The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year.
The Caldecott Medal 奖项是专门发给美国优秀儿童绘本的一种奖项， 每年由ALSC颁发， 是美国童书界颇具声誉的奖项。
具体的每年的The Caldecott Medal 获奖名单可以在下面的链接看到。 点入每一本书， 都有介绍和封面图片
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal
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Caldecott Honor 获得者
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Honor
今天在查找 Caldecott Medal的绘本， 发现它和由School Library Journal 评选出来的Top 100绘本之间，
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2009/05/16/top-100-picture-books-poll-results-1-101/
重叠的非常少。 感觉很是不解。 既然是获奖的绘本， 为什么在Top 100绘本中只有有限的几本， 而不是全部都收录呢？
于是便仔细看了一下这项奖项的评选标准
- The book must be published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
- The illustrations must be original work.
- The artist must be a citizen or resident of the United States.
- The book must be considered for the artistic technique employed; pictorial interpretation of story; appropriateness of style of illustration to the story; delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting mood or information through the pictures; and recognition of a child audience.
- The book must display respect for children's understandings, abilities, and appreciations.
- The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media for its enjoyment
从这里可以较为清楚的看到， Caldecott Medal的绘本更加注重的是艺术家和童书画家的绘画风格， 画面所传达的信息， 是不是更能吸引孩子， 让孩子能够欣赏。。。
而Top100 的绘本， 应该是从多方面评价和挑选出来的优秀绘本。
