Newbery Medal

and Caldecott Medal - Book and Illustration · United States · Tier 2: Major National and Category Prizes · General Literature

Foundational American children's awards, with the Newbery recognising writing and the Caldecott recognising picture-book illustration.

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2025

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The First State of Being

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly · 2025

2024

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The Eyes and the Impossible

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers · 2024

2023

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Freewater

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Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson · 2023

2022

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The Last Cuentista

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The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera · 2022

2021

1 books

When You Trap a Tiger

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When You Trap a Tiger

Tae Keller · 2021

2020

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2019

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Merci Suárez Changes Gears

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Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Meg Medina · 2019

2018

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Hello, Universe

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Hello, Universe

Erin Entrada Kelly · 2018

2017

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Barnhill · 2017

2016

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Last Stop on Market Street

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña · 2016

2015

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The Crossover

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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander · 2015

2014

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Flora & Ulysses

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Flora & Ulysses

Kate DiCamillo · 2014

2013

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The One and Only Ivan

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The One and Only Ivan

Katherine Applegate · 2013

2012

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2011

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Moon Over Manifest

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Moon Over Manifest

Clare Vanderpool · 2011

2010

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2009

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2008

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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Laura Amy Schlitz · 2008

2007

1 books

The Higher Power of Lucky

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The Higher Power of Lucky

Susan Patron · 2007

2006

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Criss Cross

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Criss Cross

Lynne Rae Perkins · 2006

2005

1 books

Kira-Kira

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Kira-Kira

Cynthia Kadohata · 2005

2004

1 books

The Tale of Despereaux

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo · 2004

2003

1 books

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

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Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi · 2003

2002

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A Single Shard

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A Single Shard

Linda Sue Park · 2002

2001

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2000

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Bud, Not Buddy

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Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis · 2000

1999

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1998

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1997

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The View from Saturday

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The View from Saturday

E. L. Konigsburg · 1997

1996

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The Midwife's Apprentice

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The Midwife's Apprentice

Karen Cushman · 1996

1995

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1994

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1993

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Missing May

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Missing May

Cynthia Rylant · 1993

1992

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Shiloh

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Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1992

1991

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Maniac Magee

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Maniac Magee

Jerry Spinelli · 1991

1990

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1989

1 books

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

Paul Fleischman · 1989

1988

1 books

Lincoln: A Photobiography

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Lincoln: A Photobiography

Russell Freedman · 1988

1987

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The Whipping Boy

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The Whipping Boy

Sid Fleischman · 1987

1986

1 books

Sarah, Plain and Tall

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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Patricia MacLachlan · 1986

1985

1 books

The Hero and the Crown

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The Hero and the Crown

Robin McKinley · 1985

1984

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Dear Mr. Henshaw

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Dear Mr. Henshaw

Beverly Cleary · 1984

1983

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1982

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A Visit to William Blake's Inn

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A Visit to William Blake's Inn

Nancy Willard · 1982

1981

1 books

Jacob Have I Loved

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Jacob Have I Loved

Katherine Paterson · 1981

1980

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1979

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1978

1 books

Bridge to Terabithia

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Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson · 1978

1977

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor · 1977

1976

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1975

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M. C. Higgins, the Great

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M. C. Higgins, the Great

Virginia Hamilton · 1975

1974

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1973

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Julie of the Wolves

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Julie of the Wolves

Jean Craighead George · 1973

1972

2 books

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien · 1972

Annie and the Old One

Miska Miles · 1972

1971

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1970

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Sounder

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Sounder

William H. Armstrong · 1970

1969

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The High King

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The High King

Lloyd Alexander · 1969

1968

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E. L. Konigsburg · 1968

1967

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1966

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1965

1 books

Shadow of a Bull

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Shadow of a Bull

Maia Wojciechowska · 1965

1964

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It's Like This, Cat

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It's Like This, Cat

Emily Cheney Neville · 1964

1963

1 books

A Wrinkle in Time

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A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 1963

1962

1 books

The Bronze Bow

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The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare · 1962

1961

1 books

Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell · 1961

1960

1 books

Onion John

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Onion John

Joseph Krumgold · 1960

1959

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare · 1959

1958

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1957

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Miracles on Maple Hill

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Miracles on Maple Hill

Virginia Sorensen · 1957

1956

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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Jean Lee Latham · 1956

1955

2 books

The Wheel on the School

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The Wheel on the School

Meindert DeJong · 1955

The Courage of Sarah Noble

Alice Dalgliesh · 1955

1954

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...And Now Miguel

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...And Now Miguel

Joseph Krumgold · 1954

1953

2 books

Secret of the Andes

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Secret of the Andes

Ann Nolan Clark · 1953

Charlotte's Web

E. B. White · 1953

1952

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1951

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Amos Fortune, Free Man

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Amos Fortune, Free Man

Elizabeth Yates · 1951

1950

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The Door in the Wall

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The Door in the Wall

Marguerite de Angeli · 1950

1949

2 books

King of the Wind

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King of the Wind

Marguerite Henry · 1949

My Father's Dragon

Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1949

1948

1 books

The Twenty-One Balloons

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The Twenty-One Balloons

William Pène du Bois · 1948

1947

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Miss Hickory

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Miss Hickory

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey · 1947

1946

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1945

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1944

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1943

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Adam of the Road

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Adam of the Road

Elizabeth Gray Vining · 1943

1942

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The Matchlock Gun

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The Matchlock Gun

Walter D. Edmonds · 1942

1941

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Call It Courage

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Call It Courage

Armstrong Sperry · 1941

1940

1 books

Daniel Boone

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Daniel Boone

James Daugherty · 1940

1939

2 books

Thimble Summer

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Thimble Summer

Elizabeth Enright · 1939

Mr. Popper's Penguins

1939

1938

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1937

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1936

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Caddie Woodlawn

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Caddie Woodlawn

Carol Ryrie Brink · 1936

1935

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Dobry

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Dobry

Monica Shannon · 1935

1934

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Invincible Louisa: the Story of the Author of Little Women

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Invincible Louisa: the Story of the Author of Little Women

Cornelia Meigs · 1934

1933

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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis · 1933

1932

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Waterless Mountain

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Waterless Mountain

Laura Adams Armer · 1932

1931

1 books

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

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The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Elizabeth Coatsworth · 1931

1930

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Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

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Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

Rachel Field · 1930

1929

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The Trumpeter of Krakow

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The Trumpeter of Krakow

Eric P. Kelly · 1929

1928

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Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon

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Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon

Dhan Gopal Mukerji · 1928

1927

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1926

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Shen of the Sea

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Shen of the Sea

Arthur Bowie Chrisman · 1926

1925

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Tales from Silver Lands

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Tales from Silver Lands

Charles J. Finger · 1925

1924

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1923

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting · 1923

1922

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The Story of Mankind

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The Story of Mankind

Hendrik Willem van Loon · 1922