Children's Literature Legacy Award

About the Children's Literature Legacy Award The Legacy Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.

1954- 2018 the award was named the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal.

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