# Caldecott Medal reading list

**72** books referenced by Caldecott Medal, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Established in 1938, it is the most prestigious picture-book award in the United States and a cornerstone of preschool through grade-3 reading and read-aloud collections.

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## Caldecott Medal reading list

- [A Ball for Daisy](https://readinglist.school/book/a-ball-for-daisy) by Chris Raschka _(Grades K–2)_
- [A Sick Day for Amos McGee](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee) by Philip C. Stead _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Tree Is Nice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tree-is-nice) by Janice May Udry _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ashanti to Zulu](https://readinglist.school/book/ashanti-to-zulu) by Margaret Musgrove _(Grades K–3)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–5)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big-harrison) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–3)_
- [Big Snow and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Hader, Berta and Elmer _(Grades K–3)_
- [Black and White](https://readinglist.school/book/black-and-white) by David Macaulay _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chooch Helped](https://readinglist.school/book/chooch-helped) by Andrea L. Rogers _(Grades K–3)_
- [Cinderella and Aladdin](https://readinglist.school/book/cinderella) by Carron Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Drummer Hoff](https://readinglist.school/book/drummer-hoff) by Barbara Emberley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3)_
- [Finders Keepers](https://readinglist.school/book/finders-keepers) by Will _(Grades K–3)_
- [Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh](https://readinglist.school/book/finding-winnie) by Lindsay Mattick _(Grades 1–4)_
- [Flotsam](https://readinglist.school/book/flotsam) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–4)_
- [Grandfather's Journey](https://readinglist.school/book/grandfathers-journey) by Allen Say _(Grades K–5)_
- [Hello Lighthouse](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-lighthouse) by Sophie Blackall _(Grades K–3)_
- [Hey, Al](https://readinglist.school/book/hey-al) by Arthur Yorinks _(Grades K–3)_
- [Hot Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/hot-dog) by Doug Salati _(Grades K–2)_
- [Joseph Had a Little Overcoat](https://readinglist.school/book/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat) by Simms Taback _(Grades K–3)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [Kitten's First Full Moon Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/kittens-first-full-moon) by Kevin Henkes _(Grades K–2)_
- [Locomotive](https://readinglist.school/book/locomotive) by Brian Floca _(Grades 2–6)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po) by Ed Young _(Grades K–3)_
- [Madeline's Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/madelines-rescue) by Ludwig Bemelmans _(Grades K–3)_
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_
- [May I Bring a Friend?](https://readinglist.school/book/may-i-bring-a-friend) by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers _(Grades K–3)_
- [Mirette on the High Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/mirette-on-the-high-wire) by Emily Arnold McCully _(Grades K–3)_
- [My Friend Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-rabbit) by Eric Rohmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Nine Days to Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/nine-days-to-christmas) by Marie Hall Ets _(Grades K–3)_
- [Noah's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/noahs-ark) by Peter Spier _(Grades K–3)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Once a Mouse...](https://readinglist.school/book/once-a-mouse) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [One Fine Day](https://readinglist.school/book/one-fine-day) by Nonny Hogrogian _(Grades K–3)_
- [Owl Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/owl-moon) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ox-cart Man](https://readinglist.school/book/ox-cart-man) by Donald Hall _(Grades K–3)_
- [Radiant Child](https://readinglist.school/book/radiant-child) by Javaka Steptoe _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Snowflake Bentley](https://readinglist.school/book/snowflake-bentley) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin _(Grades K–3)_
- [So You Want to be President](https://readinglist.school/book/so-you-want-to-be-president) by Judith George _(Grades K–3)_
- [Song and Dance Man](https://readinglist.school/book/song-and-dance-man) by Karen Ackerman _(Grades K–3)_
- [Song of the Swallows](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-the-swallows) by Leo Politi _(Grades K–3)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Adventures of Beekle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-beekle) by Dan Santat _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Biggest Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/the-biggest-bear) by Lynd Ward _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Egg Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-egg-tree) by Katherine Milhous _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fool-of-the-world-and-the-flying-ship) by Arthur Ransome _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-loved-wild-horses) by Paul Goble _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Glorious Flight](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glorious-flight) by Alice Provensen _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Hello, Goodbye Window](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hello-goodbye-window) by Norton Juster _(Grades K–2)_
- [The House in the Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-in-the-night) by Susan Marie Swanson _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Invention of Hugo Cabret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret) by Brian Selznick _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-and-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-house) by Virginia Lee Burton _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-island) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Man Who Walked Between the Towers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers) by Mordicai Gerstein _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Rooster Crows](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rooster-crows) by Maud Petersham _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Shadow of Beauty](https://readinglist.school/book/shadow) by S. Talmond Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Snowy Day](https://readinglist.school/book/the-snowy-day) by Ezra Jack Keats _(500L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Three Pigs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-pigs) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Undefeated](https://readinglist.school/book/the-undefeated) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 2–6)_
- [This Is Not My Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-not-my-hat) by Jon Klassen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Time of Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/time-of-wonder) by Robert McCloskey _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tuesday](https://readinglist.school/book/tuesday) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3)_
- [Watercress](https://readinglist.school/book/watercress) by Andrea Wang _(Grades K–4)_
- [We Are Water Protectors](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-water-protectors) by Carole Lindstrom _(Grades K–4)_
- [Where the Wild Things Are](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-wild-things-are) by Maurice Sendak _(740L · Grades K–3)_
- [White Snow, Bright Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/white-snow-bright-snow) by Alvin Tresselt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Wolf in the Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/wolf-in-the-snow) by Matthew Cordell _(Grades K–3)_

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