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Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016

The 2016 Randolph Caldecott Medal went to Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall. 4 books were Honor Books.

Winner

  1. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackallsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews and Bryan Colliersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmessource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Waiting by Kevin Henkessource (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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