Caldecott Honor Books

These are books that did not win the Caldecott Award, but were given Honor Awards as books of distinction.

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Book cover for "Alexander and the wind-up mouse"
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Alexander, a real mouse, wants to be a toy mouse like his friend Willy until he discovers Willy is to be thrown away. Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.
Book cover for "Alphabet city"
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Photographs of objects in an urban setting present the letters of the alphabet. Paintings of objects in an urban setting present the letters of the alphabet.
Book cover for "Anansi the Spider"
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In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
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Anatole books volume 1.
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A French mouse decides to earn an honest living by tasting the cheese in a cheese factory and leaving notes about its quality.
Book cover for "The boy of the three-year nap"
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A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
Book cover for "The Bremen town musicians"
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A retelling of the Grimm tale in which an old donkey, dog, cat, and rooster, no longer wanted by their masters, set out for Bremen to become musicians.
Book cover for "Casey at the bat"
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The classic American poem, written more than one hundred years ago, is brought to life through a collection of color illustrations and enhanced with biographical and historical notes. An illustrated version of the famous poem.
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Presents an illustrated look at the step-by-step building of a thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral.
Book cover for "A child's calendar"
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A collection of twelve poems describing the activities in a child's life and the changes in the weather as the year moves from January to December.
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"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
Book cover for "Coming on home soon"
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After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.
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An Armenian folktale about two robbers courting the same girl.
Book cover for "Duke Ellington"
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A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Book cover for "Ella Sarah gets dressed"
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Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing.
Book cover for "The emperor and the kite"
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When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, his smallest daughter, whom he has always ignored, uses her kite to save him.
Book cover for "The faithful friend"
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A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
Book cover for "Fly high, fly low"
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Disaster strikes two pigeons when their nest in an electric hotel sign is threatened. Sid, a pigeon, takes up residence in the lower loop of the B on San Francisco's Bay Hotel sign, but he gets a terrible fright when he returns home one evening to find the sign, along with his companion, nest, and two about-to-hatch eggs, has been moved.
Book cover for "Goldilocks and the three bears"
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Three bears return home from a walk to find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.
Book cover for "The graphic alphabet"
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Expanding on traditional alphabet forms for children, the author uses graphic illustrations that retain the natural shape of the letter as well as represent the meaning of the word

20. Harlem

Book cover for "Harlem"
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A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.