SELECTION CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE
- Author or illustrator of fiction or non-fiction books
- U.S. citizen, living in the U.S.
- Excellent and facile communicator
- Dynamic and engaging personality
- Known ability to relate to children; communicates well and regularly with them
- Someone who has made a substantial contribution to young people's literature
- Stature; someone who is revered by children and who has earned the respect and admiration of his or her peers