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NWCCD Libraries

Kooi Library (Sheridan) & Daly Memorial Library (Gillette)

Children's Literature: Caldecott 1960-1979

Randolph Caldecott Metal

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.

Nine Days to Christmas/1960

Where the Wild Things Are/1964

Drummer Hoff/1968

One Fine Day/1972

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears/1976

Baboushka and the Three Kings/1961

May I Bring a Friend/1965

Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, The/1969

Funny Little Woman, The/1973

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions/1977

Once a Mouse/1962

Always Room for One More/1966

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/1970

Duffy and the Devil/1974

Noah's Ark/1978

Snowy Day, The/1963

Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine/1967

Story, a Story, A/1971

Arrow to the Sun/1975

Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The/1979