade, and conservation. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. jCALDECOT FICTION/HALL/DON

1979 Goble, THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES. Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free. jCALDECOT FICTION/GOBLE/PAU

1978 Spier, NOAH'S ARK. A host of animals, in all shapes and sizes, parades across the colorful pages of this picture book. jCALDECOT FICTION/SPIER/PET

1977 Musgrove, ASHANTI TO ZULU. Explains some traditions and customs of twenty-six African tribes beginning with the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/DT/MUS

1976 Aardema, WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS. Mosquito tells Iguana a tall tale that sets off a chain reaction and ends in jungle disaster. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. jCALDECOT FICTION/AARDEMA/VER

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1975 McDermott, ARROW TO THE SUN. In this Pueblo Indian tale, a young boy travels far and endures many hardships as he searches for his father and his own identity. jCALDECOT FICTION/MCDERMOT/GER

1974 Zemach, DUFFY AND THE DEVIL. Duffy hated to spin and knit for the Squire. One day, a strange creature appeared before Duffy. He would do her workfor three years if she could guess his name. If she could not, he would take her away. jCALDECOT FICTION/ZEMACH/HAR

1973 Mosel, THE FUNNY LITTLE WOMAN.This is the delicious story of a little woman in Old Japan who liked to make dumplings out of rice and who also liked to laugh. Illustrated by Blair Lent. jCALDECOT FICTION/MOSEL/ARL

1972 Hogrogian, ONE FINE DAY. A fox gets his tail cut off by an angry old woman. In order to get his tail back, the fox has to replace the milk he stole and drank. jCALDECOT FICTION/HOGROGIAN/NON

1971 Haley, A STORY, A STORY. Many African stories, whether or not they are about Kwaki Anansi the "spider man," are called "spider stories." This book is about how that came to be. jCALDECOT FICTION/HALEY/GAI

1970 Steig, SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE.
One rainy day he found a magic pebble that had the power to grant all wishes. jCALDECOT FICTION/STEIG/WIL

1969 Ransome, THE FOOL OF THE WORLD AND THE FLYING SHIP.
A Russian tale that shows God loves simple folk, and turns things to their advantage in the end. Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz. jCALDECOT FICTION/RANSOME/ART

1968 Emberley, DRUMMER HOFF. A story sequence of preparing a cannon to be fired, but Drummer Hoff fired it off. Illustrated by Ed Emberley.
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1967 Ness, SAM, BANGS AND MOONSHINE. Samantha is a fisherman's daughter who dreams rich and lovely dreams and tries to determine the difference between her dreams and reality. jCALDECOT FICTION/NESS/EVA

1966 Leodhas, ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE. A story derived from an old Scottish nursery tale about Lachie MacLachlan, a generous hero.
jCALDECOT FICTION/LEODHAS/SOR

1965 De MAY I BRING A FRIEND? What could be more natural, when invited by the King and Queen to tea, than to ask to bring a friend? Illustrated by Beni Montresor.jCALDECOT FICTION/DE REGNIERS/BEA

1964 Sendak, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. A little boy named Max tames some very big monsters and is named "King of all the Wild Things." jCALDECOT FICTION/SENDAK/MAU

1963 Keats, THE SNOWY DAY. One winter morning Peter enjoys the freshly fallen snow.jCALDECOT FICTION/KEATS/EZR

1962 Brown, ONCE A MOUSE. A mighty tiger cannot believe he was once a lowly mouse, changed by an old hermit into various animals, including a cat and a dog. jCALDECOT FICTION/BROWN/MAR

1961 Robbins, BABOUSHKA AND THE THREE KINGS. An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season. Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov. jCALDECOT FICTION/ROBBINS/RUT

1960 Ets, NINE DAYS TO CHRISTMAS.
Describes the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas during the Christmas time. jCALDECOT FICTION/ETS/MAR

1959 Chaucer, CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX. A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery. Based on a story from The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. jCALDECOT FICTION/CHAUCER/GEO

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1958 McCloskey, TIME OF WONDER. Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.
jCALDECOT FICTION/MCCLOSKEY/ROB

1957 Urdy, A TREE IS NICE.
Both amusing and factual, this is a joyous account of what trees can mean to a child. Illustrated by Marc Simont. jCALDECOT FICTION/UDRY/JAN

1956 Langstaff, FROG WENT A-COURTIN'. A popular ballad is made into a story about Mr. Frog and Miss Mouse, and all the small animals and insects who take part in their wedding. Illustrated by Feodor Rojanovsky.jCALDECOT FICTION/LANGSTAFF/JOH

1955 Perrault, CINDERELLA OR THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER. In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. Illustrated by Marcia Brown. jCALDECOT FICTION/PERRAULT/CHA

1954 Bemelmans, MADELINE'S RESCUE. Rescued by a dog, Madeline and her classmates decide to adopt it. jCALDECOT FICTION/BEMELMANS/LUD

1953 Ward, THE BIGGEST BEAR. Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. jCALDECOT FICTION/WARD/LYN

1952 Will FINDERS KEEPERS. Will and Nap dug and dug, and at last they found a bone. jCALDECOT FICTION/WILL/NIC

1951 Milhous, THE EGG TREE. Katy and Carl spent a wonderful Easter on a Pennsylvania farm.They took part in their first Easter Egg hunt, which turned out to be most exciting when Katy found something special in the attic. jCALDECOT FICTION/MILHOUS/KAT

1950 Politi, THE SONG OF THE SWALLOWS. A story of the friendship between Juan, a little boy in the California town of Capistrano, and Julian, the old gardener and bell-ringer at the Mission San Juan Capistrano. jCALDECOT FICTION/POLITI/LEO

1949 Hader, THE BIG SNOW. The authors show how winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations. jCALDECOT FICTION/HADER/BER

1948 Tresselt, WHITE SNOW, BRIGHT SNOW. When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard. Illustrated by Robert Duvoisin. jCALDECOT FICTION/TRESSELT/ALV

1947 MacDonald, THE LITTLE ISLAND. Relates the ways in which the changing seasons affect a tiny island and its plant and animal life. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. jCALDECOT FICTION/MACDONALD/GOL

1946 Petersham, THE ROOSTER CROWS. Well-known nursery rhymes, counting out games, skipping-rope songs, finger games, and other jingles beloved by American children for generations are included in this title. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/PP/PET

1945 Field, PRAYER FOR A CHILD. This is a prayer written for one little girl, but it is a prayer for boys and girls all over the world. Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones. jCALDECOT FICTION/FIELD/RAC

1944 Thurber, MANY MOONS. After falling ill from eating too many raspberry tarts, Princess Lenore is sure that possessing the moon is the only cure to her ailment. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. jCALDECOT FICTION/THURBER/AM

1943 Burton, THE LITTLE HOUSE. The little house has many changes in the surroundings around her. When she was old and shabby, she had an unexpected chance to escape. jCALDECOT FICTION/BURTON/VIR

1942 McCloskey, MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard search for a safe place to raise their ducklings. jCALDECOT FICTION/MCCLOSKEY/ROB

1941 Lawson, THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD. Lawson tells of the childhood impressions of the average Americans who were his grandparents and parents. jCALDECOT FICTION/LAWSON/ROB

1940 D'Aulaire, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/CV/LIN

1939 Handforth, MEI LI. After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God. jCALDECOT FICTION/HANDFORTH/THO

1938 Lathrop, ANIMALS OF THE BIBLE. A picture book of the most memorable animals in the Bible. jCALDECOT NON FICTION/BL/LAT

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