Randolph Caldecott Award Winning and Honored Books
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 1998
Honor Book – Christopher Myers
Harlem
by Walter Dean Myers, Illustrated by Christopher Myers
List Price: $17.99Scholastic Press (Feb 01, 1997)
Fiction, Paperback, 192 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.