Caldecott award

[kawl-di-kuht]

noun

1. an annual award in the U.S. for an outstanding illustrated juvenile book.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caldecott award¹

Named after Randolph Caldecott (1846–86), English illustrator

Example Sentences

Jessica Gelt visited Klassen in his studio and learned why the Caldecott Award winner’s books are so beloved by children.

From Los Angeles Times

Librarians issued warnings—"It is not a book to be left where a sensitive child might come upon it at twilight," one worried—and Sendak won the much-coveted Caldecott Award for the book in 1964.

From Slate

Chris Raschka's "A Ball for Daisy" won the Randolph Caldecott award for best illustrated story.

From Seattle Times

In 1963, the same year that Madeleine L’Engle won the Newbery for “A Wrinkle in Time,” “The Snowy Day” won the Caldecott Award for the most distinguished picture book.

From New York Times

Then Allegorist Bemelmans proudly displayed the Caldecott Award, which the unsuspecting American Library Association had just bestowed on Madeline as the best children's book of the year.

From Time Magazine Archive