Updating and augmenting a first edition published in 1983, this book provides a comprehensive guide to awards granted in English-speaking countries for excellence in children's literature. Included in the book are awards presented to an author or illustrator for his or her body of work, awards presented for a particular title, and awards presented for outstanding contributions to the field of children's literature. Children's choice awards are also cited. The book is divided into four sections: (1) a list of awards arranged alphabetically by award name, including information on the purpose and history of the award, selection criteria, rules and regulations, and the name of the sponsoring agency; (2) an alphabetical listing of award-winning authors, illustrators, and translators; (3) a selected bibliography listing books, book chapters, journal articles, dissertations, and reports on topics germane to children's book awards; and (4) four indexes, consisting of the award index (listing alphabetically the 208 awards covered in the first section), the subject index of awards (listing awards according to a variety of subject headings), the author/illustrator index (listing each individual who had a part in the creative process of an award-winning title), and the title index (listing all titles appearing in the first and second sections of the book, with references to all pages on which the title appears). (MM)