The Caldecott Medal 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 published that year. (Wikipedia, Caldecott Medal)

Caldecott Medal Winners

2020s

2025 - Chooch Helped illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz and written by Andrea L. Rogers

• Home in a Lunchbox illustrated and written by Cherry Mo 
• My Daddy Is a Cowboy illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, written by Stephanie Seales
• Noodles on a Bicycle illustrated by Gracey Zhang, written by Kyo Maclear 
• Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Anita Yasuda 

2024 -  Big by Vashti Harrison

• In Every Life by Marla Frazee 
• Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter illustrated by Molly Mendoza, written by Aida Salazar
• There Was a Party for Langston illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds
• The Truth About Dragons illustrated by Hanna Cha, written by Julie Leung

2023 - Hot Dog by Doug Salati

• Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jason Griffin
• Berry Song by Michaela Goade 
• Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy, illustrated by Janelle Washington
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise

2022 – Watercress by Jason Chin

• Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris
• Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
• Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
• Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

2021 – We are Water Protectors by Carol Lindstrom

• A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott
• The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha
• Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera
• Outside In by Deborah Underwood

2020 – The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

• Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
• Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney
• Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons

2010s

2019 – Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

• Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
• A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
• The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
• Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora

2018 – Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

• Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
• Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Gordon C. James
• A Different Pond by Thi Bui
• Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

2017 – Radiant Child: The Story of Youth Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe

• Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol
• Freedom in Congo Square by R. Gregory Christie
• Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
• They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

2016 – Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

• Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
• Waiting by Kevin Henkes
• Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

2015 – The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

• Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo
• The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock
• Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett
• Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
• The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant
• This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

2014 – Locomotive by Brian Floca

• Journey by Aaron Becker
• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
• Mr. Wuffles! by David Weisner

2013 – This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

• Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
• Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
• Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue

2012 – A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

• Blackout by John Rocco
• Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
• Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell

2011 – A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead; illustrated by Erin E. Stead

• Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
• Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

2010 – The Lion & the Mouse, illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney

• All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
• Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman

2000s

2009 – The House in the Night illustrated by Beth Krommes; written by Susan Marie Swanson

• A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
• How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
• A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryan

2008 – The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

• Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems

2007 – Flotsam by David Wiesner

• Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans
• Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford

2006 – The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster

• Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni
• Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth
• Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman
• Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman

2005 – Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

• The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
• Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems

2004 – The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

• Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

2003 – My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

• The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt
• Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty
• Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney

2002 – The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

• The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley
• Martin’s Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport
• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont

2001 – So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George

• Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin
• Olivia by Ian Falconer

2000 – Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback

• A Child’s Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Text: John Updike
• Sector 7 by David Wiesner
• When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
• The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney

1990s

1999 – Snowflake Bentley, Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs

• Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney
• No, David! by David Shannon
• Snow by Uri Shulevitz
• Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís

1998 – Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky

• The Gardener illustrated by David Small Text: Sarah Stewart
• Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers Text: Walter Dean Myers
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

1997 – Golem by David Wisniewski

• Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho
• The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
• Starry Messenger by Peter Sís

1996 – Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

• Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
• Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss
• The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
• Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens

1995 – Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting

• John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester
• Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs
• Time Flies by Eric Rohmann

1994 – Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine

• Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone
• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
• Owen by Kevin Henkes
• Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson

1993 – Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka
• Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
• Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams

1992 – Tuesday by David Wiesner

• Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

1991 – Black and White by David Macaulay

• Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur
• “More More More,” Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams

1990 – Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

• Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
• Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
• The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci
• Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel

1980s

1989 – Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman

• The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder
• Free Fall by David Wiesner
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall
• Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack

1988 – Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen

• Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe

1987 – Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks

• The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
• Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
• Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky

1986 – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

• The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant
• King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood

1985 – Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges

• Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd)
• Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
• The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe

1984 – The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen

• Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
• Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang

1983 – Shadow, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown (Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars)

• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
• When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant

1982 – Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

• Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker
• On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel
• Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
• A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard

1981 – Fables by Arnold Lobel

• The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume
• The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
• Mice Twice by Joseph Low
• Truck by Donald Crews

1980 – Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall

• Ben’s Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
• The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
• The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz

1970s

1979 – The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

• Freight Train by Donald Crews
• The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor

1978 – Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier

• Castle by David Macaulay
• It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach

1977 – Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove

• The Amazing Bone by William Steig
• The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
• Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein
• The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott
• Hawk, I’m Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor

1976 – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema

• The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor
• Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

1975 – Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott

• Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial)

1974 – Duffy and the Devil, illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach

• Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (Bradbury)
• Cathedral by David Macaulay

1973 – The Funny Little Woman, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel

• Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
• Hosie’s Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
• Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm
• When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor

1972 – One Fine Day, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian

• Hildilid’s Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan
• If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska
• Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings

1971 – A Story A Story, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley

• The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator
• Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

1970 – Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

• Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats
• Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
• Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston
• Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle
• The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach

1960s

1969 – The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome

• Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell

1968 – Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text adapted by Barbara Emberley

• Frederick by Leo Lionni
• Seashore Story by Taro Yashima
• The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen

1967 – Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness

• One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley

1966 – Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger]

• Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt
• Just Me by Marie Hall Ets
• Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness

1965 – May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

• Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer
• The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges
• A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill

1964 – Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

• Swimmy by Leo Lionni
• All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger]
• Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed

1963 – The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

• The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow

1962 – Once a Mouse, retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown

• Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier
• Little Bear’s Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik
• The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey

1961 – Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins

• Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni

1960 – Nine Days to Christmas, illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida

• Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey
• The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry

1950s

1959 – Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney

• The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi
• What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin (W. R. Scott)
• Umbrella by Taro Yashima

1958 – Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey

• Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
• Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus

1957 – A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry

• Mr. Penny’s Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets
• 1 is One by Tasha Tudor
• Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus
• Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin
• Lion by William Pène du Bois

1956 – Frog Went A-Courtin’, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff

• Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets
• Crow Boy by Taro Yashima

1955 – Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown

• Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli
• Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown
• The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh

1954 – Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans

• Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer
• When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James
• A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss
• Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum

1953 – The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward

• Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown
• One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
• Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg
• The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow
• Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes

1952 – Finders Keepers, illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]

• Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets
• Skipper John’s Cook by Marcia Brown
• All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion
• Bear Party by William Pène du Bois
• Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds

1951 – The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous

• Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown
• The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind]
• If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
• The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
• T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry 

1950 – Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi

• America’s Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook
• The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
• The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
• Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown 

1940s

1949 – The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
• All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley
• Juanita by Leo Politi
• Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese

1948 – White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt

• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
• McElligot’s Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
• Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
• Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis
• Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson

1947 – The Little Island, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]

• Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt
• Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack
• Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham
• Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
• Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler

1946 – The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham

• Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown]
• Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler
• My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher
• You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese 

1945 – Prayer for a Child, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field

• Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor
• In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
• Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli
• The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer

1944 – Many Moons, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber

• Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones
• Pierre Pidgeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman
• The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
• A Child’s Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown
• Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan

1943 – The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

• Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
• Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry

1942 – Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

• An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
• In My Mother’s House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark
• Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling
• Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág

1941 – They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson

• April’s Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry

1940 – Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

• Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader
• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
• The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford

1930s

1939 – Mei Li by Thomas Handforth

• Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
• Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry
• The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág
• Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf

1938 – Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish

• Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish
• Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff

Which of these books have you read? Do you think children's picture books can be "dated" and become inappropriate for children?