children’s literature awards





children's literature awards
Name the two awards given by the ALA that are named for historical figures of children’s literatuer.?

Name two awards given by the ALA that are named for historical figures of children’s literature. What did these two people do that was significant?

The Caldecott Award and the Newberry Award. The Caldecott Award is for children’s book illustrations, and the Newberry Award is for “notable contributions to children’s literature.” The Caldecott Award is named for Randolph Caldecott, who was an illustrator of children’s books. John Newberry was a publisher of juvenile fiction in the 18th century.

Peter Garrett talks to Mark Rubbo at Readings Carlton about the PM’s Literary Awards 2010