The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books

by American Library Association

Overview

Updated to include the 2011 award and honor books, this new edition of the annual guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick reference and collection development and also a resource for curriculum links and readers' advisory. Retaining the streamlined look and format of recent editions, the 2011 guide also includes
* A thoughtful essay on children's literature today, by Barbara Kiefer, Professor of Children's Literature at Ohio State University
* Explanations of criteria used to select the awards
*Updated bibliographic citations and indexes for the award winners
Locating information about the best in children's books has never been easier.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838985694
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	03/16/2011
Series:	Newbery & Caldecott Awards
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

For more than eight decades, librarians from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have intensely scrutinized the children's books published each year, selecting the winning and honor books for the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. In addition, the ALSC division of the ALA is committed to creating a nation of readers, starting with the youngest. ALSC supports all those providing library services to children, including youth librarians, teachers, families, literature experts, publishers, and child advocates.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Newbery and Caldecott Awards: Authorization and Terms 1

The Art of the Picture Book: Past, Present, and Future Barbara Z. Kiefer 11

The Newbery Awards, 2011-1922 19

The Caldecott Awards, 2011-1938 91

Author/Illustrator Index 157

Title Index 165

Editorial Reviews

Lists and describes all Newbery and Caldecott award-winning titles from the inception of the awards (1922 and 1938 respectively) to 1992. Includes a list of the media used in Caldecott winners. With author/illustrator and title indexes. Member price, $10.80. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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