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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.