2008 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.
| Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: | The Invention of Hugo Cabret, illustrated by Brian Selznick (Scholastic) |
| Caldecott Honor Books: | Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic) |
| First the Egg, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter) | |
| The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, illustrated and written by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster) | |
| Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, illustrated and written by Mo Willems (Hyperion) |
