 His book with Benjamin Elkin, "Gillespie and the Guards", won the Caldecott Honor in 1957.He was also the author of "Walt Whitman's America Selections and Drawings by James Daugherty".Four huge murals by James Daugherty, entitled "The Spirit of Pageantry — Africa", "The Spirit of Drama — Europe", "The Spirit of Cinema — America", and "The Spirit of Fantasy — Asia" are located in the State Theatre which is part of the beautiful Playhouse Square theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.