Children's Book Prizes : An Evaluation and History of Major Awards for Children's Books in the English-Speaking world. (Hardcover)

1. About this book. 2. Books and children. 3. The Newbery Medal (USA). 4. The Carnegie Medial (UK). 5. The Caldescott Medal (USA). 6. The Kate Greenaway Medal (UK). 7. Choosing the best in the field ? The Boston Globe ? Horn Book Awards. 8. Not just pretty pictures ? awards for illustrations. 9. Coming From Another Angle - Awards With Special Intentions. 10 Commercial breaks ? awards sponsored by big business. 11. Around the World- English-Language children’s book awards in Australia, Canada, Eire/Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa. 12. Did the Right Book Always Win? 13. What the Authors and Artists say. 14. What the critics and Librarians Say. 15. Some Conclusions.