HOW SELECTIONS ARE MADE
The editor and an advisory committee of children's book
specialists meet on an average of once a month during the year to
examine newly published titles-well over five thousand hardcover
and paperbound books in 1993-to choose about a hundred titles
they consider to be the most noteworthy.
Selection criteria have remained constant over the years.
Quality of plot, theme, style, pace, characterization, and
setting is essential for any story to be satisfying. In
addition, for the picture-story book, the art-its harmony with
the text-is vital. For nonfiction books, accuracy, organization,
timeliness, and clarity of presentation as well as quality of
writing and illustration need to be evaluated.
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