2025 Caldecott Medal

The 2025 Caldecott Medal was awarded to Chooch Helped, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz and written by Andrea L. Rogers. The committee also named four Caldecott Honor Books: Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo; My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C.G. Esperanza and written by Stephanie Seales; Noodles on a Bicycle, illustrated by Gracey Zhang and written by Kyo Maclear; and Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu and written by Anita Yasuda. The medal recognizes the artist behind the year's most distinguished picture book from an American publisher. The results were announced on January 27, 2025, at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards.