Claim: A Wrinkle in Time has been critically acclaimed.

The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books annually by the University of Wisconsin -- Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979 . Award-winning books were deemed to `` belong on the same shelf '' as Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll , having enough of the qualities of his work .   Seventeen books were named in 1958 , including only two from the 1950s . Seven were named in 1979 , all except two from the 1970s .  Although short , the last class was also diverse , with one wordless picture book ,  The Snowman -LRB- 1978 -RRB- by Raymond Briggs , and one fictionalized biography , The Road from Home -LRB- 1979 -RRB- by David Kherdian , about his mother 's childhood during the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath .   The selection process included nominations by trade paperback editors , who were permitted to name one book annually from their trade catalogs . The Component Analysis Selector Tool rated tradebooks on authenticity , universality , insight , symbol systems -- craftsmanship , impact , genre comparison , field setting of reader and test of time .  The purpose was to identify and promote outstanding thoughts among the mediocre communications available in an open society .   The list was established by Dr. David C. Davis  with the assistance of Professor Lola Pierstorff , Director Instructional Materials Center , University of Wisconsin , and Madeline Allen Davis , WHA Wisconsin Public Radio . Awards were announced and presented at the annual Wisconsin Book Conference , which featured speakers such as Dr. Seuss , William Steig , Helga Sandburg , Arna Bontemps , Nat Hentoff , Paul Engle , Jean George , Ed Emberley , Charlemae Rollins , Watts poet Jimmy Sherman , Maurice Sendak , Holling C. Holling , Pamela Travers , Ann Nolan Clark , Louise Lemp , Frank Luther , and Ramon Coffman -LRB- Uncle Ray -RRB- .