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Drexel University/Free Library of Philadelphia Children's Literature Citation

Established in 1963, the Drexel University/Free Library of Philadelphia Children's Literature Citation is awarded to authors, illustrators, publishers and others who have made outstanding contributions to the field of literature for children. The recipient must hail from Philadelphia, or have contributed significantly to literature for children in the Philadelphia area. Recipients receive an individually designed and hand-lettered citation. The award is co-sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Recipients include:

  • 2004: Peter Catalanotto
  • 2003: Betty Ann Funk
  • 2002: Laurie Halse Anderson
  • 2001: Francenia Emery
  • 2000: E.B. Lewis
  • 1998: Donna Jo Napoli
  • 1997: Helen Mae Mullen
  • 1996: Jerry Spinelli
  • 1995: Susan Hirschman
  • 1994: Bernard Waber
  • 1993: Trina Schart Hyman
  • 1992: Jerry Pinkney
  • 1991: Aliki (Liacouras Brandenberg)
  • 1990: Carolyn Croll
  • 1989: Maurice Sendak
  • 1988: Jacqueline Schachter Weiss
  • 1987: Deborah Kogan Ray
  • 1986: Barbara Bates
  • 1985: Muriel Feelings
  • 1984: Carolyn Wicker Field
  • 1983: Tana Hoban
  • 1982: Jan Berenstain and Stan Berenstain
  • 1981: Kristin Hunter
  • 1980: Beth Krush and Joe Krush
  • 1979: Suzanne Hilton
  • 1978: Catherine Crook de Camp and L. Sprague de Camp
  • 1977: Nancy Larrick
  • 1976: Elizabeth Gray Vining
  • 1975: J. B. Lippincott Co.
  • 1972: Lloyd Alexander
  • 1970: Carolyn Haywood
  • 1967: Katherine Milhous
  • 1963: Marguerite de Angeli
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