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Randolph Caldecott Medal 2021

The 2021 Randolph Caldecott Medal went to We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade. 4 books were Honor Books.

Winner

  1. We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goadesource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott and Noa Denmonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrerasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Outside In by Deborah Underwood and Cindy Derbysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham, Karim Shamsi-Basha and Yuko Shimizusource (opens in a new tab)

About the Randolph Caldecott Medal

Medal and Honor Books from the ALSC list of Caldecott winners and honors, 1938-present. Author field names the writer, then the illustrator when different, as credited.

Organization: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association). Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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