Table of contents for Companion to American children's picture books / Connie Ann Kirk.

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COMPANION TO AMERICAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
CONTENTS
Preface 
I. 	Introduction
	A. Picture Book Basics		
 1. What is a Picture Book?
 2. A Brief History of American Picture Books for Children
		3. Parts of a Picture Book 
		4. How Picture Books Work
 5. Evaluating a Picture Book
	B. About the Companion
 1. Selection Criteria for the Companion
		2. How to Use the Companion
		3. General Topics in the Companion
	Notes
	Further Reading
II. 	The Companion, A-Z
Appendix A: 	Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Year
Appendix B: 	Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Illustrator
Appendix C: 	Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Author
Appendix D: 	Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Title
Appendix E: 	Charlotte Zolotow Book Awards for Best Picture Book Text
Appendix F: 	Coretta Scott King Book Awards and Honor Books
Appendix G: 	Pura Belpré Medalists and Honor Books
Appendix H:	Reading Rainbow(r) Books
Appendix I: 	Review Periodicals
Appendix J: 	Collections and/or Repositories of Materials on Picture Books and 
 	Their Creators
Appendix K:	Birthdays of Picture Book Companion Authors/Artists, Alphabetically
Appendix L: 	Birthdays of Picture Book Companion Authors/Artists, Chronologically
Appendix M: Subjects Listing of Picture Book Companion Titles 
Appendix N: 2006-2010 Award-Winning Picture Books [Author's Note: titled blank 
pages for reader to fill in--2005 winners added to ms. in January, 2005, or at press time].
Bibliography 
Index

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Picture books for children -- United States -- Bibliography.
Children's literature, American -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.
Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- Dictionaries.
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.