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The Kate Greenaway Award

The Kate Greenaway Medal was established by The Library Association (UK) in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular nineteenth century artist known for her fine children's illustrations and designs.

It was first awarded to Edward Ardizzone for Tim All Alone The medal is now awarded by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, which is a new organisation formed by the Unification of the Institute of Information Scientists and The Library Association on 1 April 2002.

Established in 1955. Sponsored by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.

2007
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon By Mini Grey Random House
2006 Date of Award Changed
2005
Wolves By Emily Gravett Macmillan
2004
Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver" By Chris Riddell Walker
2003
Ella's Big Chance By Shirley Hughes The Bodley Head
2002
Jethro Byrde- Fairy Child By Bob Graham Walker Books
2001
Pirate Diary By Chris Riddell Walker Books
2000 I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato Lauren Child Orchard Books
1999
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Helen Oxenbury Walker Books
1998
Pumpkin Soup By Helen Cooper Doubleday
1997
When Jessie Came Across the Sea By P J Lynch Walker Books
1996 The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed Helen Cooper Doubleday
1995
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey By P J Lynch Walker Books
1994 Way Home Gregory Rogers Andersen Press
1993
Black Ships Before Troy By Alan Lee Frances Lincoln
1992 Zoo Anthony Browne Julia MacRae
1991
The Jolly Christmas Postman By Janet Ahlberg Heinemann
1990
The Whales' Song By Gary Blythe Hutchinson
1989
War Boy: a Country Childhood Michael Foreman Pavilion
1988
Can't You Sleep Little Bear By Barbara Firth Walker Books
1987
Crafty Chameleon By Adrienne Kennaway Hodder & Stoughton
1986
Snow White in New York By Fiona French OUP
1985 Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady Juan Wijngaard Walker Books
1984 Hiawatha's Childhood Errol Le Cain Faber
1983 Gorilla Anthony Browne Julia MacRae
1982 Long Neck and Thunder Foot and Sleeping Beauty and Other Favourite Fairy Tales Michael Foreman Kestrel and Gollancz
1981
The Highwayman By Charles Keeping OUP
1980 Mr Magnolia Quentin Blake Cape
1979
The Haunted House By Jan Pienkowski Heinemann
1978
Each Peach Pear Plum By Janet Ahlberg Kestrel
1977 Dogger Shirley Hughes Bodley Head
1976 The Post Office Cat Gail E Haley Bodley Head
1975 Horses in Battle and Mishka Victor Ambrus OUP
1974
The Wind Blew By Pat Hutchins Bodley head
1973 Father Christmas Raymond Briggs H Hamilton
1972 The Woodcutter's Duck Krystyna Turska H Hamilton
1971 The Kingdom under the Sea Jan Pienkowski Cape
1970
Mr Gumpy's Outing By John Burningham Cape
1969 The Quangle Wangle's hat and The Dragon of an Ordinary Family Helen Oxenbury Heinemann
1968 Dictionary of Chivalry Pauline Baynes Longman
1967 Charlotte and the Golden Canary Charles Keeping OUP
1966 Mother Goose Treasury Raymond Briggs H Hamilton
1965 The Three Poor Tailors Victor Ambrus OUP
1964 Shakespeare's Theatre C W Hodges OUP
1963
Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers By John Burningham Cape
1962
A.B.C. By Brian Wildsmith OUP
1961 Mrs. Cockle's Cat Antony Maitland Constable
1960 Old Winkle and the Seagulls Gerald Rose Faber
1959 Kashtanka and A Bundle of Ballads William Stobbs OUP
1958 Prize withheld as no book considered suitable
1957 Mrs Easter and the Storks V H Drummond Faber
1956
Tim All Alone By Edward Ardizzone OUP

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