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Children's Book Awards: Dolly Gray Award

A guide to identifying and locating Newbery Medal, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Book Award winners.

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Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award

According to the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award website: "The Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in collaboration with Special Needs Project sponsor the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award to recognize effective, enlightened portrayals of individuals with developmental disabilities in children's books.  Every even year, an award is presented to an author and illustrator (if appropriate) of a children's picture book and/or a children's chapter book."

Dolly Gray Award Books in the CRC

The following Dolly Gray Award Winners can be found in the CRC:

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