< Caldecott Medal and Honor Books Chooch Helped By: Andrea L. Rogers Illustrated by: Rebecca Lee Kunz Medal Winner Reviewed by: Christine Kallner The universal meets the particular in the 2025 Caldecott medalist, Chooch Helped.
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are considered the most prestigious American ...
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.
Caldecott Medal, annual prize awarded “to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.” It was established in 1938 by Frederic G. Melcher, chairman of the board of the R.R. Bowker Publishing Company, and named for the 19th-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
The medal for the Caldecott Medal was designed by Ren Paul Chambellan. He used two scenes from Randolph Caldecott's work for the medal designs. On the face, along with the words The Caldecott Medal, he depicted John Gilpin's ride (from Caldecott's illustrations for William Cowper's The Diverting History of John Gilpin). The reverse is the pie based on "Four and twenty blackbirds bak'd in a pie ...
The Caldecott Medal: “A Hasty Idea Thrown Out” Posted on by Cara Bertram Frederic G. Melcher, 1926 As we look forward to book award ceremonies at the ALA Annual Conference this summer, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the history of one of the most prestigious children’s book awards, the Caldecott Medal.