The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

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. It honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children. The Medal is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York

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 and administered by the Association for Library Service to Children

Association for Library Service to Children

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 (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association

American Library Association

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 (ALA), through a Carnegie endowment. In the past 19 years (1991-2009), 19 titles have been honored with the award.

Criteria

• The video must demonstrate excellence in the execution of the special techniques of the medium; in the visual interpretation of story, theme, or concept; in the use of sound; in the delineation of plot, theme, characters, mood setting, or information presented; in the acting, when appropriate; and in the appropriateness of technique or treatment to the story, theme, or concept.
• The video must demonstrate excellence of presentation for a child audience (age 0–14 years).
• The video may be in cassette or DVD format.
• Only one Medal is presented, regardless of the number of producers involved in the video selected.
• The video must be distributed in the United States. Videos originally released in other countries are not eligible.
• The award is limited to producers who are citizens or residents of the United States.
• The video can be feature length, but not a theatrically released feature.
• The video can be based on another medium or made for another medium (e.g., television).
• Adaptations of material originally produced in other mediums should remain true to, expand, or complement the original work in some way.
• The video should be available for use in homes, public libraries, and with community organizations.
• The award is given only for work produced during the previous year, not for a body of work.

Recipients

Year	Title	Producers	Studios	Comments
2010	Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus	Paul R. Gagne Mo Willems	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	The video is the story of a pigeon who wants to drive a bus.
2009	March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World	Paul R. Gagne Melissa Reilly	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	The video is Dr. Christine King Farris Christine King Farris Christine King Farris is the eldest and only living sibling of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. She teaches at Spelman College and is the author of several books and a public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicultural education, and teaching... ’ memory of the historic march on Washington.
2008	Jump In!: Freestyle Edition	Kevin Lafferty John Davis Amy Palmer Robertson Danielle Sterling	The Disney Channel	This video tells the story of a young boxer who finds a passion for jumping rope.
2007	Knuffle Bunny Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale is a children's picture book by Mo Willems. Released by Hyperion Books in 2004, an illustrated version of the book won the 2005 Caldecott Honor and a Carnegie Medal in 2007. In August 2007, the sequel, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity was published...	Mo Willems Mo Willems Mo Willems is an American writer, animator, and children's books author/illustrator.-Early life:Willems was raised in New Orleans, where he graduated from Trinity Episcopal School and the Isidore Newman School. He graduated cum laude from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He married...	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the Caldecott Honor picture book.
2006	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. Published in 2003, the book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on a tightrope...	Michael Sporn Michael Sporn Michael Sporn is an American animator who founded his New York-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and has produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots.-Career:... Paul R. Gagne Melissa Reilly	Michael Sporn Animation, Inc. Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the Caldecott Medal picture book about the acrobat who walked a tight rope between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
2005	The Dot The Dot (book) The Dot is a picture book written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds about a girl named Vashti who thinks she can't draw.-Plot:Vashti is a girl who says she cannot draw...	Paul R. Gagne Melissa Reilly Peter H. Reynolds Peter H. Reynolds Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the Founder of the educational media company FableVision.Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul who serves as FableVision's CEO, as well as a selectman in the town of Dedham,... Karen Bresnahan Gary Goldberger Jonathan Meath Jonathan Meath Jonathan Meath is an award–winning American TV producer based in Boston who is notable for earning numerous Emmy nominations and the coveted George Foster Peabody Award in 1993. He is known for his commitment to children's educational television...	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its... FableVision FableVision FableVision is a Boston-based educational media company. FableVision creates educational software and story-based media for children and adults....	This video is based on the picture book by Peter H. Reynolds Peter H. Reynolds Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the Founder of the educational media company FableVision.Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul who serves as FableVision's CEO, as well as a selectman in the town of Dedham,...  in which a girl draws a dot and discovers the artist within.
2004	Giggle, Giggle, Quack Giggle, Giggle, Quack Giggle, Giggle, Quack is a children's book by Doreen Cronin. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin, this sequel to Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type tells the story of Farmer Brown's brother Bob, who is farm-sitting for the vacationing Farmer Brown. Farmer Brown leaves a to-do list for Bob, but Duck is able...	Paul R. Gagne Melissa Reilly	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the picture book by Doreen Cronin Doreen Cronin Doreen Cronin is an American author of children's books, most notably the award-winning Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.Born in New York and growing up on Long Island, she published in 2000 her first book, Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type , She attended law school, eventually completing it around...  and Betsy Lewin Betsy Lewin Betsy Reilly Lewin is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing business cards. She began writing and illustrating stories for children's magazines and eventually children's books... .
2003	So You Want to Be President? So You Want to Be President? So You Want to Be President? is a children's picture book written by Judith St. George and illustrated by David Small. Published in 2000, the book features a comprehensive guide to the Presidents of the United States. The book includes information about the education, family, and prior occupations...	Paul R. Gagne Melissa Reilly	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the Caldecott Medal book by Judith St. George Judith St. George Judith Saint George is an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President? Author and illustrator David Small was awarded the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book. She has written more than 40 books, most being historical fiction. Mrs. St. George was born in...  and David Small.
2002	My Louisiana Sky My Louisiana Sky My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 children's novel by Kimberly Willis Holt. It was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. It also received a Boston Globe—Horn Book Honor Award.-Plot summary:...	Dante Di Loreto Anthony Edwards Anthony Edwards Anthony Charles Edwards is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun, Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.-Early life:Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika... Willard Carroll Tom Wilhite	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its... Hyperion Studio	This video is about a girl coming to terms with her mentally challenged parents.
2001	Antarctic Antics	Paul R. Gagne	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the book by Judy Sierra.
2000	Miss Nelson Has a Field Day	Paul R. Gagne	Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...	This video is based on the book by Harry Allard.
1999	The First Christmas	Frank Moynihan	Xyzoo Animation Xyzoo Animation Xyzoo Animation is an animation studio founded by director/animator Lindsay van Blerk in 1991. Situated in Cape Town, South Africa, the studio has produced five stop-motion/clay-animated films, three of which have won a number of awards. All were commissioned by New York-based Billy Budd Films...	This video uses clay animation and traditional Christmas music, colloquial dialogue and humor to tell the well-known story of the birth of Jesus.
1998	Willa: An American Snow White	Tom Davenport	Davenport Films	This video is based on the classic Grimm Tale reset in Virginia in 1915.
1997	Notes Alive! On the Day You Were Born	Tacy Mangan	What a Gal Productions	This video is based on the children's book by Debra Frasier.
1996	Owen	Paul R. Gagne	Weston Woods	This video is based on the Caldecott Honor book by Kevin Henkes Kevin Henkes Kevin Henkes is a successful children's book illustrator and author known for winning both the Caldecott Medal for illustration and the Newbery Honor for writing...  about a boy who refuses to part with his blanket and a concerned neighbor who gives his parents advice.
1995	Whitewash Whitewash (TV special) Whitewash is a 1994 special show on American television channel HBO Family based on a true story. It was released onto video by HBO Kids Video and distributed by First Run Features as well. The program was produced and directed by Michael Sporn with a screenplay by Ntozake Shange...	Michael Sporn Michael Sporn Michael Sporn is an American animator who founded his New York-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and has produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots.-Career:...	Churchill Media	This video tells the story of a young black girl's encounter with racism.
1994	Eric Carle: Picture Writer	Rawn Fulton	Searchlight Films	This video is a portrait of Eric Carle Eric Carle Eric Carle is a children's book author and illustrator who is most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 50 languages...  author and illustrator of several very popular picture books for children such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, later published by Penguin Putnam. The book follows a caterpillar as it eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before... .
1993	The Pool Party	John Kelly Gary Soto Gary Soto Gary Soto is a Mexican-American author and poet.Mexican-American parents Manuel and Angie Soto . In his youth, he worked in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley and in factories in Fresno. Gary's father died in 1957, when he was just five years old...
1992	Harry Comes Home	Peter Matulavich	Barr Films
1991	Ralph S. Mouse Ralph S. Mouse Ralph S. Mouse is a children's novel by Beverly Cleary. It features Ralph, a mouse with the ability to speak, but only with certain people who tend to be loners....	George McQuilkin John Matthews	Churchill Films Churchill Films Churchill Films is a producer of direct-to-video films. They have produced The Mouse and the Motorcycle based on the 1965 book by Beverly Cleary and many other award-winning children's films....	This video is based on the book by Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary is an American author. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written more than 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice Quimby, her... about a mouse who rides a motorcycle and talks to boys.

Recipients of Multiple Awards

• Paul R. Gagne has received seven (7) Carnegie Medals (always while working for Weston Woods Studios).
• Melissa Reilly has received five (5) Carnegie Medals (always while working with Paul R. Gagne at Weston Woods Studios).