Randolph Caldecott Award Winning and Honored Books

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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 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 2006

Honor Book – Bryan Collier
Rosa

Rosa

by Nikki Giovanni, Illustrated by Bryan Collier

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Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni s evocative text combines with Bryan Collier s striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.

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