Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Part I: Introduction

1 About this book

2 Books and children

Part II: The Awards

3 The Newbery Medal (USA)

4 The Carnegie Medal (UK)

5 The Caldecott 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 illustration

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

Part III: The Right Decision

12 Did the right book always win?

13 What the authors and artists say

14 What the critics and librarians say

15 Some conclusions

Index