The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
The winner receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to a library of their choice.
Since 2000, the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal has also been awarded the £5000 Colin Mears Award. Colin Mears, a Worthing based accountant and children's book collector, left a bequest providing every Greenaway winner with a cash award as well as the coveted Medal.
The medal is awarded by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.