Randolph Caldecott Award Winning and Honored Books
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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 the Caldecott Medal Home Page.
Below are the Caldecott Medal 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 Received The Caldecott Award or Honor in 1975
Honor Book – Tom Feelings
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book
by Muriel Feelings, Illustrated by Tom Feelings
List Price: $6.99
Puffin Books (Jul 15, 1992)
Early Reader, Nonfiction, Paperback, 56 pages
ISBN: 9780140546521Publisher: Penguin Random House
Book Description:
"The beautiful vision of African life in the text merely hints of the community breathtakingly captured in the illustrations . The space has been filled with monumental figures that glorify the power and beauty of man." Horn Book. Full color. Caldecott Honor Medal; ALA Notable Book.
"The beautiful vision of African life in the text merely hints of the community breathtakingly captured in the illustrations . The space has been filled with monumental figures that glorify the power and beauty of man." Horn Book. Full color. Caldecott Honor Medal; ALA Notable Book.
