Caldecott Medal

It tells the famous story of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano through the eyes of a small child. Julian, the bell ringer of the Mission, tells Juan, a young boy who also lives at the Mission, the story of the swallows and how—without anyone really knowing why or how—they return each year from their winter home in South America to San Juan Capistrano in California. Thrilled by the story, Juan makes his own small garden in the hope that at least one family of swallows will nest there when they return.

The animals of the woods wake up to explore the wonder of a flower growing through the snow.

King Darwin, bored with the four elements that fall from the sky, summons his court magicians to derive a fifth. This substance called oobleck, causes great damage and nearly destroys the town of Didd.

Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree.

Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

The memory of the doll Dulcy lost becomes more wonderful and exaggerated each time she talks about it.

Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.

Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.

It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

An assortment of animals introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Depicts a summer storm from the first clap of thunder to the final rainbow.

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

A little boy has an imaginary house where he can draw on walls and bring home a giant.

Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsisters. And how she wishes to go to the prince’s ball! But her sisters delight in telling her that people would only laugh at her at the palace. Fortunately, Cinderella is blessed with a fairy godmother who can turn pumpkins into golden coaches, lizards into footmen, and rags into riches. At the ball, Cinderella will have the most thrilling night of her life—until the stroke of midnight!

A Pilgrim family's struggle to survive in their harsh new homeland culminates in a thanksgiving feast.

Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.

A little girl goes to the meadow to play, but each animal she tries to catch runs away from her--until she sits still by the pond, and they all come back.

A shy mountain boy in Japan is ridiculed by his schoolmates, but they stop when they understand why he is "different.".

A factual account of what trees can mean to a child.

Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftovers, he is shocked! He must provide for his beloved family--but he is determined to find a way to earn his supper. And so he heads for the tasting room at the Duvall Cheese Factory. On each cheese, he leaves a small note--"good," "not so good," "needs orange peel"--and signs his name. When workers at the Duvall factory find his notes in the morning, they are perplexed--but they realize that this mysterious Anatole has an exceptional palate and take his advice. Soon Duvall is making the best cheese in all of Paris! They would like to give Anatole a reward--if only they could find him..

The king offers a prize to anyone who can fool his sharp-sighted guards.

In an animal factory high in the clouds, winged artists invent new animals. One day, an out-of-practice artist tries to invent a lion, with mixed results.

"Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day . . ." So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island from the author of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and, in the end, the peace of the island as the family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.

Anatole is the happiest, most contented mouse in all of Paris. He is Vice-President in charge of Cheese Tasting at Duvall's cheese factory. He works in secret at night--the people at Duvall have no idea their mysterious taster is really a mouse! So M'sieu Duvall thinks nothing of bringing his pet cat to the factory...

A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

Offers advice on how to cope correctly with a variety of common and uncommon social situations.

Momo can't wait to use the red boots and umbrella she received on her birthday. All she needs now is a rainy day! Soft illustrations portray a thoughtful story about patience and growing independence.