The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year to one outstanding new book for children or young adults.
The Medal was named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
The Carnegie Medal is the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing.
No Award was given in 1943, 1945, or 1966. That is because no book was considered suitable.
Learn more: official Carnegie Medal homepage.
Pigeon Post (1936)
The Swallows, Amazons and D's are prospecting for gold on High Topps, hoping to persuade Captain Flint to stay home as he returns from a South American gold prospecting trip.
Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Arthur Ransome
Left Till Called For (1941)
When the Germans invade their island in the English Channel, Mick and Caroline Templeton get left behind in the confusion.
Author(s): Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s): Richard Floethe
We Couldn't Leave Dinah (1941)
Illustrator(s): Stuart Tresilian
The Little Grey Men (1942)
The last four gnomes in England live by a brook in Warwickshire. When Cloudberry does not return from an exploring expedition, the other three set out to find him.
Author(s): BB
Illustrator(s): Denys Watkins-Pitchford
The Wind on the Moon: A Story for Children (1944)
Dinah and Dorinda determine to be naughty while their father is away.
Author(s): Eric Linklater
Illustrator(s): Nicolas Bentley
The Little White Horse (1946)
As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.
Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges
The Lark on the Wing (1950)
Kit Haverard pursues her vocation as a singer in London.
Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): T. R. Freeman
The Borrowers (1952)
In which we meet Arrietty, Pod and Homily Clock, a family of small people who live behind the wainscot and under the floor.
Author(s): Mary Norton
Illustrator(s): Diana Stanley
The Little Bookroom (1955)
A collection of short stories and fairy tales.
Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
The Last Battle (1956)
Tirian, the last king of Narnia summons Jill and Eustace to his aid when his kingdom is overrun by the Calormenes.
Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes
Tom's Midnight Garden (1958)
While waiting out quarantine for measles, Tom stays with his aunt and uncle in an old house and discovers he can enter the past through the garden at night.
Author(s): Philippa Pearce
Illustrator(s): Susan Einzig
A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961)
On his way to a vacation visit, Ping visits the London Zoo and discovers Hanno, the gorilla - whom he meets unexpectedly at Green Knowe.
Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston