Saturday, February 26, 2011

Caldecott Award and Newbery Award

The Difference Between Caldecott and Newbery Awards

Both the Caldecott and the Newbery awards are awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

The Caldecott Medal is awarded "to the artist of most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the US the preceding year". This award was named after English illustrator, Randolph Caldecott.

The Newbery Award is given "to the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the US the preceding year. This award was named after English bookseller, John Newbery.

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