LibGuides: Caldecott Winners and Honors: 1954 Winner & Honorees

50's Winners & Honorees

Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)
Call Number: E M181mr
ISBN: 0670447161
Publication Date: 1953
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer; Robert McCloskey (Illustrator) Johnny is leaving the farm because of hard times when his Journey Cake leads him on a merry chase that results in a farm yard full of animals and the family all together again.
Call Number: E S271j
ISBN: 0140502750
Publication Date: 1953
Steadfast Tin Soldier by Marcia Brown (Illustrator); Hans Christian Anderson After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, a one-legged soldier finds his way back to his true love--a paper dancing girl.
Call Number: E A546st
ISBN: 0684125072
Publication Date: 1953
A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss; Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) The very special house was an imaginary one where a child could do as he pleased.
Call Number: E K91v
ISBN: 0060286385
Publication Date: 1953
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Illustrator)
Call Number: E B619g
ISBN: 9780375862014
Publication Date: 1953
A cat recalls favorite experiences from each season of its first year of life, from struggling to get out of its cozy box in the spring, to snuggling by the radiator in the cold of winter.