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 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 1999

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

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List Price: $6.99

Disney-Hyperion (Jan 28, 2007)

Picture Book, Nonfiction, Paperback, 32 pages

ISBN: 9780786814206Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide

Book Description:

Another stunning picture book biography of a prominent twentieth-century African-American in the arts, from the creative team behind Alvin Ailey.