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Updated with the 2017 award and honor books, this perennial favorite gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children s literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick reference and collection development and also as a resource for curriculum links and readers advisory. With an easy-to-use streamlined look and format, the 2017 guide features a new interview with four-time Caldecott winner Bryan Collier; explanations of criteria used to select the winners; and updated bibliographic citations and indexes for the award winners. This resource for locating information about the best in children's books is valuable for every collection.