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Updated with the 2018 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 2018 guide featuresa new interview with Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park;explanations of criteria used to select the winners;details regarding the media used to create the artwork in Caldecott-winning titles; andupdated 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.