Caldecott Award Winners

Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity...

A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. Officer Buckle discoveres his tips are not as successfully received by his audience without Gloria, who pantomimes his advice while he talks. And Gloria has nothing to demostrate without Officer Buckle's narration. They need each other to make a successful presentation.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances.

A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well. Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, live in a single room on the West Side. They eat together, they work together, they do everything together. So what's the problem? Their room is crowded and cramped; their life is an endless struggle. Al and...