Updated with the 2015 award and honour books, this perennial favourite 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 featuresA new essay by Julie Danielson spotlighting recent noteworthy picture books published internationallyExplanations of criteria used to select the winnersUpdated bibliographic citations and indexes for the award winnersThis resource for locating information about the best in children's books is valuable for every collection.