The Kate Greenaway Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the

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(CILIP) which inherited it from the Library Association. The Medal is named after the 19th-century English illustrator of children's books Kate Greenaway (1846–1901). It was established in 1955 and inaugurated next year for 1955 publications, but no work was considered suitable. The first Medal was awarded in 1957 to Edward Ardizzone for ''Tim All Alone'' (Oxford, 1956), which he also wrote. That first Medal was dated 1956. Only since 2007 the Medal is dated by its presentation during the year following publication. The Greenaway is a companion to the Carnegie Medal which recognises one outstanding work of writing for children and young adults (conferred upon the author). Nominated books must be first published in the U.K. during the preceding school year (September to August), with English-language text if any. The award by CILIP is a gold Medal and £500 worth of books donated to the illustrator's chosen library. Since 2000 there is also a £5000 cash prize from a bequest by the children's book collector Colin Mears.

Rules

Library and information professionals (

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) nominate books in September and October, after the close of the publication year. A panel of 12 children's librarians in CILIP's youth interest group (YLG) judges both the Carnegie and Greenaway books. Currently the shortlist is announced in March and the winner in June, between nine and 21 months after first U.K. publication. Candidates must be published in the U.K. during the preceding year (September to August). They must be published for young people, and published in the U.K. originally or within three months in case of co-publication. English must be the language of any text, or one of dual languages. "All categories of illustrated books for children and young people are eligible." CILIP specifies numerous points of artistic style, format, and visual experience, and also "synergy of illustration and text" that should be considered "where applicable". Furthermore, "The whole work should provide pleasure from a stimulating and satisfying visual experience which leaves a lasting impression. Illustrated work needs to be considered primarily in terms of its graphic elements, and where text exists particular attention should be paid to the synergy between the two."

Winners

Through 2021 there have been 65 Greenaway Medals awarded in 66 years, covering 1955 to 2020 publications approximately. No eligible book published in 1955 or 1958 was considered suitable. From 2007 the medals are dated by the year of presentation; previously by the calendar year of British publication, which then defined the eligible works. ::* named to the 50th Anniversary Top Ten in 2007.

Winners of multiple awards

Only one illustrator,

Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...

, has won three Greenaway Medals. Fourteen other illustrators have won two of the 64 Greenaway Medals awarded through 2021. The first winner of two Medals was

John Burningham John Burningham (27 April 1936 – 4 January 2019) was an English author and illustrator of children's books, especially picture books for young children. He lived in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, another illustrator. His last publis ...

, 1963 and 1970. The most recent is

Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Early life and education Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801) ...

in 2018 and 2021. Only ''

A Monster Calls ''A Monster Calls'' is a low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness (from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd) illustrated by Jim Kay and published by Walker in 2011. Set in present-day England, it features a boy who struggles ...

'' (Walker Books, 2011), by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay, has won both the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for writing and illustration (2012). In 2014, ''This Is Not My Hat'' by

Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...

won both the Greenaway Medal and the American

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, which recognises a

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illustrated by a U.S. citizen or resident. This is the first time the same book has won both medals."Historic Kate Greenaway Medal win for Jon Klassen's This is Not My Hat"
Walker Books (walker.co.uk). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29. The recently common practice of co-publication makes a double win possible. Indeed, ''This Is Not My Hat'' was released in Britain and America on the same day, 9 October 2012, by

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and its American subsidiary

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.''This Is Not My Hat''
(hardcover). Walker Books. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

Gail E. Haley Gail E. Haley (born November 4, 1939) is an American writer and illustrator. She has won the annual awards for children's book illustration from both the American and British librarians, for two different picture books. She won the 1971 Caldecot ...

was the first illustrator to win both medals, albeit for different works: the 1971 Caldecott for '' A Story a Story'' (1970) and the 1976 Greenaway for ''The Post Office Cat''. She also wrote both books.

Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...

, who won the 1969 and 1999 medals, was also a "Highly Commended" runner-up four times from 1989 to 1994; the distinction was used 31 times in 29 years to 2002 and no other illustrator was highly commended more than twice. Michael Foreman, who won the 1982 and 1989 medals, was highly commended once and four times a "Commended" runner-up, a distinction used 68 times in 44 years to 2002. Walker Books, based in London, with American subsidiary Candlewick Press in

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, has published 10 of the 30 Greenaway Medal-winning works from 1985 to 2014.

50-year ''Greenaway of Greenaways'' (2007)

For the 50th anniversary, CILIP posted online information about all of the winning works (1955–2005) and conducted a poll to identify the nation's favourite Kate Greenaway Medalist. The winner was announced 21 June 2007 at the

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. By less than one percentage point ''Dogger'', illustrated and written by Shirley Hughes (1977), outpolled ''Each Peach Pear Plum'' illustrated by Janet Ahlberg and written by Allan Ahlberg (1978). The nation, and international voters too, considered a ballot or all-time shortlist comprising ten of the 53 Medal-winning works, selected by six "children's book experts". 50th Anniversary. Press Desk, Releases for Anniversary (20 April 2007). The panel provided annotations including recommended ages that range from 1+ to 10+ years; age 4+ for the winner. 50th Anniversary Top Ten * Janet Ahlberg, ''Each Peach Pear Plum'' (Kestrel, 1978), written by Allan Ahlberg * Edward Ardizzone, '' Tim All Alone'' (Oxford, 1956) *

Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...

, '' Mr Magnolia'' (Jonathan Cape, 1980) *

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

, ''

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'' (Hamish Hamilton, 1973) * Anthony Browne, ''

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'' (Julia MacRae, 1983) *

, '' Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers'' (Jonathan Cape, 1963) *

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, '' I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato'' (Orchard, 2000) *

Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...

, '' Dogger'' (Bodley Head, 1977) *

Charles Keeping Charles William James Keeping (22 September 1924 – 16 May 1988) was an English people, English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He made the illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he creat ...

, ''The Highwayman'' (Oxford, 1981), an edition of the 1906 poem by Alfred Noyes *

, ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (Walker, 1999), an edition of the 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll

Shortlists

Headings give the official award dates: years of publication before 2006; years of presentation after 2006. ;1954 Carnegie Medal Illustrator Harold Jones received a Special Commendation for the 1954 Carnegie Medal, for his part in ''Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes'', compiled by Kathleen Lines (Oxford) — a 180-page collection named for "

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", which Oxford University Press has reprinted many times. It was "a major reason" for the Library Association to establish the Kate Greenaway Medal that year. No 1955 work was judged worthy in 1956, so the Greenaway was actually inaugurated one year later, recognising a 1956 publication.

1955 to 1994

Prior to 1995 these listings cover only the Medalist and known Highly Commended (+) or Commended (–) books. 1955 (no Medal) : 1956 Edward Ardizzone, ''Tim All Alone'' (Oxford) @ : Ardizzone had inaugurated the Tim series in 1936 with ''Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain'' (Oxford); its last sequel was ''Ships Cook Ginger'' (1977). ''Tim All Alone'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. 1957 V. H. Drummond, ''Mrs Easter and the Storks'' (Faber) @ : 1958 (no Medal) : No work was considered suitable, the second and last time. 1959 William Stobbs, ''Kashtanka'' (Oxford), by Anton Chekhov (1887)
and ''A Bundle of Ballads'' (Oxford), by

Ruth Manning-Sanders Ruth Manning-Sanders (21 August 1886 – 12 October 1988) was an English poet and author born in Wales, known for a series of children's books for which she collected and related fairy tales worldwide. She published over 90 books in her lifeti ...

from the

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(19th century collection) :– Edward Ardizzone, ''Titus in Trouble'' (Bodley Head), by James Reeves :–

Gerald Rose Gerald Hembdon Seymour Rose (born 1935) is a British illustrator of children's books. He won the 1960 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject, for ''Old Win ...

, ''Wuffles Goes To Town'' (Faber), by Elizabeth Rose The 1959 medal recognised two books, the first of four such occasions to 1982. Two runners-up were "Commended", a new distinction that would be used 99 times in 44 years to 2002, including 31 "Highly Commended" books that were named beginning 1974. 1960

, ''Old Winkle and the Seagulls'' (Faber), by Elizabeth Rose : (no commendations) 1961 Antony Maitland, ''Mrs Cockle's Cat'' (Constable; Longman), by

Philippa Pearce Ann Philippa Pearce OBE (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books. Best known of them is the time-slip novel ''Tom's Midnight Garden'', which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as ...

: (no commendations) 1962 Brian Wildsmith, ''ABC'' (Oxford) @ :– Carol Barker, ''Achilles the Donkey'' (Dobson), by

H. E. Bates Herbert Ernest Bates (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974), better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer. His best-known works include ''Love for Lydia'', '' The Darling Buds of May'', and '' My Uncle Silas''. Early life H.E. Bates was ...

''ABC'' was Wildsmith's first book, an

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without any words, commissioned by Mabel George at Oxford. 1963

, '' Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers'' (Jonathan Cape) @ :–

Victor Ambrus Victor Ambrus (born László Győző Ambrus, 19 August 1935 – 10 February 2021) was a Hungarian-born British illustrator of history, folk tales, and animal story books. He also became known from his appearances on the Channel 4 television ...

, ''The Royal Navy'' (Oxford), by Peter Dawlish :– Victor Ambrus, ''A Time of Trial'' (Oxford), by Hester Burton :– Brian Wildsmith, ''The Lion and the Rat: A Fable'' (Oxford), by Jean de La Fontaine (1668), from Aesop (6th century BCE) :– Brian Wildsmith, ''Oxford Book of Poetry for Children'' (Oxford), ed.

Edward Blishen Edward Blishen (29 April 1920 – 13 December 1996) was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, illustrated by Charles Keeping, and pub ...

''Borka'' was Burningham's first book as an author or illustrator and it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. 1964

C. Walter Hodges Cyril Walter Hodges (18 March 1909 – 26 November 2004) was an English artist and writer best known for illustrating children's books and for helping to recreate Elizabethan theatre. He won the annual Greenaway Medal for British children's boo ...

, ''Shakespeare's Theatre'' (Oxford) @ —nonfiction :–

, ''Fee Fi Fo Fum'' (Hamish Hamilton) @ :–

, for work in general :–

William Papas William "Bill" Papas (15 July 1927 – 19 June 2000) was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolourist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for ''The Guardian'', ''The Sunday Times'' and ''Punch''. His wor ...

, for work in general Hodges was a freelance illustrator, a lover of theatre, and an authority on theatre construction in Shakespeare's time. ''Shakespeare's Theatre'' was the first nonfiction book cited for the medal. Ambrus and Papas received the first and only commendations for "work in general". 1965

, ''The Three Poor Tailors'' (Oxford; Hamish Hamilton) @ : (no commendations) ''The Three Poor Tailors'' was the first-published book written by Ambrus, who had illustrated dozens of fiction and nonfiction books for Oxford since immigrating from Hungary via Austria. 1966

, ''Mother Goose Treasury'' (Hamish Hamilton), traditional :–

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, ''The Story of Saul the King'' (Constable; Oxford), abridged from

Helen Waddell Helen Jane Waddell (31 May 1889 – 5 March 1965) was an Irish poet, translator and playwright. She was a recipient of the Benson Medal. Biography She was born in Tokyo, the tenth and youngest child of Hugh Waddell, a Presbyterian minister ...

, ''Stories from Holy Writ'' (1949) 1967

, ''Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary'' (Oxford) @ :–

, ''The Church'' (Oxford), by

Geoffrey Moorhouse Geoffrey Moorhouse, FRGS, FRSL, D.Litt. (29 November 1931 – 26 November 2009) was an English journalist and author. He was born Geoffrey Heald in Bolton and took his stepfather's surname. He attended Bury Grammar School. He began writing as a ...

:– William Papas, ''No Mules'' (Oxford) @ :– Brian Wildsmith, ''Birds'' (Oxford) @ 1968

Pauline Baynes Pauline Diana Baynes (9 September 1922 – 1 August 2008) was an English illustrator, author and commercial artist. She contributed drawings and paintings to more than 200 books, mostly in the children's genre. She was the first illustrat ...

, ''A Dictionary of Chivalry'' (Longman), by Grant Uden —reference :– Gaynor Chapman, ''The Luck Child: Based on a story of the Brothers Grimm'' (Hamish Hamilton), based on

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:–

, ''Flutes and Cymbals: Poetry for the Young'' (Bodley Head), compiled by Leonard Clark :–

, ''A Letter from India'' (Oxford) @ —information book :– William Papas, ''A Letter from Israel'' (Oxford) @ —information book :– William Papas, ''Taresh the tea planter'' (Oxford) @ Baynes alone has won the medal for illustrating a reference book; only a few nonfiction or fictionalised information books have been cited. The distinguished runners-up (–) were called "Honours" rather than "Commended" for 1968, 1969, and perhaps 1970. 1969

, ''The Quangle Wangle's Hat'' (Heinemann; Franklin Watts), by Edward Lear (late 19th century)
and ''The Dragon of an Ordinary Family'' (Heinemann), by

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:– Errol Le Cain, ''The Cabbage Princess'' (Faber) @ :–

, ''Joseph's Yard'' (Longman) @ The distinguished runners-up (–) were called "Honours" again. 1970

, '' Mr Gumpy's Outing'' (Jonathan Cape) @ :–

, ''

The God Beneath the Sea ''The God Beneath the Sea'' is a children's novel based on Greek mythology, written by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen, illustrated by Charles Keeping, and published by Longman in 1970. It was awarded the annual Carnegie Medal (Garfield & Blis ...

'' (Longman), by

Leon Garfield Leon Garfield FRSL (14 July 1921 – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction. He is best known for children's historical novels, though he also wrote for adults. He wrote more than thirty books and scripted '' Shakespeare: The Animated Ta ...

and

:–

Jan Pieńkowski Jan Michał Pieńkowski (8 August 1936 – 19 February 2022) was a Polish-born British author of children's books—as illustrator, as writer, and as designer of movable books. He is best known for illustrating the ''Meg and Mog'' picture book ...

, ''The Golden Bird'' (J. M. Dent), by Edith Brill :– Krystyna Turska, ''Pegasus'' (Hamish Hamilton), the myth of Pegasus and Bellerophon retold by Turska Burningham became the first to win two medals, 1963 and 1970, one year after his wife Helen Oxenbury won her first of two. As of 2012 fourteen illustrators have won two Greenaways, none three. Garfield and Blishen won the companion Carnegie Medal for ''The God Beneath the Sea''. (For more than fifty years until 2012, no single book won both of the CILIP awards.) 1971

, ''The Kingdom under the Sea and other stories'' (Jonathan Cape), retold by

Joan Aiken Joan Delano Aiken (4 September 1924 – 4 January 2004) was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternative history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature. For ''The ...

:–

, ''The Sultan's Bath'' (Oxford) @ :– Brian Wildsmith, ''The Owl and the Woodpecker'' (Oxford) @ (One source calls these two runners-up "Highly Commended". They would be the first.) 1972 Krystyna Turska, ''The Woodcutter's Duck'' (Hamish Hamilton) @ :– Carol Barker, ''King Midas and the Golden Touch'' (Franklin Watts), a version of the Midas myth :–

, ''Snail and Caterpillar'' (Longman), by Helen Piers :– Antony Maitland, ''The Ghost Downstairs'' (Longman), by

1973

, ''

'' (Hamish Hamilton) @ :–

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, ''King Tree'' (Oxford) @ :–

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, ''My Brother Sean'' (Bodley Head), by Petronella Breinburg Briggs introduced the grumpy old man with a challenging, lonely job, to be continued in ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' ( ). ''Father Christmas'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. 1974
Pat Hutchins Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, Actor and broadcaster. She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for her book ''The Wind Blew''. On sc ...
, ''The Wind Blew'' (Bodley Head) @ :–
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, ''Anno's Alphabet'' (Bodley Head) @ :+
Charles Keeping Charles William James Keeping (22 September 1924 – 16 May 1988) was an English people, English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He made the illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he creat ...
, ''Railway Passage'' (Oxford) @ ''The Wind Blew'' has been called informative, meteorological poetry. (According to answers.com citing Gale Biographies, ''Anno's Alphabet'' was ineligible for the medal, with its Japanese author and original publisher.) 1975
Victor Ambrus Victor Ambrus (born László Győző Ambrus, 19 August 1935 – 10 February 2021) was a Hungarian-born British illustrator of history, folk tales, and animal story books. He also became known from his appearances on the Channel 4 television ...
, ''Horses in Battle'' (Oxford) @
and ''Mishka'' (Oxford) @ :–
Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...
, ''Helpers'' (Bodley Head) @ :– Errol Le Cain, ''Thorn Rose, or the Sleeping Beauty'' (Faber), from
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Ambrus won his second medal. ''Horses in Battle'', nonfiction or fictionalised history, is the latest "information book" to be cited except for one, ''Pirate Diary'' (2001). 1976
Gail E. Haley Gail E. Haley (born November 4, 1939) is an American writer and illustrator. She has won the annual awards for children's book illustration from both the American and British librarians, for two different picture books. She won the 1971 Caldecot ...
, ''The Post Office Cat'' (Bodley Head) @ :+
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, ''The Church Mice Adrift'' (Macmillan) @ —fifth of 12 Church Mice books :+ Maureen Roffey, ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor'' (Bodley Head), by
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:+ Joanna Troughton, ''How the Birds Changed Their Feathers'' (Blackie, Folk Tales of the World), retold and illustrated by Troughton @ Haley had won the 1971 Caldecott Medal (U.S.) and moved to the U.K. in 1973. No one else has won both medals, which CILIP rules and co-publication enable in the 21st century. 1977
Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...
, '' Dogger'' (Bodley Head) @ :– Janet Ahlberg, ''Burglar Bill'' (Heinemann), by Allan Ahlberg :–
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, ''Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady'' (Macmillan) @ ''Dogger'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007, and was voted the public favourite from that slate. 1978 Janet Ahlberg, ''Each Peach Pear Plum'' (Kestrel), by Allan Ahlberg :+
Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...
, ''
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'' (Hamish Hamilton) @ —no text :– Michael Foreman, ''Popular Folk Tales'' (Gollancz), newly translated from
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by
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:– Errol Le Cain, ''The Twelve Dancing Princesses'' (Faber), retold from
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by Le Cain ''Each Peach Pear Plum'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007, and finished a close second in public voting on that slate. 1979
Jan Pieńkowski Jan Michał Pieńkowski (8 August 1936 – 19 February 2022) was a Polish-born British author of children's books—as illustrator, as writer, and as designer of movable books. He is best known for illustrating the ''Meg and Mog'' picture book ...
, ''The Haunted House'' (Heinemann) @ :+
Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...
, ''The Wild Washerwomen: A new folk tale'' ( ), by John Yeoman :–
Pat Hutchins Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, Actor and broadcaster. She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for her book ''The Wind Blew''. On sc ...
, ''One-Eyed Jack'' ( ) @ Pieńkowski won his second medal. 1980
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, ''Mr Magnolia'' (Jonathan Cape) @ :–
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, ''Seven Years and a Day'' (Collins), by Colette O'Hare :+ Michael Foreman, '' City of Gold and other stories from the Old Testament'' (Gollancz), retold by
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:–
Jill Murphy Jill Murphy (5 July 1949 – 18 August 2021) was a British author and illustrator of children's books. First published in 1974 at the age of 24, she was best known for the ''Worst Witch'' novels and ''Large Family'' picture books, with sales amo ...
, ''Peace at Last'' ( ) @ ''Mister Magnolia'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. Dickinson won the companion Carnegie Medal for ''City of Gold''. (For more than fifty years until 2012, no single book won both of the CILIP awards.) 1981
Charles Keeping Charles William James Keeping (22 September 1924 – 16 May 1988) was an English people, English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He made the illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he creat ...
, ''The Highwayman'' (Oxford), an edition of the 1906 poem by
Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes CBE (16 September 188025 June 1958) was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright. Early years Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. When he was four, the family moved to Ab ...
:– Nicola Bayley, ''The Patchwork Cat'' (Jonathan Cape), by
William Mayne William James Carter Mayne (16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010) was an English writer of children's fiction. ''The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature'' calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century and The Times Liter ...
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Jan Ormerod Jan Ormerod (23 September 1946 – 23 January 2013), born Janet Louise Hendry, was an Australian illustrator of children's books. She first came to prominence from her wordless picture book ''Sunshine'' which won the 1982 Mother Goose Award. He ...
, ''Sunshine'' (Kestrel) @ Keeping won his second medal. ''The Highwayman'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. 1982 Michael Foreman, ''Long Neck and Thunder Foot'' (Kestrel), by Helen Piers
and ''Sleeping Beauty and other favourite fairy tales'' (Gollancz), selected and translated by
Angela Carter Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, Stalker; 7 May 1940 – 16 February 1992), who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picar ...
:– Janet Ahlberg, ''The Baby's Catalogue'' ( ), by Allan Ahlberg :+
Graham Oakley Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan Gr ...
, ''The Church Mice in Action'' (Macmillan) @ —eighth of twelve Church Mice books The 1982 medal recognised two books, the last of four times from 1959. ''Sleeping Beauty'' also won the inaugural Kurt Maschler Award for children's book "text and illustration ... integrated so that each enhances and balances the other." Oakley and the Church Mice were highly commended for the second time, the first double recognition for a series (books five and eight). Subsequently, Janet Ahlberg (Jolly Postman series) and Chris Riddell (Diary series) were runners-up for the first books and medalists for the sequels. 1983 Anthony Browne, ''Gorilla'' (Julia MacRae) @ :–
Molly Bang Molly Garrett Bang (born December 29, 1943) is an American illustrator. For her illustration of children's books she has been a runner-up for the American Caldecott Medal three times and for the British Greenaway Medal once. Announced June 2015, ...
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Ten, Nine, Eight ''Ten, Nine, Eight'' is a children's picture book by Molly Bang, published in 1983 by Greenwillow Books. It is a countdown from ten to one by a little girl who is getting ready for bed. Barney the Dinosaur reads it in the ''Barney & Friends'' epis ...
'' ( ) @ —a counting book :– Michael Foreman, ''
The Saga of Erik the Viking ''The Saga of Erik the Viking'' is a children's novel written by the Welsh comedian Terry Jones, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and published by Pavilion in 1983. Foreman was commended for the annual Greenaway Medal by the Library Association, ...
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Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...
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Ron Maris Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
, ''My Book'' (Julia MacRae) @ ''Gorilla'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. It also won the annual Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration. ''Ten, Nine, Eight'' was also a runner-up for the U.S.
Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...
("Honour Book"). 1984 Errol Le Cain, ''Hiawatha's Childhood'' (Faber), a section of the 1855 poem by
Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", ''The Song of Hiawatha'', and ''Evangeline''. He was the first American to completely transl ...
: (no commendations) 1985 Juan Wijngaard, ''Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady'' (Walker), retold by Selina Hastings :– Michael Foreman, ''Seasons of Splendour: Tales, myths, and legends of India'' (Pavilion), by
Madhur Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-British-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook ...
:– Gillian McClure, ''Tog the Ribber, or, Granny's Tale'' (Andre Deutsch), poem by Paul Coltman 1986
Fiona French Fiona is a feminine given name. The name is associated with the Gaelic traditions of Ireland and Scotland (through the poetry of James Macpherson), but has also become popular in England.. It can be considered either a Latinised form of the Gae ...
, ''Snow White in New York'' (Oxford) @ :– Janet Ahlberg, ''
The Jolly Postman ''The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters'' is an interactive children's picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The innovative project required five years to complete, and much discussion with both the publisher Heinemann and the printer b ...
'' ( ), by Allan Ahlberg :– Paddy Bouma, ''Are We Nearly There?'' (Bodley Head), by Louis Baum :–
Babette Cole Babette Cole (10 September 1950 – 15 January 2017) was an English children's writer and illustrator. Life and career Cole was born on Jersey in the Channel Islands. She attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creat ...
, ''Princess Smartypants'' ( ) @ :+
Jan Ormerod Jan Ormerod (23 September 1946 – 23 January 2013), born Janet Louise Hendry, was an Australian illustrator of children's books. She first came to prominence from her wordless picture book ''Sunshine'' which won the 1982 Mother Goose Award. He ...
, ''Happy Christmas, Gemma'' (Walker), by Sarah Hayes :–
Fiona Pragoff Fiona is a feminine given name. The name is associated with the Gaelic traditions of Ireland and Scotland (through the poetry of James Macpherson), but has also become popular in England.. It can be considered either a Latinisation of names, Lati ...
, ''How Many?: From 0 to 20'' (Gollancz) @ :–
Tony Ross Anthony Lee Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. In Britain, he is best known for writing and illustrating his Little Princess books and for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by France ...
, ''I Want My Potty'' ( ) @ —the first Little Princess book The Ahlbergs won the Emils for ''The Jolly Postman'' (Kurt Maschler Award). 1987 Adrienne Kennaway, ''Crafty Chameleon'' (Hodder & Stoughton), by Mwenye Hadithi :–
Babette Cole Babette Cole (10 September 1950 – 15 January 2017) was an English children's writer and illustrator. Life and career Cole was born on Jersey in the Channel Islands. She attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creat ...
, ''Prince Cinders'' ( ) @ :– Errol Le Cain, ''The Enchanter's Daughter'' (Jonathan Cape), by
Antonia Barber Antonia Barber (real name Barbara Anthony; 10 December 1932 - 4 April 2019), was an English author of books for children and adults. Barber resided in Kent and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her book ''The Mousehole Cat'' was adapted as an animated film a ...
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Jill Murphy Jill Murphy (5 July 1949 – 18 August 2021) was a British author and illustrator of children's books. First published in 1974 at the age of 24, she was best known for the ''Worst Witch'' novels and ''Large Family'' picture books, with sales amo ...
, ''All in One Piece'' ( ) @ 1988
Barbara Firth Barbara Firth (1928-2013) was a British illustrator of children's books, best known for her work on Martin Waddell's ''Little Bear'' books. She won the 1988 Kate Greenaway Medal. Early life Firth was born in Cheshire on 20 September 1928. She ...
, ''Can't You Sleep Little Bear?'' (Walker), by
Martin Waddell Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the ''Little Bear'' series illustrated by Barbara F ...
:– Ruth Brown, ''Ladybird, Ladybird'' (Andersen), a traditional rhyme :+ Anthony Browne, ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' ( ), an edition of the 1865 classic by
Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequ ...
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Penny Dale Penny Dale (born 1954 in London) is an English illustrator and writer of children's books. Background Dale studied Fine Arts and graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design. She moved to South East Wales in 1982, and currently resides i ...
, ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' (Walker) @ :+ Roberto Innocenti, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (
Creative Education Creative education is when students are able to use imagination and critical thinking to create new and meaningful forms of ideas where they can take risks, be independent and flexible. Instead of being taught to reiterate what was learned, stud ...
), an edition of the 1883 classic by
Carlo Collodi Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early life Co ...
:+ Alan Lee, ''
Merlin Dreams Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and leg ...
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Peter Dickinson Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (16 December 1927 – 16 December 2015) was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories. Dickinson won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association ...
Browne won the Emil for this edition of ''Alice'' (Kurt Maschler Award). Special 1988 commendation:
David Burnie David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
, ''Bird'' (London: Dorling Kindersley, in association with the National History Museum) 1989 Michael Foreman, ''War Boy: a Country Childhood'' (Pavilion) @ —autobiographical :+
Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt ''We're Going on a Bear Hunt'' is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It has won numerous awards and was the subject of a '' Guinness World Record'' for "Largest Reading Lesson" with a book-r ...
'' (Walker), retold by
Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ro ...
Foreman won his second medal. Oxenbury was highly commended for the first of four times. 1990 Gary Blythe, ''The Whales' Song'' (Hutchinson), by Dyan Sheldon :– Nicola Bayley, ''The Mousehole Cat'' (Walker), by
Antonia Barber Antonia Barber (real name Barbara Anthony; 10 December 1932 - 4 April 2019), was an English author of books for children and adults. Barber resided in Kent and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her book ''The Mousehole Cat'' was adapted as an animated film a ...
:– Roberto Innocenti, ''A Christmas Carol'' (
Creative Education Creative education is when students are able to use imagination and critical thinking to create new and meaningful forms of ideas where they can take risks, be independent and flexible. Instead of being taught to reiterate what was learned, stud ...
), an edition of the 1843 classic by
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
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Tony Ross Anthony Lee Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. In Britain, he is best known for writing and illustrating his Little Princess books and for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by France ...
, '' Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers'' ( ), by Jeanne Willis 1991 Janet Ahlberg, '' The Jolly Christmas Postman'' (Heinemann), by Allan Ahlberg :–
Caroline Binch Caroline Binch (born 1947) is an English people, English illustrator and writer of Children's literature, children's books. Career Binch began working as a children's book illustrator in 1987, illustrating Therese Pouyanne's book ''Hippo''. S ...
, ''Amazing Grace'' (Dial), by Mary Hoffman :+
Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
, ''Farmer Duck'' (Walker), by
Martin Waddell Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the ''Little Bear'' series illustrated by Barbara F ...
Ahlberg won her second medal, both for husband-and-wife collaborations. ''The Jolly Christmas Postman'' was the second of three interactive Jolly Postman books; the last would be published posthumously. Janet Ahlberg is one of three people to be commended for the Greenaway Medal, at least, for two books in a series. 1992 Anthony Browne, ''Zoo'' (Julia MacRae) @ :+ Jill Barton, ''The Pig in the Pond'' (Walker), by
Martin Waddell Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the ''Little Bear'' series illustrated by Barbara F ...
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Caroline Binch Caroline Binch (born 1947) is an English people, English illustrator and writer of Children's literature, children's books. Career Binch began working as a children's book illustrator in 1987, illustrating Therese Pouyanne's book ''Hippo''. S ...
, ''Hue Boy'' (Dial), by Rita Phillips Mitchell Browne won his second medal. 1993 Alan Lee, '' Black Ships Before Troy'' (Frances Lincoln), by
Rosemary Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novel ...
:– Michael Foreman, ''
War Game A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...
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Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig ''The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig'' is a children's picture book written by Eugene Trivizas (Evgenios Trivizas), illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and first published by Heinemann in 1993. The story is a comically inverted version of t ...
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Eugene Trivizas Eugene Trivizas (Greek: Eυγένιος Τριβιζάς; born 1946) is a Greek sociologist and writer of children's books. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Trivizas was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Chr ...
Foreman was a distinguished runner-up for the fifth time (once highly commended). 1994 Gregory Rogers, ''Way Home'' (Andersen), by
Libby Hathorn Elizabeth Helen Hathorn (born 1943) is an Australian writer for children, and a poet who works with schools, institutions and communities. She has received many awards for her books, some of which have been translated into several languages. In ...
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Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
, ''So Much'' (Walker), by Trish Cooke :–
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, '' Something Else'' (Puffin), by Kathryn Cave Oxenbury was the lone "Highly Commended" runner-up for the fourth time in six years. The distinction would be used 31 times in 29 years to 2002. Cooke and Oxenbury won the Emils for ''So Much'' (Kurt Maschler Award).

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Through 2002 some runners-up were Commended, including some Highly Commended. Where the entire shortlist is given here (back to 1995), boldface marks the winner, plus (+) marks the highly commended books, and dash (–) marks the commended books. ;1995 : #
P. J. Lynch Patrick James Lynch (born 2 March 1962), known professionally as P. J. Lynch, is an Ireland, Irish artist and illustrator of children's books. He has won a number of awards, including two Kate Greenaway Medals and three Christopher Awards ...
, '' The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey'' (Walker Books), by Susan Wojciechowski : + Patrick Benson, ''The Little Boat'' (Walker), by Kathy Henderson : –
Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...
, ''Clown'' (Jonathan Cape) @ :
Christina Balit Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Chr ...
, ''Blodin the Beast'' (Frances Lincoln), by
Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ''War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytell ...
:    Ken Brown, ''Tattybogle'' (Andersen), by Sandra Horn :
Mick Inkpen Mick Inkpen (born 22 December 1952) is a British author and illustrator. He is best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig. Background Inkpen was born on 22 December 1952 in Romford, Essex, England. He was educated at Roy ...
, ''Nothing '' (Hodder) @ :
Colin McNaughton Colin McNaughton (born 18 May 1951) is a British writer and illustrator of over seventy children's books. He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in ...
, ''Here Come the Aliens'' (Walker) @ Henderson and Benson won the Emils for ''The Little Boat'' (Kurt Maschler Award). ;1996 *–
Christina Balit Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Chr ...
, ''Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian myth of the seasons'' (Frances Lincoln), retold by Christopher Moore *+
Caroline Binch Caroline Binch (born 1947) is an English people, English illustrator and writer of Children's literature, children's books. Career Binch began working as a children's book illustrator in 1987, illustrating Therese Pouyanne's book ''Hippo''. S ...
, ''Down by the River'' (Heinemann), by Grace Hallworth * Ruth Brown, ''The Tale of the Monstrous Toad'' (Andersen) @ * Helen Cooper, ''The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed'' (Doubleday) @ * Susan Field, ''The Smallest Whale'' (Orchard), by
Elisabeth Beresford Elisabeth Beresford, MBE (; 6 August 1926 – 24 December 2010), also known as Liza Beresford, was an English author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a literary family, she took work as a journalist, but strug ...
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Debi Gliori Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books. Life and career Gliori was born in Glasgow and grew up there as an only child. She started writing children's books in 1976 and attended art school in Edinburg ...
, ''Mr Bear to the Rescue'' (Orchard) @ *
Colin McNaughton Colin McNaughton (born 18 May 1951) is a British writer and illustrator of over seventy children's books. He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in ...
, ''Oops!'' (Andersen) @ * Korky Paul, ''The Duck That Had No Luck'' (Bodley Head), by Jonathan Long ;1997 * Ken Brown, ''Mucky Pup'' (Andersen) @ * Anthony Browne, ''Willy the Dreamer'' (Walker) @ * Peter Collington, ''A Small Miracle'' (Jonathan Cape) @ —no text *+ Bob Graham, ''Queenie the Bantam'' (Walker) @ *
P. J. Lynch Patrick James Lynch (born 2 March 1962), known professionally as P. J. Lynch, is an Ireland, Irish artist and illustrator of children's books. He has won a number of awards, including two Kate Greenaway Medals and three Christopher Awards ...
, ''When Jessie Came Across the Sea'' (Walker), by Amy Hest * Clare Mackie, ''Book of Nonsense'' (Macdonald Young Books), by
Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ro ...
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Charlotte Voake Charlotte Voake (born 1957) is a Welsh children's illustrator who has won several awards including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1997. Life and career Voake was born and raised in Wales. She studied art history at the University of London ...
, ''Ginger'' (Walker) @ * Sophie Windham, ''Unicorns! Unicorns!'' (Hutchinson), by
Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including ''Peter Pan in Scarlet'' (2004), the official sequel to ''Peter Pan'' commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, t ...
Lynch won his second medal. ;1998 * Christian Birmingham, ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (HarperCollins), an edition of the 1950 classic by
C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univers ...
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Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...
, ''Zagazoo'' (Jonathan Cape) @ * Anthony Browne, ''Voices in the Park'' (Doubleday) @ *
Emma Chichester Clark Emma Chichester Clark (born 15 October 1955) is a British children's book illustrator and author. She has published over 60 books and is best known for her series of picture books about a child's toy called Blue Kangaroo.Joanna CareyCroc on ice ( ...
, ''I Love You, Blue Kangaroo'' (Andersen) @ * Helen Cooper, ''Pumpkin Soup'' (Doubleday) @ *+
Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...
, ''The Lion and the Unicorn'' (Bodley Head) @ *+ Jane Simmons, ''Come on Daisy!'' (Orchard) @ Cooper won her second medal. ;1999 ''This shortlist is incomplete, only the Medalist and Highly Commended (+) or Commended (–) works.'' The list was completed according to The Guardian webpage. * Patrick Benson, The Sea-Thing Child (Walker Books) * Christian Birmingham, Wombat Goes Walkabout (Harper Collins) *
Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
, ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (Walker), an edition of the 1865 classic by Lewis Carroll *+
Lauren Child Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quent ...
, ''Clarice Bean, That's Me!'' (Orchard) @ —
Clarice Bean series The Clarice Bean series is a series of children's books written and illustrated by English author Lauren Child from 1999. The stories follow middle schooler Clarice Bean and her challenges navigating the complex ethical, social and philosophical q ...
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Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page'' (Walker), "transcribed by Richard Platt, illuminated" by Chris Riddell" *– Kevin Hawkes, '' Weslandia'' (Walker Books), by
Paul Fleischman Paul Fleischman (born 1952) is an American writer of children's books. He and his father Sid Fleischman have both won the Newbery Medal from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American lite ...
*Kathy Henderson, The Storm (Walker Books) *Simon James, Days Like This (Walker Books) Oxenbury won her second Greenaway Medal. ''Alice in Wonderland'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. She also won her second Emil (Kurt Maschler Award), which was then discontinued (1982 to 1999). ;2000 The shortlist and winners for 2000 were as follows. * Ruth Brown, ''Snail Trail'' ( ) @ * + Anthony Browne, ''Willy's Pictures'' ( ) @ *
Lauren Child Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quent ...
, ''Beware of the Storybook Wolves'' ( ) @ *
Lauren Child Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quent ...
, '' I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato'' (Orchard Books) @ * –
Ted Dewan TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depart ...
, ''Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All'' (Transworld) @ * Jane Ray, ''Fairy Tales'' (Walker), by
Berlie Doherty Berlie Doherty (born 6 November 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal. She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre an ...
''I will not'' was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007, and ranked third in public voting from that slate. ;2001 The shortlist and winners for 2001 were as follows. * + Jez Alborough, ''Fix-it Duck'' (Picture Lions) @ *
Russell Ayto Russell Ayto is an English illustrator of children's books including many picture books. Biography He was born in Chichester, Sussex in 1960 and grew up in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. After school he worked in the Histopathology Department of th ...
, ''The Witch's Children'' (Orchard Books), by
Ursula Jones Ursula Jones is a British actor and author of children's fiction. Her picture book '' The Witch's Children and the Queen'' won a gold Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, and the sequel ''The Witch's Children Go to School'' won the inaugural Roald Dahl ...
* Nicola Bayley, ''Katje the Windmill Cat'' (Walker), by Gretchen Woelfle *
Caroline Binch Caroline Binch (born 1947) is an English people, English illustrator and writer of Children's literature, children's books. Career Binch began working as a children's book illustrator in 1987, illustrating Therese Pouyanne's book ''Hippo''. S ...
, ''Silver Shoes'' (Dorling Kindersley) @ * Helen Cooper, ''Tatty Ratty'' (Doubleday) @ * + Charles Fuge, ''Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball'' (Gullane), by Vicki Churchill * Bob Graham ''Let's Get a Pup!'' (Walker) @ *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, '' Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter'' (Walker), by Richard Platt ''Pirate Diary'' is the latest "information book" to be cited for the medal and the first since 1975. It was the second in a series of four first-person journals, inaugurated by Platt and Riddell in 1999 (''Castle Diary'') and continued by Platt with another illustrator. Riddell is the third and latest illustrator to be at least commended for the Greenaway for books in a series, following Graham Oakley ( Church Mice, 1976 and 1982) and Janet Ahlberg ( Jolly Postman, 1986 and 1991). ;2002 The shortlist and winners for 2002 were as follows. * Simon Bartram, '' Man on the Moon'' (Templar) @ *
Nick Butterworth Nick Butterworth (born 24 May 1946) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. His picture book ''The Whisperer'' won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2005. His Percy the Park Keeper books became an animated television series o ...
, ''Albert le Blanc'' (Collins) @ * –
Lauren Child Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quent ...
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That Pesky Rat ''That Pesky Rat'' is a British children's picture book written and illustrated by Lauren Child and published by Orchard UK in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in ages category 6–8 years and it was commended runner up for the Kat ...
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Lauren Child Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quent ...
, ''Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?'' (Hodder) @ * Bob Graham, ''Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child'' (Walker) @ *
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, ''The Kiss That Missed'' (Hodder) @ *
Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt (born 9 August 1962) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, whose work is split between illustrating for writers, most notably Jacqueline Wilson from 1991 to 2021, and Jeremy Strong, but also Giles Andreae, Juli ...
, ''Pants'' (David Fickling Books), by Giles Andrae * Helen Ward, ''The Cockerel and the Fox'' (Templar) @ —a retelling of Chanticleer Graham was the first winning illustrator from Australia. Child was the last "Commended" (–) or "Highly Commended" runner-up; there were 99 distinctions of both kinds in 44 years.

2003 to date
From 2003 there are usually eight books on the Greenaway shortlist. Commendations are no longer given.

2003
The shortlist and winner for 2003 were as follows. * Anthony Browne, ''The Shape Game'' (Doubleday) @ * Alexis Deacon, ''Beegu'' (Hutchinson) @ *
Debi Gliori Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books. Life and career Gliori was born in Glasgow and grew up there as an only child. She started writing children's books in 1976 and attended art school in Edinburg ...
, ''Always and Forever'' (Doubleday), by Alan Durant * Mini Grey, ''The Pea and the Princess'' (Red Fox) @ —a retelling of "
The Princess and the Pea "The Princess and the Pea" ( da, "Prinsessen paa Ærten"; direct translation: "The Princess on the Pea") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal ancestry is established by a test of her sensitivity. ...
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Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...
, ''Ella's Big Chance'' (Bodley Head) @ —a retelling of
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
* Dave McKean, ''The Wolves in the Walls'' (Bloomsbury), by Neil Gaiman * Bee Willey, ''Bob Robber and Dancing Jane'' (Jonathan Cape), by Andrew Matthews * Chris Wormell, ''Two Frogs'' (Red Fox; Jonathan Cape) @ Hughes won her second medal.

2004
The shortlist and winner for 2004 were as follows. * Ian Andrew, ''The Boat'' (Templar), by Helen Ward *
Russell Ayto Russell Ayto is an English illustrator of children's books including many picture books. Biography He was born in Chichester, Sussex in 1960 and grew up in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. After school he worked in the Histopathology Department of th ...
, ''One More Sheep'' (Hodder), by Mij Kelly * Simon Bartram, ''Dougal's Deep-Sea Diary'' (Templar) @ *
Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...
, ''Sad Book, Michael Rosen's Sad Book'' (Walker Books), by
Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ro ...
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Nick Butterworth Nick Butterworth (born 24 May 1946) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. His picture book ''The Whisperer'' won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2005. His Percy the Park Keeper books became an animated television series o ...
, ''The Whisperer'' (HarperCollins) @ * John Kelly (author), John Kelly, ''Guess Who's Coming For Dinner?'' (Templar), by Cathy Tincknell *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'' (Walker Books), the 1726 classic Gulliver's Travels adapted by Martin Jenkins Riddell won his second medal.

2005
The shortlist and winner for 2005 were as follows. * Tony DiTerlizzi, ''Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You'' (Simon & Schuster), by Holly Black * Emily Gravett, ''Wolves (book), Wolves'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Mini Grey, ''Traction Man Is Here'' (Red Fox) @ * Oliver Jeffers, ''Lost and Found (book), Lost and Found'' (HarperCollins) @ * Dave McKean, ''Mirrormask'' (Bloomsbury), by Neil Gaiman * Jane Ray, ''Jinnie Ghost'' (Frances Lincoln), by
Berlie Doherty Berlie Doherty (born 6 November 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal. She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre an ...
* David Roberts (illustrator), David Roberts, ''Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn'' (Abrams Books), by Lynn Roberts * Rob Scotton, ''Russell the Sheep'' (HarperCollins) @ ''Wolves'' by Emily Gravett in its U.S. edition was Gravett's first book as author or illustrator, one year out of school. She won the 49th Greenaway Medal, awarded in the 51st year, called fifty for the anniversary celebration in 2007. Year of presentation after 2006.

2007
The shortlist and winner for 2007 were as follows. * Ross Collins, ''The Elephantom'' (Templar) @ * Emily Gravett, ''Orange Pear Apple Bear'' (Pan Macmillan) @ — four words only * Mini Grey, ''The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon'' (Jonathan Cape) @ * John Kelly (author), John Kelly and Cathy Tincknell, ''Scoop! An Exclusive by Monty Molenski'' (Templar) @@ * Catherine Rayner, ''Augustus and His Smile'' (Little Tiger) @ *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''The Emperor of Absurdia'' (Pan Macmillan) @

2008
The shortlist and winner for 2008 were as follows. * Anthony Browne, ''Silly Billy'' (Walker Books) @ * Polly Dunbar, ''Penguin (book), Penguin'' (Walker Books) @ * Emily Gravett, ''Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Emily Gravett, ''Monkey and Me'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Jane Ray, ''The Lost Happy Endings'' (Bloomsbury), by Carol Ann Duffy *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Ed Vere, ''Banana!'' (Puffin Books) @ Gravett won her second medal for her fourth book, with cover title ''Little Mouse's ~~Emily Gravett's~~ Big Book of Fears''.

2009
The shortlist and winner for 2009 were as follows. * Angela Barrett, ''The Snow Goose'' (Hutchinson), an edition of the The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk, 1941 novella by Paul Gallico * Marc Craste, ''Varmints'' (Templar), by Helen Ward * Thomas Docherty, ''Little Boat'' (Templar) @ * Bob Graham, ''How to Heal a Broken Wing'' (Walker Books) @ * Oliver Jeffers, ''The Way Back Home'' (HarperCollins) @ * Dave McKean, ''The Savage'' (Walker Books), by David Almond * Catherine Rayner, ''Harris Finds His Feet'' (Little Tiger) @ * Chris Wormell, ''Molly and the Night Monster'' (Jonathan Cape) @

2010
The shortlist and winner for 2010 were as follows. * Grahame Baker-Smith, ''Leon and the Place Between'' (Templar), by Angela McAllister * Freya Blackwood, ''Harry and Hopper'' (Scholastic), by Margaret Wild * Oliver Jeffers, ''The Great Paper Caper'' (HarperCollins) @ * Satoshi Kitamura, ''Millie's Marvellous Hat'' (Andersen) @ * Dave McKean, ''Crazy Hair'' (Bloomsbury), by Neil Gaiman *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''The Graveyard Book'' (Bloomsbury), by Neil Gaiman * David Roberts (illustrator), David Roberts, ''The Dunderheads'' (Walker Books), by
Paul Fleischman Paul Fleischman (born 1952) is an American writer of children's books. He and his father Sid Fleischman have both won the Newbery Medal from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American lite ...
* Viviane Schwarz, ''There Are Cats in This Book'' (Walker Books) @

2011
The shortlist and winner for 2011 were as follows. * Grahame Baker-Smith, ''FArTHER'' (Templar) @ * Anthony Browne, ''Me and You'' (Doubleday) @ * Bob Graham, ''April Underhill Tooth Fairy'' (Walker Books) @ * Mini Grey, ''Jim'' (Jonathan Cape), by Hilaire Belloc, 1907 * Oliver Jeffers, ''The Heart and the Bottle'' (HarperCollins) @ * Kristin Oftedal, ''Big Bear, Little Brother'' (Pan Macmillan), by Carl Norac * Catherine Rayner, ''Ernest'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Juan Wijngaard, ''Cloud Tea Monkeys'' (Walker Books), by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

2012
The shortlist and winner for 2012 were as follows. * Emily Gravett, ''Wolf Won't Bite!'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Petr Horáček, ''Puffin Peter'' (Walker Books) @ * Jim Kay, ''
A Monster Calls ''A Monster Calls'' is a low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness (from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd) illustrated by Jim Kay and published by Walker in 2011. Set in present-day England, it features a boy who struggles ...
'' (Walker Books), by Patrick Ness * Dave McKean, ''Slog's Dad'' (Walker Books), by David Almond * Catherine Rayner, ''Solomon Crocodile'' (Pan Macmillan) @ * Rob Ryan (artist), Rob Ryan, ''The Gift'' (Barefoot Books), by Carol Ann Duffy * Viviane Schwarz, ''There Are No Cats in This Book'' (Walker Books) @ * Vicky White, ''Can We Save the Tiger?'' (Walker Books), by Martin Jenkins —nonfiction Kay and Ness won both the Greenaway and Carnegie Medals for ''A Monster Calls'', the first such double. Two illustrators of Carnegie Medal-winning books had been runners-up for the Greenaway, Charles Keeping (''The God Beneath the Sea'', 1970) and Michael Foreman (''City of Gold'', 1980).

2013
The shortlist and winner for 2013 were as follows. * Rebecca Cobb, ''Lunchtime'' (Pan Macmillan) * Emily Gravett, ''Again!'' (Pan Macmillan) * Chris Haughton, ''Oh No, George!'' (Walker Books) *
Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...
, ''I Want My Hat Back'' (Walker Books) * Chris Mould (illustrator), Chris Mould, ''Pirates 'n' Pistols'' (Hodder) *
Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
, ''King Jack and the Dragon'' (Puffin Books), by Peter Bently * Levi Pinfold, ''Black Dog'' (Templar) * Salvatore Rubbino, ''Just Ducks!'' (Walker Books), by Nicola Davies (author), Nicola Davies

2014
The shortlist and winner for 2014 were as follows. * Rebecca Cobb, ''The Paper Dolls'' (Pan Macmillan), by Julia Donaldson * Olivia Gill, ''Where My Wellies Take Me'' (Templar), by
Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ''War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytell ...
and Clare Morpurgo * Oliver Jeffers, ''The Day the Crayons Quit'' (HarperCollins), by Drew Daywalt *
Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...
, ''This Is Not My Hat'' (Walker Books) *
Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...
, ''The Dark'' (Orchard Books), by Lemony Snicket * Dave McKean, ''Mouse Bird Snake Wolf'' (Walker Books), by David Almond * Birgitta Sif, ''Oliver'' (Walker Books) Klassen, a Canadian, won the 2013
Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...
for ''This Is Not My Hat'', recognising the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". This marks the first time that the same book has won both the Greenaway and Caldecott medals and Klassen is the first Greenaway winner from Canada.Diaz, Shelley (26 June 2014)
"Klassen and Brooks Take UK's Greenaway and Carnegie Medals"
''School Library Journal'' (slj.com). Retrieved 2014-06-29.

2015
The shortlist and winner for 2015 were as follows. * Laura Carlin, ''The Promise'' (Walker Books), by Nicola Davies (author), Nicola Davies * Alexis Deacon, ''Jim's Lion'' (Walker Books), by Russell Hoban * William Grill, ''Shackleton's Journey'' (Flying Eye Books) * John Higgins (comics), John Higgins and Marc Olivent, ''Dark Satanic Mills'' (Walker Books), by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick * Catherine Rayner, ''Smelly Louie'' (Pan Macmillan) *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse'' (Pan Macmillan) * David Roberts (illustrator), David Roberts, ''Tinder'' (Orion Books), by Sally Gardner * Shaun Tan, ''Rules of Summer'' (Lothian Publishing)

2016
The shortlist and winner for 2016 were as follows. * Anthony Browne, ''Willy's Stories'' (Walker Books) * Ross Collins, ''There's a Bear on My Chair'' (Nosy Crow) * Oliver Jeffers, ''Once Upon an Alphabet'' (HarperCollins) *
Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...
, ''Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Sam & Dave Dig a Hole'' (Walker Books), by Mac Barnett * Jackie Morris, ''Something About a Bear'' (Frances Lincoln) *
Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...
, ''Captain Jack and the Pirates'' (Puffin Books), by Peter Bently *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''The Sleeper and the Spindle'' (Bloomsbury), by Neil Gaiman * Sydney Smith (Illustrator), Sydney Smith, ''Footpath Flowers'' (Walker Books), by JonArno Lawson Chris Riddell became the first triple winner in the history of the award, having previously won in 2001 and 2004.

2017
The shortlist and winner for 2017 were as follows. * Dieter Braun, ''Wild Animals of the North'' (Flying Eye Books) * Emily Gravett, ''Tidy'' (Two Hoots) * William Grill, ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' (Flying Eye Books) * Jim Kay, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (Bloomsbury), by J. K. Rowling *
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...
, ''A Great Big Cuddle'' (Walker Books), by
Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ro ...
* Francesca Sanna, ''The Journey'' (Flying Eye Books) * Brian Selznick, ''The Marvels'' (Scholastic) * Lane Smith (illustrator), Lane Smith, ''There Is a Tribe of Kids'' (Two Hoots)

2018
The shortlist and winner for 2018 were as follows. * Laura Carlin, ''King of the Sky'' (Walker Books), by Nicola Davies (author), Nicola Davies *
Debi Gliori Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books. Life and career Gliori was born in Glasgow and grew up there as an only child. She started writing children's books in 1976 and attended art school in Edinburg ...
, ''Night Shift'' (Hot Key Books) * Petr Horáček, ''A First Book of Animals'' (Walker Books), by Nicola Davies (author), Nicola Davies * Levi Pinfold, ''The Song from Somewhere Else'' (Bloomsbury), by A.F. Harrold *
Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Early life and education Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801) ...
, ''Town Is by the Sea'' (Walker Books), by Joanne Schwartz * Pam Smy, ''Thornhill'' (David Fickling Books) * Britta Teckentrup, ''Under the Same Sky'' (Little Tiger)

2019
The shortlist and winner for 2019 were as follows. *
Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...
, ''The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse'' (Walker Books), by Mac Barnett * Rebecca Cobb, ''The Day War Came'' (Walker Books), by Nicola Davies (author), Nicola Davies * The Fan Brothers, Eric Fan and Terry Fan, ''Ocean Meets Sky'' (Frances Lincoln) * Maria Gulemetova, ''Beyond the Fence'' (Child's Play) * Jessica Love, ''Julian is a Mermaid'' (Walker Books) * Poonam Mistry, ''You're Safe With Me'' (Lantana Publishing), by Chitra Soundar * Jackie Morris, ''The Lost Words'' (Hamish Hamilton), by Robert Macfarlane (writer), Robert Macfarlane * David Roberts, ''Suffragette: The Battle for Equality'' (Two Hoots)

2020
The shortlist and winner for 2020 were as follows. * Poonam Mistry, ''You're Snug with Me'' (Lantana Publishing), by Chitra Soundar * Chris Mould (illustrator), Chris Mould, ''The Iron Man'' (Faber & Faber), by Ted Hughes * Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, ''The Suitcase'' (Nosy Crow) * Kadir Nelson, ''The Undefeated'' (Andersen Press), by Kwame Alexander * Levi Pinfold, ''The Dam'' (Walker Books), by David Almond * Júlia Sardà, ''Mary and Frankenstein'' (Andersen Press), by Linda Bailey * Shaun Tan, ''Tales from the Inner City'' (Walker Books) * Beth Waters, ''Child of St Kilda'' (Child's Play)

2021
The shortlist and winner for 2021 were as follows. * Sharon King-Chai, ''Starbird'' (Two Hoots) * Sara Lundberg, ''The Bird Within Me'', translated by B J Epstein (Book Island) * Kate Milner, ''It's A No-Money Day'' (Barrington Stoke) * Poonam Mistry, ''How The Stars Came To Be'' (Tate Publishing) * Pete Oswald, ''Hike'' (Walker Books) * David Ouimet, ''I Go Quiet'' (Canongate) * Catherine Rayner, ''Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep'' (Pan Macmillan) *
Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Early life and education Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801) ...
, ''Small In The City'' (Walker Books)

2022
The shortlist and winner for 2022 were as follows. * George Butler, ''Drawn Across Borders'' (Walker Books) * Mariachiara Di Giorgio, ''The Midnight Fair'' (Walker Books) * Emily Gravett, ''Too Much Stuff'' (Pan Macmillan) * Danica Novgorodoff, ''Long Way Down (graphic novel), Long Way Down'' (Faber) * Christian Robinson, ''Milo Imagines the World'' (Pan Macmillan) * Yu Rong, ''Shu Lin's Grandpa'' (Otter-Barry Books) *
Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Early life and education Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801) ...
, ''I Talk Like a River'' (Walker Books) * Peter Van den Ende, ''The Wanderer'' (Pushkin Children's Books)

See also
* Carnegie Medal * Kurt Maschler Award (the Emil) * Mother Goose Award *
Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...
– the premier American Library Association award for ''picture book'' illustration * Comics Literacy Awareness

Notes

References
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External links

Kate Greenaway Medal at loveTheBook
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