Illustration by Devon Johnson

For our July/August 2012 special awards issue, The Horn Book Magazine asked Newbery and Caldecott Medalists to write about their favorite winning books. On Out of the Box we challenged readers to match each author or illustrator to his or her choice. We’ve collected all the entries here in case you missed any.

For each author or illustrator below, you’re given three possible favorite titles. Click on the correct one and you’ll see that person’s writing about his or her fave; click on the other choices for surprises from The Horn Book.

Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medalist for The Graveyard Book (2009)
a) Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (2012)
b) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1963)
c) When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (2010)

Erin E. Stead, Caldecott Medalist for A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2011)
a) Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1970)
b) A Tree Is Nice written by Janice Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont (1957)
c) The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1963)

Lois Lowry, Newbery Medalist for Number the Stars (1990) and The Giver (1994)
a) Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (2008)
b) The Grey King [The Dark Is Rising Sequence] by Susan Cooper (1976)
c) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009)

Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist for A Single Shard (2002)
a) Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (2006)
b) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1978)
c) I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabth Borton de Trevino (1966)

Beth Krommes, Caldecott Medalist for The House in the Night (2009)
a) Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2005)
b) My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (2003)
c) Owl Moon written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr (1988)

Susan Cooper, Newbery Medalist for The Grey King [The Dark Is Rising Sequence] (1976)
a) The High King by Lloyd Alexander (1969)
b) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1979)
c) The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (1997)

Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medalist for The Lion and the Mouse (2010)
a) Tuesday by David Wiesner (1992)
b) The Hello, Goodbye Window by Chris Raschka (2006)
c) Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (1998)

Paul O. Zelinsky, Caldecott Medalist for Rapunzel (1998)
a) Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears written by Margaret Musgrove and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (1977)
b) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)
c) Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1964)

Russell Freedman, Newbery Medalist for Lincoln: A Photobiography (1988)
a) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1973)
b) The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Willem van Loon (1922)
c) A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (2001)

Sharon Creech, Newbery Medalist for Walk Two Moons (1995)
a) Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1992)
b) Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (2000)
c) Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voight (1983)

Emily Arnold McCully, Caldecott Medalist for Mirette on the High Wire (1993)
a) The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (2004)
b) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)
c) Ox-Cart Man written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney (1980)

Robin McKinley, Newbery Medalist for The Hero and the Crown (1985)
a) Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (2003)
b) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1990)
c) Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James (1927)

Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medalist for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village (2008)
a) The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (1923)
b) Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (1946)
c) Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (1981)

David Wiesner, Caldecott Medalist for Tuesday (1992), The Three Pigs (2002) and Flotsam (2007)
a) A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (2012)
b) The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2008)
c) Black and White by David Macaulay (1991)

And, like many people, Susan Patron, Newbery Medalist for The Higher Power of Lucky (2007), couldn’t choose just one favorite.

If you had to pick a favorite, which would it be?

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Photo by Peggy Morsch

David Wiesner has won the Caldecott Medal three times: in 1992 for Tuesday, in 2002 for The Three Pigs, and in 2007 for Flotsam. Which of these books is the illustrator’s favorite Caldecott winner?

a) A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (2012)
b) The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2008)
c) Black and White by David Macaulay (1991)

This is the final entry in our game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see past entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, Paul O. Zelinsky, Russell Freedman, Sharon Creech, Emily Arnold McCully, Robin McKinley, and Laura Amy Schlitz.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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a) The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (1923)
b) Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (1946)
c) Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (1981)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, Paul O. Zelinsky, Russell Freedman, Sharon Creech, Emily Arnold McCully, and Robin McKinley.

Coming soon: David Wiesner.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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a) Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (2003)
b) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1990)
c) Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James (1927)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, Paul O. Zelinsky, Russell Freedman, Sharon Creech, and Emily Arnold McCully.

Coming soon: David Wiesner and Laura Amy Schlitz.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo courtesy Emily Arnold McCully

Emily Arnold McCully received the 1993 Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire, the story of a 19th-century Parisian girl who learns to walk the high wire and, in the process, helps her mentor overcome his fears. Which of the books below is the illustrator’s favorite Caldecott-winning picture book?

a) The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (2004)
b) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)
c) Ox-Cart Man written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney (1980)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, Paul O. Zelinsky, Russell Freedman, and Sharon Creech.

Coming soon: David Wiesner, Robin McKinley, and Laura Amy Schlitz.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo by Lyle Riggs

Sharon Creech received the 1995 Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the tale of 13-year-old Sal’s quest to find her missing mother. Can you guess her favorite Newbery-winning novel?

a) Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1992)
b) Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (2000)
c) Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voight (1983)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, Paul O. Zelinsky, and Russell Freedman.

Coming soon: David Wiesner, Laura Amy Schlitz, and Emily Arnold McCully.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo by Evans Chan

Russell Freedman received the 1988 Newbery Medal for his meticulously researched Lincoln: A Photobiography. Which of these books is the historian’s favorite Newbery winner?

a) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1973)
b) The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Willem van Loon (1922)
c) A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (2001)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, Jerry Pinkney, and Paul O. Zelinsky.

Coming soon: David Wiesner, Laura Amy Schlitz, and Sharon Creech.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo by Rachel Zelinsky

Paul O. Zelinsky took home the 1998 Caldecott Medal for the lush oil paintings in his retelling of Rapunzel. Guess which of the following titles is the illustrator’s favorite Caldecott-stickered book.

a) Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears written by Margaret Musgrove and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (1977)
b) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)
c) Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1964)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, Susan Cooper, and Jerry Pinkney.

Coming soon: Russell Freedman, David Wiesner, and Emily Arnold McCully.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo by Thomas Kristich

In 2010, Jerry Pinkney received the Caldecott Medal for his near-wordless, Serengeti-set retelling of Aesop’s fable The Lion and the Mouse. Guess which of the titles below is his favorite Caldecott-winning picture book.

a) Tuesday by David Wiesner (1992)
b) The Hello, Goodbye Window by Chris Raschka (2006)
c) Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (1998)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, Beth Krommes, and Susan Cooper.

Coming soon: Sharon Creech, Russell Freedman, and Emily Arnold McCully.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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Photo by Jeffery Hornstein

Susan Cooper (winner of this year’s Margaret A. Edwards Award) received the Newbery Medal in 1976 for The Grey King, the fourth entry in her Authurian legend–inspired fantasy series The Dark Is Rising. Guess which of the titles below is her favorite Newbery-winning novel.

a) The High King by Lloyd Alexander (1969)
b) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1979)
c) The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (1997)

This post is part of our ongoing game matching Newbery and Caldecott medalists to their favorite winning titles. To see more entries, click on the tag matching game.

Previously: Neil Gaiman, Erin E. Stead, Lois Lowry, Linda Sue Park, and Beth Krommes.

Coming soon: Jerry Pinkney, Sharon Creech, and  Emily Arnold McCully.

Illustration by Devon Johnson

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