1959-1950 Caldecott Medal Award Winning Books

1959

  • Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and
    illustrated by Barbara Cooney**
  • Umbrella written and illustrated by Taro Tashima
  • House That Jack Built written and illustrated by Antonio Frasconi
  • What Do You say Dear? by Sesyle Joslin and
    illustrated by Maurice Sendak

1958

  • Time of Wonder written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey**
  • Anatole and the Cat by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone
  • Fly High, Fly Low written and illustrated by Don Freeman

1957

  • A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont**
  • Mr. Penny's Race Horse written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
  • Gillespie and the Guards by Benjamin Elkin and
    illustrated by James Daugherty
  • Lion by William Pene Du Bois
  • Anatole by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone
  • 1 is One written and illustrated by Tasha Tudor

1956

  • Frog Went a Courtin' by John Langstaff and
    illustrated by Feddor Rojankovsky**
  • Play With Me written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
  • Crow Boy written and illustrated by Taro Yashima

1955

  • Cinderella or the Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault and
    illustrated by Marcia Brown**
  • Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes by Marguerite De Angeli and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogrian

1954

  • Madeline's Rescue written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans**
  • When Will the World Be Mine? by Miriam Schlein and
    illustrated by Jean Charlot

1953

  • The Biggest Bear written and illustrated by Lynd Ward**
  • Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Marcia Brown
  • Ape in a Cape written and illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg
  • The Five Little Monkeys written and illustrated by Juliet Kepes
  • One Morning in Maine written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey

1952

  • Finders Keepers by Will and illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff**
  • Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
  • Feather Mountain written and illustrated by Elizabeth Olds

1951

  • The Egg Tree written and illustrated by Katherine Milhous**
  • If I Ran the Zoo written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss
  • T-Bone the Baby Sitter written and illustrated by Clare Newberry
  • The Two Reds by Will Lipkind and illustrated by Nicholas Wordvinoff
  • Dick Whittington and His Cat written and illustrated by Marcia Brown

1950

  • Song of the Swallows written and illustrated by Leo Politi**
  • Bartholomew and the Oobleck written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss
  • America's Ethan Allen by Steward Holbrook and illustrated by Lynd Ward
  • Henry Fisherman written and illustrated by Marcia Brown
** award winner

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