Children’s Book Awards - Those in Bold Print Best Reflect the Philosophy of the Website

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award

The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award annually recognizes children’s books of literary and aesthetic excellence that effectively engage children in thinking about peace, social justice, global community, and equity for all people. A national committee of members with passion for and expertise in children’s literature and social justice is responsible for making the choices each year.

ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE -

 is awarded by the Asian/American Library Assn. and focuses on works about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage.

Booklist
 

Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. Booklist's primary audience consists of libraries, educators, and booksellers.



Boston Globe-Hornbook Award
 

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine annually from 1967. One book is recognized in each of three categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Book.



Carnegie Medal
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Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognizes one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults.


Carter G. Woodson Book Award 

The Carter G. Woodson Book Award is presented to exemplary books written for children and young people each year at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. 

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S LITERATURE BEST BOOKS 

a committee of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) identifies the best in multicultural books.

CHAPMAN AWARDS FOR BEST CLASSROOM READ-ALOUDS   

promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology and diversity. Award winning books foster respect for multiple viewpoints and closer relationships within human societies.

Charlotte Zolotow Award 

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is an American literary award presented annually for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States during the preceding year.

Coretta Scott King Award

The Award is given to an African American author 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.The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.


Christopher Award

This award is presented to authors who "affirm the highest values of the human spirit." It is given by the Christophers, a Christian organization founded in 1945 by the Maryknoll priest James Keller

CYBILS

seeks out and recognizes books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens

The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award 

recognizes authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that authentically portray individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and Down syndrome. 

EL DIA DE LOS NINOS/EL DIA DE LOS LIBROS SELECTION

Highlighting diverse children’s books to honor the culture and languages of all children

FREEMAN BOOK AWARD

Identifies quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia

Golden Kite Award
 

The Golden Kite Awards are given annually by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, an international children's writing organization, to recognize excellence in children’s literature.

Governor General's Award 


The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.


Gradiva Award

Awarded by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP), the Gradiva awards honor writers and creators of other media whose work advances psychoanalysis. 

Green Earth Award

The Green Earth Book Award  is the nation’s first environmental stewardship book award for children and young adult books. 

Hans Christian Andersen Award
 

The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are given by the International Board on Books for Young People every two years to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children's literature.

HENRY BERGH AWARD

 For a person or organization who has made a unique , significant, and measurable impact on animal welfare

International Latino Book Awards

 Recognizing greatness in literature. Honoring authors, translators, and illustrators for their books written either in English, Spanish y Portuguese. 

IRMA STANTON BLACK AND JAMES H.BLACK AWARD 

Honoring outstanding books for young children in which text and illustrations are inseparable, each enhancing the other to produce a singular whole

JOHN J. BURROUGHS RIVERBY AWARD 


This award has been given annually since 1988 to a selection of natural history books for young readers that present perceptive and artistic accounts of direct experiences in the world of nature, demonstrating a respect for nature, accuracy of information, and quality of prose and illustrations.  

JOSETTE FRANK AWARD 

This award for fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally. The award has been given annually since 1943. 

 Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy 

Junior LIbrary Guild
 

Junior Library Guild, formerly the Junior Literary Guild, is a commercial book club devoted to juvenile literature.

Lambda Literary Award

Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature. 

Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

Given to books that belong on the same shelf as Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland 

Malka Penn Award

Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature

This award is given annually to the author of an outstanding children's book addressing human rights issues or themes such as discrimination, equality, poverty, justice, war, peace, slavery, or freedom.

MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD

Honoring books that help adolescents become aware of themselves and address questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and the world

The Michael L. Printz Award 

is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". 

Middle East Book Award

MEOC the Middle East Book Awards recognize exemplary books for children and young adults that con-tribute meaningfully to an understanding of the Middle East and its component societies and cultures. Books are judged on the authenticity of the portrayal of a Middle Eastern subject, as well as on their characterization, plot, and appeal for the intended audience.  

Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
 

The Moonbeam Children's Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children's books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading.


National Jewish Book Award

Inau­gu­rat­ed in 1950, the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Awards is the longest-run­ning North Amer­i­can awards pro­gram of its kind and is rec­og­nized as the most pres­ti­gious. The Awards are intend­ed to rec­og­nize authors, and encour­age read­ing, of out­stand­ing Eng­lish-lan­guage books of Jew­ish interest.

Newbery Award

Given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

NOTABLE BOOKS FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY AWARD

This is an annual list of 25 books created by the International Literacy Association which enhance student understanding of people and cultures. 

Orbis Pictus Award
 

The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children recognizes books which demonstrate excellence in the "writing of nonfiction for children." It is awarded annually by the National Council of Teachers of English to one American book published the previous year.

Peace Corps Writers Award

This award is given annually to authors who write about countries that benefit from Peace Corps volunteers.

Phoenix Award
 

The Phoenix Award annually recognizes one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not then win a major literary award. It is named for the mythical bird phoenix that is reborn from its own ashes, signifying the book's rise from relative obscurity.


Pura Belpre Award

This award is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The award 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.

RAINBOW LIST: TOP TEN LGBTQ BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS

READ FOR EMPATHY COLLECTION - EMPATHY LAB

Recognizing literature recommended by children, teachers, and librarians to help build children’s empathy

Robert F. Sibert Book Award
 

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the writer and illustrator of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year.

SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD

 is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) recognizing authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth. 

School Library Journal
 

The School Library Journal is an American monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

Scott O’Dell Award 

The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an annual American children's book award that recognizes historical fiction.

SEPTIMA CLARK BOOK AWARD 

Honoring the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict women's issues globally

SKIPPING STONES HONOR AWARDS 

promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology and diversity. Award winning books foster respect for multiple viewpoints and closer relationships within human societies.

The Social Justice Literature Award 

is presented to honor books that address social responsibility towards individuals, communities, societies, and/or the environment as well as invite reflection and socially responsible action by the reader.” 

Stonewall Book Award
 

The Stonewall Book Award is a set of three literary awards that annually recognize "exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience" in English-language books published in the U.S.

 Sydney Taylor Book Award 

is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.  

Voice of Youth Advocates 

VOYA Founded in 1978, Voice of Youth Advocates, or (VOYA),This magazine is the leading library journal dedicated to the needs of young adult librarians, the advocacy of young adults, and the promotion of young adult literature and reading. Its most prestigious award is a Perfect Ten. This is given to a book that gets a five star rating for quality and a five star rating for popularity.

The Walter Award

 The Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature recognize diverse authors whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way.