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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Description:
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 "The amazing bone"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.
Book cover for "Ben's trumpet"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
Book cover for "A chair for my mother"
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Book cover for "A child's good night book"
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Average Rating:
2 stars
Description:
Animals, people, and things become quiet and sleep when night comes.
Book cover for "Click, clack, moo"
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Book cover for "Free fall"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
Book cover for "The garden of Abdul Gasazi"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When the dog he is caring for runs away from Alan into the forbidden garden of a retired dog-hating magician, a spell seems to be cast over the contrary dog.
Book cover for "Goggles!"
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Average Rating:
1.5 stars
Description:
Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lensless motorcycle goggles.
Book cover for "The grey lady and the strawberry snatcher"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
In this story without words, an old woman is pursued by a strange man with a passion for strawberries.
Book cover for "Have you seen my duckling?"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Book cover for "King Bidgood's in the bathtub"
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Book cover for "On Market Street"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.

14. Owen

Book cover for "Owen"
Star rating for Owen
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
Book cover for "Paddle-to-the-Sea"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
A toy Indian and his canoe travel from Lake Nipigon to the Atlantic Ocean. A toy Indian in a toy canoe takes a journey of several hundred miles through the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and Niagara Falls before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
Book cover for "The paperboy"
Star rating for The paperboy
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.

17. Snow

Book cover for "Snow"
Star rating for Snow
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

18. Truck

Book cover for "Truck"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Follows the journey of a truck from loading to unloading.
Book cover for "Umbrella"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The excitement of a three-year-old as she finally uses her new umbrella and red boots
Book cover for "When I was young in the mountains"
Star rating for When I was young in the mountains
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Reminiscences of the pleasures of life in the mountains as a child.