Award of the week – Caldecott medal

Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal 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

2017 Winner
	Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat By: Javaka Steptoe Illustrated by the author The story of how Jean-Michel Basquiat’s collage-style paintings became a cultural phenomenon.
2016 Winner
	Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear By: Lindsay Mattick Illustrated by Sophie Blackall A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers’ horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.
2015 Winner
	The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend By: Dan Santat Illustrated by the author An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable–he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
2014 Winner
	Locomotive By: Brian Floca Illustrated by the author A picture adventure of the exploration of America’s early railroads.
2013 Winner
	This Is Not My Hat By: Jon Klassen Illustrated by the author A little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat.