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In 1921, Frederic G. Melcher suggested the introduction of a children's book award prize. Adults had their literary prizes, he argued. Why not kids? Are not children's books worthy of serious consideration and applause? he might have urged, standing before the august assembly of the American Library Association's Executive Board, right arm flung across his chest, Hendrik Willem van Loon's The Story of Mankind clutched tightly in his left hand. What about the children?

The persons associated with the aforementioned Board thought Melcher was right and the Newbery Medal was born, but 15 years later he realized he hadn't gone far enough. What about the illustrators of children's books? he thought, snoozing at his desk late one evening. The television was not yet on to keep him awake because there was not yet television. What about the illustrators? The thought plagued him, it got into his bones, and again he took his case before the magisterial Executive Board.

Yes, they agreed, the writers are duly recognized; let also the illustrators be touted and awarded for their efforts! And so it was, in A.D. 1937 that the Caldecott Award was conceived and brought forth, an award for the best children's picture book of the year, named for famed 19th-century British illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott. Books that deserved attention but failed to attain the rank of single very best picture book of the year were to be given honorable mention.

Melcher's heroic efforts were not for naught. The Caldecott Award has consistently gone to books with beautiful, engaging, and/or very fun illustrations, even in recent years. Of course, there are plenty of wonderful picture books that are on no Caldecott list, either as winners or honorably mentioned (to whom, no one is quite sure), and the award is only given to books written and published in the United States of America. But the flame of quality diversion for children continues to burn brightly, and we thank ol' Freddy for his indefatigable efforts, and for the kindness of the Board's acceptance of them.

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	Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat from Scholastic Inc. 2015 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas from Henry Holt and Company for Preschool-3rd grade 1966 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $10.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	America's Ethan Allen by Stewart H. Holbrook; illustrated by Lynd Ward 9th printing from Houghton Mifflin Picture Book Biography for 4th-6th grade 1950 Caldecott Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty from Puffin Books for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1939 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader from Scholastic Inc. 1949 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (2 in stock)
	Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool-2nd grade 1949 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade 1953 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Black and White by David Macaulay from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-3rd grade 1991 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Black and White by David Macaulay from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-3rd grade 1991 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Bremen Town Musicians by Ilse Plume retelling Brothers Grimm Tra from Dragonfly Books for Preschool-2nd grade 1981 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Caldecott Celebration Six Artists and Their Paths to the Caldecott Medal by Leonard S. Marcus from Walker and Company in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert 1^st edition from HarperCollins for Nursery-1st grade 1990 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Contest by Nonny Hogrogian from Greenwillow Books Armenian Folktale for 1st-3rd grade 1977 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-3rd grade 2004 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney 1^st edition from Hyperion/Madison Press for 3rd-6th grade 1999 Caldecott Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool-2nd grade 1951 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman from Weekly Reader 1958 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Fool of the World and the Flying Ship A Russian Tale by Arthur Ransome, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz from Sunburst Book Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-4th grade 1969 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Freight Train by Donald Crews from Mulberry Books for Nursery-Kindergarten 1979 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $3.50 (2 in stock)
	Frog and Toad Are Friends An I Can Read Book Level 2 (Reading with Help) by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade 1971 Caldecott Honor Book in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Frog and Toad Are Friends An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade 1971 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $11.89 (1 in stock)
	Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky from Harcourt, Brace & World in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel & Blair Lent Reissue from E.P. Dutton & Co. 1973 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble from Aladdin Paperbacks Native American Legends for Kindergarten-2nd grade 1979 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade 1979 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $1.00 (1 in stock)
	Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Martin & Alice Provensen from Puffin Books Historical Non-Fiction/Picture Books for 1st-3rd grade 1984 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats First Printing from Macmillan for Preschool-2nd grade 1970 Caldecott Honor Book in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool- 2nd Grade 2006 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson from Scholastic Press for Nursery-1st grade 2008 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1987 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Hosie's Alphabet by Hosea, Tobias and Lisa Baskin, illustrated by Leonard Baskin from Viking Press for Nursery-2nd grade 1973 Caldecott Honor Book in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Hot Air The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman from Atheneum for Preschool-3rd grade 2006 Caldecott Honor Book in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming from Henry Holt and Company Word Books for Nursery-Kindergarten 1994 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (2 in stock)
	It Could Always Be Worse A Yiddish Folk Tale by Margot Zemach from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for Preschool-2nd grade 1978 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer, illustrated by Robert McCloskey from Viking Press for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1954 Caldecott Honor Book in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $8.00 (3 in stock)
	Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena 1^st edition from G.P. Putnam's Sons Realistic Fiction for Preschool-3rd grade 2016 Newbery Medal, 2016 Caldecott Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor 2016 in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
	Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard from Dragonfly Books Picture Books for Preschool-2nd grade 1947 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Lon Po Po A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young from PaperStar Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-4th grade 1990 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey from Puffin Books Realistic Animal Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1942 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Many Moons by James Thurber & Louis Slobodkin from Harcourt Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-3rd grade 1944 Caldecott medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.00 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Marguerite de Angeli's Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes by Marguerite de Angeli from Doubleday & Company for Nursery-2nd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $9.00 (5 in stock)
	Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry from Scholastic Reference for Nursery-1st grade Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry from HarperCollins for Nursery-1st grade 1943 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Mei Li by Thomas Handforth Reissue from Doubleday & Company 1939 Caldecott Medal winner in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Mei Li by Thomas Handforth from Doubleday & Company 1939 Caldecott Medal winner in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	More More More, Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade 1991 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe 1^st edition from Amistad Press for 2nd-5th grade 1988 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-6th grade 1996 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Olivia - Board Book by Ian Falconer from Atheneum Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade 2001 Caldecott Honor Book in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Owen by Kevin Henkes 1^st edition from Greenwillow Books for Preschool-1st grade 1994 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Owl Moon by Jane Yolen from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-3rd grade 1988 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (2 in stock)
	Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Bryan Collier from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-4th grade 2006 Caldecott Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges & Trina Schart Hyman from Little, Brown & Company Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 2nd-3rd grade 1985 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness from Henry Holt and Company Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness from Holt, Rinehart and Winston Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young from Puffin Books 1993 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Shadow by Marcia Brown from Charles Scribner's Sons Fairy Tales & Fables for 3rd-5th 1983 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gag from University of Minnesota for Preschool-2nd grade 1939 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin from Houghton Mifflin Biographies of Scientists and Inventors for 1st-3rd grade 1999 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats from Scholastic Inc. Poetry for Kindergarten-2nd grade 1963 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Snowy Day / Un Dia De Nieve English/Spanish Bilingual by Ezra Jack Keats from Penguin Young Readers Poetry for Kindergarten-2nd grade 1963 Caldecott Medal winner in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	So You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George from Philomel Books for 2nd-5th grade 2001 Caldecott Medal winner in American Presidency (Location: HISV-PRE) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	So You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George Reprint from Philomel Books for 2nd-5th grade 2001 Caldecott Medal winner in American Presidency (Location: HISV-PRE) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman from Dragonfly Books for 1st-3rd grade 1989 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 1st-3rd grade 1989 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Stone Soup by Marcia Brown 2^nd edition from Aladdin Paperbacks Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1948 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Story of Jumping Mouse A Native American Legend by John Steptoe from Scholastic Inc. Native American Fable for Preschool-2nd grade 1985 Caldecott Honor Book $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1971 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Stray Dog by Marc Simont from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade 2002 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Swimmy by Leo Lionni from Dragonfly Books for Nursery-1st grade 1964 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig from Scholastic Inc. Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1970 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig from Simon and Schuster Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1970 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (4 in stock)
	Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci First Edition from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1990 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang from Greenwillow Books for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1984 Caldecott Honor book in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC) $9.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh from Simon and Schuster Historical Fiction for 1st-3rd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Pilgrims at Plymouth (Location: HISA-17PIL) $8.99 $5.50 (2 in stock)
	Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh from Simon and Schuster Historical Fiction for 1st-3rd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Pilgrims at Plymouth (Location: HISA-17PIL) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh from InquisiCorp Corporation Historical Fiction for 1st-3rd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Pilgrims at Plymouth (Location: HISA-17PIL) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh, illustrated by Helen Sewell from Charles Scribner's Sons Historical Fiction for 1st-3rd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Thy Friend, Obadiah (hardcover) by Brinton Turkle 1972 Seafarer Edition from Viking Press Realistic Animal Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1970 Caldecott Honor Book in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Tree is Nice by Janice Udry & Marc Simont from HarperCollins Non-fiction for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1957 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Truck by Donald Crews from Scholastic Inc. Picture-only Books for Nursery-Preschool 1981 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool- 3rd Grade 2004 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Tom Bahti from Charles Scribner's Sons for 1st-2nd grade 1973 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1964 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.95 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books Poetry for 1st-3rd grade 1948 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell Reprint from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-3rd grade 1969 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade 1994 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth from Scholastic Press for 1st-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-3rd grade 1996 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.50 (1 in stock)

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