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The animals of the Old and New Testaments, including those of Noah's ark and Daniel's lions are illustrated here in b&w and accompanied by selections from the King James Bible. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal, the first book ever to be so-honored.

The author of such books as "Ben and Me", "Rabbit Hill", and "Mr. Revere and I" shares the history of his family. Illustrated with b&w drawings. Winner of the 1941 Caldecott Medal.

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS combines a perfectly told tale with lovely illustrations to tell the story of how a family of ducks found a home in Boston's Public Garden. After hatching and raising their chicks along the Charles River, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard decide it's finally time to bring their new family to their real home--on the island in the middle of the Public Garden's lake. With Mr. Mallard already at the Public Garden preparing his family's new home, it's up to Mrs. Mallard to get their eight ducklings safely from the Charles River to the Public Garden--unfortunately, this means that they must cross several busy streets. How will the bustling and busy citizens of Boston react to the sight of a family of ducks marching down their streets? Based on a true story, MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS is illustrated with brown-and-white ink illustrations which reflect the author/artist's extreme attention to detail--particularly in terms of his presentation of the ducks and duck behavior. In tribute to this 1942 Caldecott Award-winning book, a bronze sculpture of Mrs. Mallard and her eight children now graces a walkway near the lake in Boston's Public Garden.

The little house was built in the beautiful country, but then the city moved closer and closer until, thanks to 'progress', it wasn't a pretty country house any more. Can it survive at all? Fortunately, it is saved by those who love her. Winner of the 1943 Caldecott Medal.

A prayer about the faith, love and, trust of little children. Winner of the 1945 Caldecott Medal.

A collection of American rhymes including "Yankee Doodle", "The Bear Went Over the Mountain", "Ring Around the Rosie", and other popular nursery rhymes. Winner of the 1946 Caldecott Medal.

This book covers a year in the life of a special little island in the sea. Winner of the 1947 Caldecott Medal.

On a winter's day the people and animals of a small town anticipate a snowfall and make their preparations for dealing with the storm. During the night, the snow falls and the next day the people shovel the snow off their cars, the children build a snowfort, and the rabbits sleep in their cozy and warm underground burrows. Soon the snow melts and as time passes the townspeople begin to notice signs of spring's arrival. Soft blue halftone illustrations with splashes of red and yellow accompany the text. Winner of the 1948 Caldecott Medal.

As various animals notice the geese flying south for the winter, they make their own preparations for the season. For example, the rabbits eat plenty of cabbage leaves and carrot tops so they can grow thick fur coats and the chipmunk climbs into her underground burrow which she spent the summer filling with a supply of seeds and nuts. When winter finally arrives, the deer scour the woods for food to eat. Color and b&w illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1949 Caldecott Medal.

Every spring the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano and every year young Juan rings the mission's bells to welcome them back. Winner of the 1950 Caldecott Medal.

Young Katy and Carl are excited to be spending Easter with their cousins on their grandmother's farm in Pennsylvania. While participating in the annual Easter egg hunt, Katy finds some very unusual eggs that stir up some special memories for her grandmother and begin a new family tradition. Instructions for making an "egg tree" are included. Color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1951 Caldecott Medal.

When two dogs find a bone, they have a hard time deciding which one of them owns it. Three- and two-color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1952 Caldecott Medal.

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub, who doesn't remain a cub for very long. Winner of the 1953 Caldecott Medal.

When Madeline falls into the River Seine she is rescued by a brave stray dog. Madeline, along with the other orphans and their teacher Miss Clavel, adopt the dog, whom they name Genevieve, and bring back to live with them at the orphanage. However, when the orphanage's board of trustees discovers that a dog is living on the premises, they put Genevieve out on the streets. Determined to get her beloved pet back, Madeline leads the others on a search through all of Paris. Illustrated with two- and full-color drawings. Named one the Best Illustrated Books of 1953 by the New York Times Book Review and winner of the 1954 Caldecott Medal.

This book shows the many pleasures to be had with a tree, including picking apples, raking leaves, swinging, or just enjoying the shade. Color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1957 Caldecott Medal.

Color pictures and a poetic text describe a family's summer on a Maine island: the excitement of sailing, the terror of a hurricane, and the peace and beauty of the surroundings. Winner of the 1958 Caldecott Medal.

This is Chaucer's familiar fable of a vain cock and a shrewd fox, retold and illustrated for children. The pictures give a colorful glimpse of medieval life.

This is the tale of old Baboushka who, it is said, searches every year at Christmastime for the special newborn Child, leaving little gifts for children wherever she goes. The primitive quality of the story and the pictures is reminiscent of old Russia. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1960 and winner of the 1961 Caldecott Medal.

A hermit with magical powers transforms a mouse into a cat, then a dog, and then a tiger. The tiger soon becomes too arrogant for his own good in this parable about excessive pride and ingratitude. Named one the Best Illustrated Books of 1961 by the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and winner of the 1962 Caldecott Medal.

First published in 1962, THE SNOWY DAY was the first full-color picture book to feature an African-American as its main character. One day a boy named Peter wakes up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. After breakfast, Peter dons his red snowsuit and solitarily explores his newly snowy world. He enjoys such activities as making snow angels and building a snowman, and even considers joining some bigger boys in a snowball fight, although he realizes that he's not yet old enough for such activities. After a day full of fun, Peter tucks a snowball in his pocket and returns home. Later, however, he is disappointed to discover that his snowball has melted away. That night he dreams that all the snow has melted, but in the morning he is delighted to discover that not only is his neighborhood still snow-covered, but that it's also still snowing. Once again, he ventures out into the snow for a day of fun--this time accompanied by his friend from across the hall. This peaceful, gentle story, which is illustrated with torn paper collages and watercolor paintings, is the winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal.

Every day for a week a young boy is invited to tea with the king and queen, and every day he brings a different friend including a seal, a hippopotamus, and several lions. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. Winner of the 1965 Caldecott Medal.

A young girl named Samantha--Sam for short--is known for telling lies. Her father says that Sam lies so much that she can no longer tell the difference between what's real and what are made-up "moonshines." When one of Sam's moonshines almost results in disaster, she learns the importance of telling the truth, but still manages to preserve her wonderful imagination. Three-color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1967 Caldecott Medal.

An illustrated version of the cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers assemble and prepare to fire off a cannon. Colorful woodcut illustrations accompany the rhyming text. Winner of the 1968 Caldecott Medal.

A simple peasant wins the hand of the czar's daughter through the magical powers of the Listener, Swift-goer, and Drinker. The colorful, animated illustrations have a Russian folk character. Winner of the 1969 Caldecott Medal.

Sylvester is a donkey who loves collecting unusual pebbles. One day he finds a most amazing red pebble--one that, when he holds it in his hoof, has the ability to grant his every wish. Holding the magical pebble, Sylvester hurries home, eager to share his prize with his mother and father. However, as he nears his house, he encounters a hungry lion. Terrified beyond all reason, Sylvester wishes he could turn into a rock--and he does. Unfortunately, now that he's a rock, Sylvester is unable to pick up or hold the magic pebble, so he is unable to wish himself back into his regular donkey self. As his parents fret over his mysterious disappearance, Sylvester is left to wonder if he'll ever be his old self again. Illustrated with colorful pen-and-ink drawings. Winner of the 1970 Caldecott Medal.

A retelling of the African folktale that explains how all stories came to Earth. Long ago, stories didn't belong to the people of Earth, but rather to Nyame, the Sky God, who kept all the stories locked up in a golden box for his own enjoyment. When Ananse the Spider Man asks Nyame to release the stories for all to enjoy, Nyame says he will do so only if Ananse can perform three seemingly impossible tasks. Woodcut illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.

In this retelling of an Armenian folk tale, a sly fox steals an old farm woman's milk, but loses his tail in the process. Winner of the 1972 Caldecott Medal.

A retelling of a Japanese folk tale about a giggling little woman who becomes a cook for the oni, the wicked gods of the underworld. At first the little woman doesn't mind cooking for the oni, but after some time she longs to return to her home. She tries to escape, but the oni do everything in their power to maker her stay with them. Pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1973 Caldecott Medal.

This is a bright, cheerful retelling of a Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin story. Winner of the 1974 Caldecott Medal.

A picture book retelling of a Pueblo Indian myth. A boy whose father is the Lord of the Sun sets forth to meet his father. In order to travel to the sun, the boy has himself transformed into an arrow. However, upon reaching the sun and transforming back into his human body, the boy must endure a series of tests to prove his true identity. Colorful gouache and ink illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1975 Caldecott Medal.

This lushly illustrated alphabet book describes life in 26 African tribes. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1976 and winner of the 1977 Caldecott Medal.

The story of Noah, his family, and all those animals on the ark, told without words but very colorful and detailed pictures. Lots of funny touches point out that Noah's family had an awful lot of work to do taking care of a boatful of noisy, rambunctious animals. Winner of the 1978 Caldecott Medal.

A Native American girl feels such kinship with the wild horses that she becomes one of them. The pictures abound with life and color, expressing a harmony with nature. Winner of the 1979 Caldecott Medal.

A year in the life of an early 19th-century New England family. This picture book depicts how a man and his family spend the year making items for him to sell from his ox-cart when he goes to town. Once all the items have been sold--knitted gloves, woven shawls, a hand-sewn ox yoke, even the ox--the man buys supplies so that the cycle can begin all over again. The illustrations are color paintings on wood. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1979 and winner of the 1980 Caldecott Medal.

Two bored and restless kids find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious jungle-adventure board game. Illustrated with detailed b&w pencil drawings. Winner of the 1982 Caldecott Medal.

Here is the mysterious world of shadows as they appear in African tribal life, stunningly illustrated. Winner of the 1983 Caldecott Medal.

A biography of French pilot Louis Bleriot who, in 1909, became the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel. This picture book tells of the very first time Bleriot saw an airship, his quest to build his own flying machine, his many disastrous attempts to learn how to fly a plane, and finally of his triumphant flight into history. Color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1984 Caldecott Medal.

Set in the days of knights, monsters, and fairy folk, this is a retelling of the classic tale of the battle between Saint George and the fearsome Dragon. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1985 Caldecott Medal.

On Christmas Eve a young boy who truly believes in Santa Claus is invited to board the Polar Express--a train that brings him and other young believers directly to the North Pole. Once there, the boy is chosen by Santa himself to receive the very first gift of the Christmas season. The gift the boy selects, a bell from the harness of one of Santa's reindeers, becomes a magical reminder of the boy's very special night. A look at not only the magic of Christmas, but also at the power of faith and the wonder of innocence, THE POLAR EXPRESS is illustrated with carefully detailed pastel oil paintings on brown paper and is the winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal.

Al, a janitor, and his dog Eddie are flown by a bird from their one-room apartment to a beautiful island inhabited by birds. They soon discover that a life of luxury has too high a price, and they are only too glad to return home. Illustrated with color paintings. Winner of the 1987 Caldecott Medal.

On a cold winter's night a young girl and her father walk through the woods hoping to see a Great Horned Owl. The girl knows she must be quiet and patient if she hopes to see an owl, and that there's even a chance that no matter how quiet she is or how long she waits, she and her father might not see any owls at all. Then, after a long, cold search, the girl's patience is rewarded. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. Winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal.

Three children visit with their grandfather, who was once a famous vaudeville performer. As grandpa describes his life on the stage, the children dress in his old costumes and try out some dance steps. Finally, the grandfather treats the children to an entire performance of his old act. Illustrated with color pencil drawings. Winner of the 1989 Caldecott Medal.

A Chinese folk tale similar to the story of "Little Red Riding Hood". Here a mother leaves her three daughters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, at home while she visits their grandmother. She warns the girls not to let anyone in the house, but a clever wolf convinces them that he is their grandmother, and they let him in. Soon Shang realizes the danger, and must use all her wits to save her sisters and herself from the wolf. Watercolor and pastel illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1990 Caldecott Medal.

It's around 8:00 on a Tuesday evening when something odd happens down at the pond. To the amazement of a sleepy turtle and a small school of fish, a group of frogs suddenly floats into view--not in the pond, but in the sky, on magic carpet-like lily pads. Now hundreds of frogs are flying through the night, surprising birds, confusing a sleepy man, getting tangled up in some laundry hanging on a clothesline, floating into the house of a snoozing woman, and having a scary encounter with a dog. As dawn breaks, they head back to the swamp leaving the town littered with damp lily pads. The frogs' adventure might be over, but as the last illustrations reveal, it seems that next Tuesday, pigs will fly. Consisting of a mere 12 words, TUESDAY is illustrated with watercolor paintings and is the winner of the 1992 Caldecott Medal.

A story about how a spunky young girl helps a high-wire performer regain his nerve. Set in late-19th-century Paris, this story is illustrated with watercolor and gouache paintings. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1992 and Winner of the 1993 Caldecott Medal.

Inspired by memories of his grandfather, author/illustrator Allen Say presents the true story of his family's ties to two very different countries. Beginning with his grandfather's first journey from Japan to the United States, Say describes how his grandfather adapted to life in America while still remembering and missing his native country. Later, Say's grandfather returned to Japan to marry his childhood sweetheart, with whom he returned to the United States. While there, the couple welcomed and raised a daughter who later returned with them to Japan where she married, and eventually gave birth to a baby boy--the author himself. Close to his grandfather, Say enjoyed hearing about life in the United States, and after surviving the horrors of World War II, he eventually makes his own journey to America. This autobiographical picture book concludes with Say reflecting on his own life and realizing that he is following in his grandfather's footsteps, finding home and comfort in both Japan and the United States--always homesick for the country he is away from. Illustrated with watercolor paintings, GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1993 and is the winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal.

Officer Buckle knows a lot about safety, but his boring lectures put his audiences to sleep. When he brings in his new partner, police dog Gloria, his lecture is suddenly a success! He has never seen the students so attentive, and the accident rate in the Napville schools actually decreases. What Officer Buckle doesn't realize is that Gloria is acting out the terrible accidents he describes; for example, when he warns about electric shock, Gloria stands behind him and jumps up with all her fur standing on end. When Officer Buckle discovers Gloria's antics, he angrily quits the lecture circuit. Can the students of Napville reunite man and dog? This funny look at the important issues of friendship, teamwork, and safety is the winner of the 1996 Caldecott Medal.

A retelling of the story of Rabbi Loew who shaped a giant man--a golem--out of clay, and brought him to life. The golem was created to protect the Jews of Prague from their persecutors; unfortunately, the golem performed his job almost too well. This version of the story is accompanied by colorful cut-paper illustrations. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 19 96 and winner of the 1997 Caldecott Medal.

A version of the Rapunzel story based on 17th-century French and Italian sources as well as on the more familiar tale by the Brothers Grimm. Here the woman who locks Rapunzel in the tower is not a witch but rather a sorceress/mother figure who is attempting to resist her "adopted" daughter's growth into womanhood. When the prince discovers Rapunzel locked in the tower, he climbs up to her on her long hair and they fall in love and marry. It is only when Rapunzel becomes pregnant that the sorceress discovers their secret, and casts Rapunzel out of the tower. The sorceress then tricks the prince into climbing into the tower, where she confronts him and throws him from the window, leaving him blinded. The blind prince is eventually reunited with Rapunzel, who has given birth to twins, and when she cries tears of joy on his face, his sight is restored, leaving them to live "a long life, happy and content." Illustrated with oil paintings. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal.

This biography tells the story of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, a boy who loved snow so much that he wanted to capture its beauty forever in photographs. His parents, both farmers, scrimped and saved up their money and bought him a camera that came with its own microscope, and Wilson started photographing snowflakes. While at first no one paid him much attention, he later went on to become a famous nature photographer. With lush color illustrations throughout.

When Rabbit accidently gets his friend Mouse's toy airplane stuck in a tree, he enacts an amazing plan to retrieve it so that it can be given back to Mouse. Color illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 2003 Caldecott Medal.

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