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EDU 213: Literature for Children: Caldecott, Newbery,
Geisel Awards

A study of literature written for children from preschool to sixth grade. The course is designed to acquaint the student with the best forms of literature for children and to develop standards of judgment in the selection of reading materials for children

Click each award title to check availability at East Central College, using the LOCATE catalog.

Caldecott Medal : honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.  This link includes nominees and winners.

Newbery Medal: honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.  This link includes nominees and winners.

Both these awards are shelved in separate areas.  These are great "read alouds" and  chapter book titles.  Many classics are also a Newbery book.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: honors the author and illustrator of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.  This link includes nominees and winners.  Geisel books are shelved within K-2 section and other storybook genre sections.

Books highlighted below are only some of our collection.  Click on the above links to search the entire Library for titles.  Click below links for more information about each award.

Caldecott Medal and Honor

"The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children."

Newbery Medal and Honor

"The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

Geisel Medal and Honor

"The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year."