The following are awarded in recognition of children's novels and illustrated books. Choose from our selection of award winning books for young readers!
Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution
to American literature for children.
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Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, and Booklist to the authors of distinguished literature for young adults.
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Presented annually by American Library Association to authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King.
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The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
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Presented jointly by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and the New York Public Library, The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award was established in 1985 to recognize and encourage authors and illustrators new to the field of children's books. The New Writer and New Illustrator Awards are given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator of picture books for children (age 9 and under). A distinguished selection committee (consisting of early childhood education specialists, librarians, illustrators, and experts in children’s literature review entries) seeks books that portray the goals and values of Ezra Jack Keats as expressed in his multicultural books, including: the universal qualities of childhood, a strong belief in family and community, and creativity and love of learning.
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Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature.
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Honors the printed word in books with an extensive set of formal awards. Presented annually in nine subject categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award), history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction.
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The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually to the writer of an outstanding book for children. established by The Library Association in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie.
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Selected by editors of The New York Times.
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Selected by editors of The New York Times.
New York Times Outstanding Children's Book of the Year
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation presents the Children's Book Award for the best work of fiction for children. The award, which has been held since 1980, is unique in that children and children alone decide the winner.
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Awarded annually to ten adult books that will appeal to teen readers. Chosen by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
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