Children's Book Award Handbook

Diana F. Marks

Libraries Unlimited, 2006 - Literary Criticism - 412 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index. Children's literature awards and their namesakes -- Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award -- Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award -- Mildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award -- Pura Belpre and the Pura Belpre Award -- Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal -- Margaret A. Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award -- Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award -- Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Medal -- Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award -- Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards -- Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award -- Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature -- John Newbery and the John Newbery Medal -- Scott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction -- Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award -- Michael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature -- Robert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award -- Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award -- E.B. White and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award -- Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award -- Other children's literature awards.

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Marks, a seasoned elementary school teacher, has compiled a valuable resource that will be much appreciated by teachers and school librarians. Her handbook provides details on the history and origins ...

Contents

• Childrens Literature Awards and Their Namesakes: 1
• Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award: 5
• Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award: 25
• Mildred L Batchelder and the Mildred L Batchelder Award: 39
• Pura Belpré and the Pura Belpré Award: 57
• Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal: 75
• Margaret Alexander Edwards and the Margaret A Edwards Award: 99
• Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: 111
• Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Medal: 125
• Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award: 139
• Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Award: 155
• Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award: 169
• Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award: 189
• John Newbery and the John Newbery Medal: 201
• Scott ODell and the Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction: 231
• Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award: 245
• Michael L Printz and the Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature: 261
• Robert F Sibert and the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award: 273
• Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award: 285
• E B White and the E B White Read Aloud Award: 299
• Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award: 311
• Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award: 323
• Other Childrens Literature Awards: 341
• Bibliography: 375
• Index: 379

About the author

DIANA F. MARKS is a teacher of gifted elementary students for the Council Rock School District in Bucks County, PA. She has been a teacher for over 25 years.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Children's Book Award Handbook
• Author: Diana F. Marks
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2006
• ISBN: 1591583047, 9781591583042
• Length: 412 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / Books & Reading; Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature; Literary Criticism / Women Authors