The Kerlan Awards in Children's Literature, 1975-2001 Minnesota Book Award Finalist
	Ruth Berman, Editor 350 pages, 85 illustrations, index, bibliography 2001, paperbound ISBN 1-880654-25-3 Price: $17.95

This book is a compilation of acceptance speeches delivered by Kerlan Award recipients, supplemented by biographic information, artwork and other material from the Children's Literature Research Collection (CLRC), housed at the University of Minnesota. * * * * The anthology includes essays by the editor as well as CLRC's curator. It concludes with notes on contributors, a bibliography, a list of illustrators, and an index of names and titles. The attractive format invites readers and browsers. * * * * This is a must for serious students of children's literature.
-- Sharon Cohen, BOOKLIST.

This title was selected as a 2002 Minnesota Book Award Finalist in the Anthology and Collections category.
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