Caldecott Award Winning Illustrated Children's Books: 1990-1999

1999 Winner: Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin; illustrated by Mary Azarian. Published by Houghton Mifflin.

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations

1998 Winner: Retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Published by Dutton Children's Books.

A retelling of a folktale (collected by the Brothers Grimm) in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

1997 Winner: Retold and illustrated by David Wisniewski. Published by Clarion Books.

A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

1996 Winner: Illustrated by Peggy Rathmann. Published by Putnam's.

The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.

1995 winner: Written by Eve Bunting; illustrated by David Diaz. Published by Harcourt Brace.

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

1994 winner: Written by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Allen Say. Published by Houghton Mifflin.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

1993 winner: Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Published by G.P. Putnamʼs Sons.

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

1992 winner; Illustrated by David Wiesner. Published by Clarion Books.

Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

1991 winner: Illustrated by David Macaulay. Published by Houghton Mifflin.

Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

1990 winner: Translated and illustrated by Ed Young. Published by Philomel Books.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.