2006 The Hello, Goodbye Window
Written by Norton Juster; illustrated by Chris Raschka
The story of a little girl who finds a magic gateway in the kitchen window of her grandparents' house, and the voyage of discovery she takes.

2005 - Kitten's First Full Moon
Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

2004 - The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Written by Mordicai Gerstein
In 1974 French trapeze artist Philippe Petit walked a tightrope suspended between the towers before they were completed. Gerstein's simple words and dramatic ink-and-oil paintings capture the exhilarating feats, the mischief, and the daring of the astonishing young acrobat.

2003 - My Friend Rabbit
Written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann
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.

2002 - The Three Pigs
Written and illustrated by David Wiesner
A tale of the three pigs as they escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon and a dragon.

2001 - So You Want to Be President?
Illustrated by David Small
Hilariously illustrated by Caldecott honor-winning artist David Small, this celebration of the U.S. Presidency shows us the foibles, quirks and the humanity of forty-one men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.

2000 - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

1999 - Snowflake Bentley
Wilson Bentley, a boy who loved snow more than anything in the world, is determined that one day his camera will capture the extraordinary and unique beauty of snowflakes.

1998 - Rapunzel
retold and illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky
A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

1997 - Golem
illus. by David Wiesniewski
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

1996 - Officer Buckle and Gloria
illus. by Peggy Rathmann
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
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1995 - Smoky Night
illus. by David Diaz
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

1994 - Grandfather’s Journey
illus. by Allen Say
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.

1993 - Mirette on the High Wire
illus. by Emily Arnold McCully
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother’s boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

1992 - Tuesday
illus. by David Wiesner
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

1991 - Black and White
illus. by David Macaulay
Four brief “stories” about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

1990 - Lon Po Po
illus. by Ed Young
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

1989 - Song and Dance Man
illus. by Stephen Gammell
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

1988 - Owl Moon
illus. by John Schoenherr
On a winter’s night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

1987 - Hey, Al
illus. by Richard Egielski

1986 - Polar Express
illus. by Chris Van Allsburg
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

1985 - St. George and the Dragon
illus. by Trina Schart Hyman
Retells the segment from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

1984 - The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
illus. by Alice Provensen
Captures the excitement of Louis Bleriot’s 1909 flight across the English Channel. Animates illustrations from the book through the filmograph technique.

1983 - Shadow
illus. by Marcia Brown

1982 - Jumanji
illus. by Chris Van Allsburg
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game
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1981 - Fables
illus. by Arnold Lobel
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

1980 - Ox-Cart Man
illus. by Barbara Cooney
Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

1979 - The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
illus. by Paul Goble
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

1978 - Noah’s Ark
illus. by Peter Spier
Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah’s ark and thereby survived the Flood.

1977 - Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.

1976 - Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears
illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Reveals the meaning of the mosquito’s buzz.

1975 - Arrow to the Sun
illus. by Gerald McDermott
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

1974 - Duffy and the Devil
illus. by Margot Zemach
The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire’s name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil’s name.

1973 - The Funny Little Woman
illus. by Blair Lent
While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.

1972 - One Fine Day
illus. by Nonny Hogrogian
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

1971 - A Story - A Story
illus. by Gail E. Haley
Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called “Spider Stories.”

1970 - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
illus. by William Steig
In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

1969 - The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
illus. by Uri Shuleritz
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck.

1968 - Drummer Hoff
illus. by Ed Emberley
A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

1967 - Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine>
illus. by Evaline Ness
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.

1966 - Always Room for One More
illus. by Nonny Hogrogian
In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.

1965 - May I Bring a Friend
illus. by Beni Montresor
A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

1964 - Where the Wild Things Are
illus. by Maurice Sendak
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

1963 - The Snowy Day
illus. by Jack Ezra Keats
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

1962 - Once a Mouse
illus. by Marcia Brown
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit’s pet also becomes increasingly vain.

1961 - Baboushka and the Three Kings
illus. by Nicolas Sidjokov
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

1960 - Nine Days to Christmas
illus. by Maria Ets
Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.

1959 - Chanticleer and the Fox
illus. by Barbara Cooney
A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

1958 - Time of Wonder
illus. by Robert McCloskey
Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

1957 - A Tree is Nice
illus. by Marc Simont
Briefly describes the value of a tree.

1956 - Frog Went A-Courtin’
illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.

1955 - Cinderella
illus. by Marcia Brown
A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.

1954 - Madeline’s Rescue
illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

1953 - The Biggest Bear
illus. by Lynd Ward
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family’s barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.

1952 - Finders Keepers
illus. by Nicolas Mordvinoff
Two dogs who have found a bone can't decide who should eat it.

1951 - The Egg Tree
illus. by Katherine Milhous

1950 - Song of the Swallows
illus. by Leo Politi

1949 - The Big Snow
illus. by Berta & Elmer Haders
Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

1948 - White Snow, Bright Snow
illus. by Roger Duvoisin

1947 - The Little Island
illus. by Leonard Weisgard
When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.

1946 - The Rooster Crows
illus. by Maud & Misha Petershams
A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes.

1945 - Prayer For a Child
illus. by Elizabeth Jones
An illustrated bedtime prayer which gives thanks for the many aspects of a child’s world.

1944 - Many Moons
illus. by Louis Slobodkin
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore’s wish for the moon.

1943 - The Little House
illus. by Virginia Burton
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

1942 - Make Way For Ducklings
illus. by Robert McCloskey
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

1941 - They Were Strong and Good
illus. by Robert Lawson
Relates the story of the author’s grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

1940 - Abraham Lincoln
illus. by Ingri & Edgar d'Aulaires
Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.

1939 - Mei Li
illus. by Thomas Handforth
After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year’s Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God.

1938 - Animals of the Bible
illus. by Dorothy Lathrop