For immediate release | April 10, 2015

The 2015 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards

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CHICAGO — Updated to include the 2015 award and honor books, “,” published by , 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 2015 guide features:

  • a new essay by Julie Danielson spotlighting recent noteworthy picture books published internationally;
  • explanations of criteria used to select the winners;
  • updated bibliographic citations and indexes for the award winners.

For more than eight decades, librarians from the have intensely scrutinized the children's books published each year, selecting the winning and honor books for the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. In addition, the ALSC division of the ýis committed to creating a nation of readers, starting with the youngest. ALSC supports all those providing library services to children, including youth librarians, teachers, families, literature experts, publishers and child advocates.

purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. ýauthors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact ýEditions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5418 or editionsmarketing@ala.org.

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