Mother Goose AwardThe Mother Goose Award was an award annually presented to "the most exciting newcomer to British children's book illustration."[1] It was inaugurated in 1979 and last awarded in 1999.[2] Sponsored by Books for Children booksellers, award winners received £1,000 and a gilded goose egg.[3] WinnersTwenty illustrators were recognised in 21 years.
Primary sourcesRecords of the Mother Goose Award from 1978 to 1986 are held in the archives of the Institute of Education, University of London.[4] See alsoReferences
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