Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature

The two sponsoring agencies, the newspaper the Boston Globe and The Horn Book , a trade publication.

Country	Began	Frequency	Quantity	Website
United States	1967; non-fiction, 1976; illustration, 1976; fiction,1976	Annually	For award, 1 for each of 3 areas (non-fiction, illustration, fiction). For honors, there are two for each area, for a total of six each year.	BGHBH

Independent panel of 3 judges, new each year, selected by Horn Book editors in consultation with Boston Globe representative

The Boston Globe and The Horn Book magazine

Books must have been published in U.S. during the designated period (July 1 to June 30), but authors need not be American citizens.