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Randolph Caldecott Medal 2025

The 2025 Randolph Caldecott Medal went to Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz. 4 books were Honor Books.

Winner

  1. Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunzsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. My Daddy Is a Cowboy by Stephanie Seales and C.G. Esperanzasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhangsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda 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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