Diana Marks looks at children's and young adult book awards in depth. The history, award criteria, and a biography of the person behind each of the well-known awards is included. Also of interest are lists of the winners in each category, teaching and exploration activities, reproducible teaching aides, and a timeline of events leading up to the establishment of the award. Information about well-known awards is accompanied by information on the lesser known, Pura Belpré, Jane Addams, etc. Information is formatted in quick, easy-to-read tables and charts suitable for classroom duplication. Although some of this information is available online, this is a one stop handbook that contains lesser-known awards, and offers activities for enriching the study of each award, whether well-known or not. Grades K-8.

Diana Marks looks at children's and young adult book awards in depth. Information is formatted in quick, easy-to-read tables and charts suitable for classroom duplication. Although some of this information is available online, this is a one stop handbook that contains lesser-known awards and offers activities for enriching the study of each award, whether well-known or not.

IntroductionChildren's Literature Awards and their NamesakesJane Addams and the Jane Addams Book AwardHans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen AwardMildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder AwardPura Belpré and the Pura Belpré AwardRandolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott MedalMargaret A. Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards AwardTheodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardKate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway AwardLee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry AwardEzra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator AwardsCoretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King AwardAstrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for LiteratureJohn Newberry and the John Newberry MedalScott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical FictionEdgar Allan Poe and the Edgar AwardMichael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult LiteratureRobert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book AwardSydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book AwardE. B. White and the E. B. White Read Aloud AwardLaura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder AwardCharlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow AwardOther Children's Literature AwardsBibliographyIndex