/collections/caldecott-medal
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title: Caldecott Medal
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The <a href="https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecott">Caldecott Medal</a> 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. <font size="1"><a href="https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecott">SOURCE</a></font> 

*curator's note* 
You can read or borrow a book if the bar underneath the cover says "Borrow" or "Read." **If a book says it is "not in library" or "checked out," another copy might still be available!** Click on the book's cover to see if you can borrow one of the other editions.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#2020s">2020's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#2010s">2010's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#2000s">2000's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1990s">1990's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1980s">1980's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1970s">1970's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1960s">1960's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1950s">1950's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1940s">1940's</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &raquo; <a href="#1930s">1930's</a>

<h2 id="2020s">2020s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor20"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="2020s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="2010s">2010s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor10"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="2010s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="2000s">2000s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor00"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="2000s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1990s">1990s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor90"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1990s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1980s">1980s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor80"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1980s Honor Books", limit=150)}}


<h2 id="1970s">1970s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor70"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1970s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1960s">1960s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor60"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1960s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1950s">1950s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor50"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1950s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1940s">1940s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor40"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1940s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

<h2 id="1930s">1930s</h2>

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{{QueryCarousel('subject:"collectionID:caldecotthonor30"', search=False, has_fulltext_only=False, sort='old', title="1930s Honor Books", limit=150)}}

This collection was curated by <a href="https://openlibrary.org/people/tmanarl">tmanarl</a>.
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