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Winning Books: an evaluation and history of major awards
for children's books in the English-speaking world
Ruth Allen
£20.00 ISBN 0 9546384 5 X
2005 New Edition

Winning Books is the first comprehensive survey of the awards made to children's books in the English-speaking world. The volume covers over seventy prizes including well-known and established ones such as the Newbery Medal, prizes instigated by the commercial sector such as the Smarties Prize, as well as nationally sponsored awards and prizes for illustrators. Detailed lists are provided of the winning titles and, where appropriate, the runners-up in each year that was given.

Ruth Allen also presents some fascinating and frequently entertaining insights into the motivations behind awards and how they are viewed by authors, illustrators, publishers, librarians, booksellers and potential purchasers. The various criteria applied by judges of these awards are also examined, with an assessment of whether they have always achieved the 'right' result.

This volume is both a useful guide for adults wishing to buy good books for children and an important tool for those researching the history of the children's book industry.

Preface
Chapter 1:	About This Book
Chapter 2:	Books and Children
Chapter 3:	The Newbery Medal
Chapter 4:	The Carnegie Medal
Chapter 5:	The Caldecott Medal
Chapter 6:	The Kate Greenaway Medal
Chapter 7:	Choosing the Best in the Field – The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
Chapter 8:	Not Just Pretty Pictures – Awards for Picture Book Illustration & Text
Chapter 9:	Coming from Another Angle – Awards set up to complement or correct the mainstream award scene
Chapter 10:	The Truth of the Matter – Awards for Non-Fiction and Poetry
Chapter 11:	Commercial Breaks – Awards Sponsored by big business
Chapter 12:	Around the World – English Language Children’s Book Awards in Australia, Canada, Eire/Republic of Ireland, New Zealand & South Africa
Chapter 13:	Did the Right Book always win?
Chapter 14:	Magical Changes – the effect of Harry Potter and the Crossover Phenomenon.
Chapter 15:	Chapter 15: Reactions
Chapter 16:	Some Conclusions