The Caldecott Medal/Caldecott Honor Books
An award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2011 Honorees
The Newbery Medal/Newbery Honor Books
"To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."
Medal & Honor Books, 1922-present
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
An award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.
2011 Nominees
Illinois’ K-3 Children's Choice Award will be presented annually to the author and/or illustrator of the book voted as their favorite by students in Kindergarten through Grade Three in participating Illinois schools or public libraries.
2011 Master list
The award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles.
2010 winners
The CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Carnegie Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book for children and young people.
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
2009 Awards
Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society.
Current and previous winners
The Costa Book Awards [previously the Whitbread Prize] is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in the UK and recognizes some of the most enjoyable books of the year by writers based in the UK and Ireland.
Winners list
The Theodore Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
2010 Winner and Honorees
Presented by the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators the Golden Kite Awards, given annually to recognize excellence in children’s literature, grant cash prizes to author and illustrator winners in four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Book Text, and Picture Book Illustration.
Golden Kite Recipient List
Every other year IBBY (The International Board on Books for Young People) presents the Hans Christian Andersen Awards to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature.
2010 Winners
This award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Winners list
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2010 Honorees
