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 1998
Harlem
by Walter Dean Myers, Illustrated by Christopher Myers
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Fiction, Paperback, 192 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590543408
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A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.
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