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Kate Greenaway Medal

 
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The Kate Greenaway Medal was established in the United Kingdom in 1955 in honour of the children's illustrator, Kate Greenaway. The medal is given annually to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature. It is awarded by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).

The first award was made to Edward Ardizzone for Tim All Alone in 1956. The winner receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to a library of their choice. Since 2000, the recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal has also been presented with the Colin Mears Award to the value of £5000. It is interesting to note that the award was not given in 1955 or 1958, since no book was considered suitable.

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Full list of winners

Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.[1]

Shortlists

Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.[1]

Nominations

Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.[1]

50th Anniversary Greenaway of Greenaways (2007)

For the 50th Anniversary of the Kate Greenaway Medal CILIP ran an online poll to find the nation's favourite Kate Greenaway Medal winning book of all time. The winner, announced at the British Library in June 2007, was Shirley Hughes's Dogger, just beating Allan Ahlberg’s Each Peach Pear Plum.[2]

The shortlist of ten medal winning books was as follows (the bracketed date refers to the year of first publication):

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