Caldecott Medal Winners for Grades 1-2

Inspire your early readers with picture books that won the national award of distinction for illustration.

Click, Clack, Moo

by Doreen Cronin

Farmer Brown's cows like to type! All day long he hears "Click, clack, moo, click, clack, moo, clickety, clack, moo." But his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes regarding...

Click, Clack series

Coming on Home Soon

by Jacqueline Woodson

Ada Ruth's mother has to leave. She is moving to Chicago because she hears there are jobs available while the men are at war. She promises to write often and send money. But the letters don't come,...

Frog and Toad Are Friends

by Arnold Lobel

Five tales recount the adventures of two best friends, Frog and Toad, who swim together, tell stories to each other, and have many fun times.

Frog and Toad series: book 1

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

After raising her ducklings on a secluded island, Mrs. Mallard leads them to the Boston Public Garden to eat peanuts.

Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

A boy in the city plays in the snow on a very snowy day in this Caldecott Medal winner.

The Stray Dog

by Marc Simont

A city family spots a stray while picnicking in the country but goes home without the dog. Unable to stop thinking about him, they return just as a dogcatcher is closing in — and so they claim him...

Swimmy

by Leo Lionni

A little black fish in a school of red fish discovers a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

by Steve Jenkins

Steve Jenkins and Robin Page present a wonderfully descriptive picture of how animals use their noses, mouths, tails, and feet.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

by Verna Aardema

A wonderful rendition of the legend of the mosquito who tells a tale that sets off a disastrous chain reaction in the jungle.

Yo! Yes?

by Chris Raschka

Raschka's Caldecott Honor Book which captures the street poetry between two boys is now available for the first time in a Scholastic Bookshelf paperback version.

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