Kate Greenaway Medal Award Winners, 1956- Present
The Kate Greenaway Medal, established in 1956 in honor of the children's book illustrator Kate Greenaway, is an annual award that is presented to an illustrator of children's literature in the UK who exhibits outstanding work. The winner of the award receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to the library of their choice.
A listing of the Kate Greenaway Medal winners housed in the Curriculum Materials/Media Center is below. These books are organized according to the Library of Congress system of classification.
| Award Date | Title/ Author and Illustrator | Call Number |
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2011 |
PZ7 .B1782 FAR 2010 |
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2010 |
Harry & Hopper / Wild, Margaret. One day when Harry comes home from school, his faithful companion Hopper isn't there to greet him, in a touching story about the process of healing after losing a beloved pet. |
PZ7 .W64574 HAR 2011 |
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2009 |
Harris finds his feet / Catherine Rayner. Harris, a very small hare with very big feet, has an elderly Grandad who teaches him the many uses of big, strong feet and other important life lessons. |
PZ7 .R2297 HAR 2008 |
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2008 |
Little Mouse's big book of fears / Emily Gravett. Little Mouse draws pictures of some of the many things he is afraid of, including creepy crawlies, sharp knives, and having accidents, and provides the correct scientific name for each of his fears. |
PZ7.G77577 EM 2008 |
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2007 |
The adventures of the dish and the spoon / Mini Grey Having run away together, the Dish and the Spoon from the nursery rhyme "The Cat and the Fiddle" become vaudeville stars before turning to a life of crime. |
PZ7 .G873 AD 2006 |
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2005 |
PZ7 .G72 WO 2005 |
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2004 |
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver / retold by Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Chris Riddell The voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants. |
PZ7.J41733 GU 2004 |
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2003 |
Ella's big chance : a Jazz-Age Cinderella / written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy. |
PZ8.H873 EL 2004 |
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2002 |
Jethro Byrd, fairy child / Bob Graham Annabelle finds a family of fairies in the cement and weeds, and they sing and dance for her when she gives them tea. |
PZ7.G7516665 JE 2002 |
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2001 |
Pirate diary : the journal of Jake Carpenter / Richard Platt ; illustrated by Chris Riddell |
PZ7.P71295 PI 2001 |
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2000 |
I will never not ever eat a tomato / Lauren Child A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter. |
PZ7.C4383 IL 2000 |
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1999 |
Alice's adventures in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters. |
PZ7.C234937 AL 1999 |
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1998 |
The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them. |
PZ7.C78555 PU 1999 |
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1997 |
When Jessie came across the sea / Amy Hest ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too. |
PZ7 .H4375 WF 1997 |
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1996 |
The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed / Helen Cooper |
On Order |
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1995 |
The Christmas miracle of Jonathan Toomey / Susan Wojciechowski ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch The widow McDowell and her seven-year-old son Thomas ask the gruff Jonathan Toomey, the best wood-carver in the valley, to carve the figures for a Christmas creche. |
PZ7 .W8183 CH 1995 |
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1994 |
Way Home / Gregory Rogers |
Not in collection |
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1993 |
Black ships before Troy : the story of the Iliad / Rosemary Sutcliff ; illustrated by Alan Lee Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy. |
BL793.T7 S88 1993 |
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1992 |
Zoo / Anthony Brown |
On Order |
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1991 |
The Jolly Christmas Postman / Janet Ahlberg. A Jolly Postman delivers Christmas cards to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, and the Three Bears. Each card may be removed from its envelope page and read separately. |
PZ8.3 .A278 JN 1991 |
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1990 |
The whales' song / by Dyan Sheldon ; paintings by Gary Blythe Enthralled by her grandmother's story of seeing and hearing whales singing in the sea long ago, Lilly hopes to see them herself and to hear their mysterious songs. |
PZ 7 .S54144 WH 1991 |
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1989 |
PR6056.O675 Z47 2006 |
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1988 |
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? / Barbara Firth. When bedtime comes Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until Big Bear brings him lights and love. |
PZ7 .W1137 CAN 1999 |
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1987 |
Crafty Chameleon / Adrienne Kenneway. A chameleon bedeviled by a leopard and a crocodile uses his wits to get them to leave him alone. |
PZ7 .M975 CR 2004 |
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1986 |
Snow White in New York / Fiona French A modern version of the classic fairy tale. Snow White lives in New York and is a singer with seven jazzmen. |
PZ8.3.F907 SN 1995 |
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1985 |
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady / Juan Wijingaard |
Not in collection |
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1984 |
Hiawatha's Childhood / Errol Le Cain |
Not in collection |
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1983 |
Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo. |
PZ7 .B81984 GO 1983 |
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1982 |
The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Puss in boots -- Bluebeard -- The foolish wishes -- Beauty and the beast -- The fairies -- Hop o'my thumb -- Donkey-skin -- Ricky with the tuft -- Cinderella Sweetheart. |
PZ8 .S383 1984 |
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1981 |
The highwayman / by Alfred Noyes ; illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak Returning by moonlight to the inn where his true love, the landlord's daughter, awaits him, the highwayman is unaware that the king's soldiers also lie in wait for him, concealed in the girl's bedroom. |
PR6027 .08 H5 1983 |
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1980 |
Mr. Magnolia / Quentin Blake |
Not in collection |
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1979 |
The Haunted House / Jan Pienkowski. Strange happenings occur while visiting a haunted house. |
PZ8.9 .P53 |
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1978 |
Each peach pear plum : an "I spy" story / Janet and Allan Ahlberg Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters. |
PZ8.3 .A278 EAC 1979 |
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1977 |
A youngster is upset by the loss of his favorite stuffed dog. |
PZ7 .H87395 DO 1988 |
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1976 |
The post office cat / written and illustrated by Gail E. Haley Searching for a home, Clarence the cat arrives at the local post office at an opportune time. |
PZ7 .H1383 PO |
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1975 |
Horses in Battle and Mishka / Victor Ambrus |
Not in collection |
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1974 |
A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. |
PZ8.3 .H965 WI |
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1973 |
Father Christmas/Briggs, Raymond Pictures and brief text follow a rather disgruntled Santa Claus on his annual rounds. |
PZ7 .B7646 FAT3 |
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1972 |
The Woodcutter's Duck / Krystyna Turska |
Not in collection |
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1971 |
The Kingdom Under the Sea / Jan Pienkowski |
Not in collection |
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1970 |
Mr. Gumpy's Outing / John Burningham. Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs. |
PZ7 .B936 MI3 |
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1969 |
The Quangle Wangle's Hat and the Dragon of an Ordinary Family / Helen Oxenbury |
Not in collection |
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1968 |
Dictionary of Chivalry / Pauline Baynes |
Not in collection |
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1967 |
Charlotte and the Golden Canary / Charles Keeping |
Not in collection |
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1966 |
PZ8.3 .M85 BQ2 |
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1965 |
The Three Poor Tailors / Victor Ambrus |
Not in collection |
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1964 |
Shakespeare's Theatre / C.W. Hodges |
Not in collection |
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1963 |
Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers / John Burningham |
Not in collection |
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1962 |
A.B.C./ Brian Widsmith |
Not in collection |
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1961 |
Mrs. Cockle's Cat /Antony Maitland |
Not in collection |
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1960 |
Old Winkle and the Seagulls / Gerald Rose |
Not in collection |
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1959 |
Kashtanka and A Bundle of Ballads / William Stobbs |
Not in collection |
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1958 |
Prize withheld as no book considered suitable |
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1957 |
Mrs. Easter and the Storks / V.H. Drummond |
Not in collection |
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1956 |
Tim All Alone / Edward Ardizzone |
Not in collection |