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Author Allen, Ruth, 1949- author.

Title Children's book prizes : an evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world / Ruth Allen
Published London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Series Routledge revivals
Routledge revivals.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 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
Notes Includes index
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Subject Children's literature, English -- Awards -- History
Children's literature, American -- Awards -- History
Children's literature, Commonwealth (English) -- Awards -- History
Children -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries
Children's literature -- Awards -- Evaluation
Book industries and trade -- Awards
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Children's literature, English -- Awards.
Children's literature, Commonwealth (English) -- Awards.
Children's literature -- Awards -- Evaluation.
Children's literature, American -- Awards.
Children -- Books and reading.
Book industries and trade -- Awards.
Children's literature -- Awards.
English-speaking countries.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429461705
0429461704
9780429867507
0429867506
9780429867514
0429867514