Randolph Caldecott Award Winning and Honored Books

The Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal, established in 1938, was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Learn more about this award at Caldecott Medal Home Page.

Below are the Caldecott Medla winning and Honor books awarded to Black illustrators or illustrators of books featuring Black characters. In 2024, Vashti Harrison became the first Black woman to win a Caldecott Medal (read more ▶).


One Book Recieved The Caldecott Award or Honor in 1970

Honor Book – Ezra Jack Keats

Goggles
by Ezra Jack Keats, Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Publication Date: Nov 01, 1998
List Price: $6.99
Format: Paperback, 40 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780140564402
Imprint: Puffin Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of Goggles


Book Description: 
Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats?s award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, Peter?s Chair, A Letter to Amy, and Goggles! are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin.?A well-loved character, a familiar childhood situation, and an urban setting are the components of this winning picture book, one of Keats?s best.? — BooklistEzra Jack Keats (1916?1983) was the beloved author and/or illustrator of over eighty-five books for children.