Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy

Walter Dean Myers, 145th Street: Short StoriesĮlizabeth Partridge, Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange Wordless books are judged on the ability of the pictures alone to convey a story.' 'Books are considered not only for the quality of their illustrations, but for the way pictures and text work together to tell a story (whether fact or fiction). There are two awards if the writer and illustrator are different people. Ī parallel award for children's picture books, the Phoenix Picture Book Award was approved in 2010 and inaugurated in 2013. Beginning 1989, as many as two runners-up have been designated 'Honor Books', with 34 named for the 29 years to 2017. The inaugural, 1985 Phoenix Award recognized The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff (Oxford, 1965). The winner is selected by an elected committee of five ChLA members, from nominations by members and outsiders. The award was established and is conferred by the Children's Literature Association (ChLA), a nonprofit organization based in the United States whose mission is to advance 'the serious study of children's literature'.

It is named for the mythical bird phoenix that is reborn from its own ashes, signifying the book's rise from relative obscurity. The Phoenix Award annually recognizes one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not then win a major literary award. For a different award, see Congressional Black Caucus Foundation § Phoenix Award. For the science fiction award, see Phoenix Award (science fiction). This article is about the children's literature award.

Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy