San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Master's Theses Master's Theses and Graduate Research Spring 2016 Exploring Racial Diversity in Caldecott Medal-Winning and Honor Books Angela Christine Moffett San Jose State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses Recommended Citation Moffett, Angela Christine, "Exploring Racial Diversity in Caldecott Medal-Winning and Honor Books" (2016). Master's Theses. 4699. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.8khk-78uy https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4699 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Master's Theses and Graduate Research at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. EXPLORING RACIAL DIVERSITY IN CALDECOTT MEDAL-WINNING AND HONOR BOOKS A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Information Science San José State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Information Science by Angela Moffett May 2016 © 2016 Angela Moffett ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Designated Thesis Committee Approves the Thesis Titled EXPLORING RACIAL DIVERSITY IN CALDECOTT MEDAL-WINNING AND HONOR BOOKS by Angela Moffett APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY May 2016 Dr. Joni Richards Bodart Department of Information Science Beth Wrenn-Estes Department of Information Science Nina Lindsay Oakland Public Library Abstract EXPLORING RACIAL DIVERSITY IN CALDECOTT MEDAL-WINNING AND HONOR BOOKS by Angela Moffett The Caldecott Medal, awarded annually by the American Library Association to the illustrator of the “most distinguished American picture book,” is the oldest and most prestigious award for children’s picture books in the United States.