Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016
Awards
Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016
The Randolph Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. During 2013, children's picturebook lovers everywhere celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott Award.
- The winner for the Randolph Caldecott Medal is FINDING WINNIE: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear illustrated by Sophie Blackall and written by Lindsay Mattick.
Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named: TROMBONE SHORTY, illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Troy Andrews; WAITING, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes; VOICE OF FREEDOM: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement illustrated by Ekua Holmes and written by Carole Boston Weatherford; and LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET, illustrated by Christian Robinson and written by Matt de le Peña.
