Acknowledgments p. ix Introduction p. xi Children's Literature Awards and Their Namesakes p. 1 Overview p. 1 Timeline of Awards p. 2 Birthdays of Award Namesakes p. 3 Children's Activities Pertaining to Any Person, Award, or Book p. 3 Conclusion p. 4 Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award p. 5 Overview p. 5 Jane Addams Biography p. 5 Jane Addams Timeline p. 8 History and Criteria of Award p. 9 Award and Honor Books p. 10 Activities p. 20 Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award p. 25 Overview p. 25 Hans Christian Andersen Biography p. 25 Hans Christian Andersen Timeline p. 27 History and Criteria of Award p. 28 Fairy Tales Written by Hans Christian Andersen p. 29 Award Recipients p. 31 Activities p. 33 Mildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award p. 39 Overview p. 39 Mildred L. Batchelder Biography p. 39 Mildred L. Batchelder Timeline p. 42 History and Criteria of Award p. 44 Award and Honor Books p. 45 Activities p. 50 Pura Belpre and the Pura Belpre Award p. 57 Overview p. 57 Pura Belpre Biography p. 57 Pura Belpre Timeline p. 59 History and Criteria of Award p. 60 Works by Pura Belpre p. 62 Award and Honor Books p. 64 Activities p. 67 Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal p. 75 Overview p. 75 Randolph Caldecott Biography p. 75
Randolph Caldecott Timeline p. 78 History and Criteria of Medal p. 79 Children's Books Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott p. 80 Medal and Honor Books p. 81 Activities p. 92 Margaret Alexander Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award p. 99 Overview p. 99 Margaret A. Edwards Biography p. 99 Margaret A. Edwards Timeline p. 102 History and Criteria of Award p. 103 Award Recipients p. 104 Activities p. 105 Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award p. 111 Overview p. 111 Theodor Seuss Geisel Biography p. 111 Theodor Seuss Geisel Timeline p. 114 History and Criteria of Award p. 116 Works by Theodor Seuss Geisel p. 117 Medal and Honor Books p. 119 Activities p. 120 Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Medal p. 125 Overview p. 125 Kate Greenaway Biography p. 125 Kate Greenaway Timeline p. 127 History and Criteria of Medal p. 128 Works Written and Illustrated by Kate Greenaway p. 129 Medal Books p. 130 Activities p. 132 Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award p. 139 Overview p. 139 Lee Bennett Hopkins Biography p. 139 Lee Bennett Hopkins Timeline p. 142 History and Criteria of Award p. 143 Selected Works by Lee Bennett Hopkins p. 144 Award and Honor Books p. 147 Activities p. 149 Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Award p. 155 Overview p. 155 Ezra Jack Keats Biography p. 155 Ezra Jack Keats Timeline p. 158 History and Criteria of Award p. 159
Works by Ezra Jack Keats p. 160 Awards p. 162 Activities p. 163 Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award p. 169 Overview p. 169 Coretta Scott King Biography p. 169 Coretta Scott King Timeline p. 172 History and Criteria of Award p. 173 Award and Honor Books p. 174 Activities p. 183 Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award p. 189 Overview p. 189 Astrid Lindgren Biography p. 189 Astrid Lindgren Timeline p. 191 History and Criteria of Award p. 192 Books by Astrid Lindgren Published in the United States p. 193 Award Recipients p. 194 Activities p. 195 John Newbery and the John Newbery Medal p. 201 Overview p. 201 John Newbery Biography p. 201 John Newbery Timeline p. 204 History and Criteria of Medal p. 207 John Newbery's Children's Publications p. 208 Medal and Honor Books p. 211 Activities p. 225 Scott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction p. 231 Overview p. 231 Scott O'Dell Biography p. 231 Scott O'Dell Timeline p. 233 History and Criteria of Award p. 235 Works by Scott O'Dell p. 236 Award Books p. 237 Activities p. 238 Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award p. 245 Overview p. 245 Edgar Allan Poe Biography p. 245 Edgar Allan Poe Timeline p. 248 Works by Edgar Allan Poe p. 250 History and Criteria of Award p. 252 Award Books p. 253
Activities p. 256 Michael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature p. 261 Overview p. 261 Michael L. Printz Biography p. 261 Michael Larry Printz Timeline p. 263 History and Criteria of Award p. 264 Medal and Honor Books p. 265 Activities p. 267 Robert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award p. 273 Overview p. 273 Robert F. Sibert Biography p. 273 Robert F. Sibert Timeline p. 275 History and Criteria of Award p. 276 Medal and Honor Books p. 277 Activities p. 279 Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award p. 285 Overview p. 285 Sydney Taylor Biography p. 285 Sydney Taylor Timeline p. 287 History and Criteria of Award p. 288 Works by Sydney Taylor p. 288 Award Books and Recipients p. 289 Activities p. 293 E. B. White and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award p. 299 Overview p. 299 E. B. White Biography p. 299 E. B. White Timeline p. 301 History and Criteria of Award p. 302 Books by E. B. White p. 303 Award Books p. 304 Activities p. 305 Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award p. 311 Overview p. 311 Laura Ingalls Wilder Biography p. 311 Laura Ingalls Wilder Timeline p. 314 History and Criteria of Award p. 316 Works by Laura Ingalls Wilder p. 316 Award Recipients p. 317 Activities p. 318 Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award p. 323 Overview p. 323
Charlotte Zolotow Biography p. 323 Charlotte Zolotow Timeline p. 325 History and Criteria of Award p. 327 Works by Charlotte Zolotow p. 328 Award, Honor, and Highly Commended Books p. 330 Activities p. 335 Other Children's Literature Awards p. 341 The Golden Kite Award p. 342 Award and Honor Books p. 343 Sid Fleischman Humor Award p. 352 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award p. 352 Award and Honor Books p. 353 Bibliography p. 375 Index p. 379 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.