Frederic G. Melcher
Melcher proposed the Caldecott Medal in 1937 to honor children's picture books. Named for British illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the medal is presented annually for the "most distinguished picture book for children".
Gail E. Haley
Gail E. Haley (born November 4, 1939) is an American writer and illustrator. She has won the annual awards for children's book illustration from both the American and British librarians, for two different picture books.
She won the 1971 Caldecott Medal for "A Story a Story" (Atheneum Books, 1970), which she retold from an African folktale,
and the 1976 Kate Greenaway Medal for "The Post Office Cat", her own historical fiction about a London post office.