1969-1960 Caldecott Medal Award Winning Books

1969

• The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz**
• Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell and illustrated by Blair Lent

1968

• Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley and illustrated by Ed Emberly**
• Frederick written and illustrated by Leo Lionni
• Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Ed Young
• Seashore Story written and illustrated by Taro Yashima

1967

• Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine written and illustrated by Evaline Ness**
• One Wide River to Cross by Barbara Emberly and
  illustrated by Ed Emberly

1966

• Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas and
  illustrated by Nonny Hogrogrian**
• Tom Tit Tot written and illustrated by Evaline Ness
• Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Robert Duvoisin
• Just Me by Marie Hall Ets

1965

• May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice De Regniers and
  illustrated by Ben Montesor**
• The Wave by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Blair Lent
• Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer and
  illustrated by Marvin Ehleck
• A Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca Caudill and illustrated by Evaline Ness

1964

• Where the Wild Things Are written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak**
• Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes written and illustrated by Philip Reed
• All in the Morning Early by Evaline Ness
• Swimmy written and illustrated by Leo Lionni

1963

• The Snowy Day written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats**
• The Sun is a Golden Earring by Natalia Belting and
  illustrated by Bernarda Bryson
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow and
  illustrated by Maurice Sendak

1962

• Once a Mouse written and illustrated by Marcia Brown**
• Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier
• Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik and
  illustrated by Maurice Sendak
• Day We Saw the Sun Come Up by Alice E. Doudey and
  illustrated by Adrienne Adams

1961

• Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins and
  illustrated by Nocholas Sidakov**
• Inch by Inch written and illustrated by Leo Lionni

1960

• Nine Days to Christmas written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets**
• The Moon Jumpers by Janice Udry and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
• Houses from the Sea by Alice Goudey and illustrated by Adrienne Adams

** award winner