Children’s & Teen Choice Book AwardsKID-SELECTED The only national book awards program where the winners are selected by kids and teens of all ages.
Fiction Awards
Américas Book AwardLATINX Quality children's and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States
Anna Dewdney Read Together AwardREAD ALOUDS given annually to a picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection.
Boston Globe-Horn Book AwardsU.S. PUBLISHED - Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. Two Honor Books may be named in each category.
Caldecott MedalPICTURE BOOK- Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Cybils AwardsBY BLOGGERS - Childrens and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards: aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
E.B. White Read Aloud AwardREAD ALOUD - Honors books that reflect the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the author E.B. White in his classic books for children.
Freeman Book AwardEAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN titles for Children and Young Adults
Golden Kite AwardsSOCIETY OF AUTHORS - Given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Fiction, Non-Fiction and Humor
IBBY Honour ListINTERNATIONAL Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books from IBBY member countries
International Literacy Association Book AwardsINTERNATIONAL NEW - Newly published authors in the children's and young adults' book field. Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three (3) categories: primary, intermediate, and young adult. Books from all countries and published in English for the first time during this year.
Middle East Book AwardMIDDLE EAST -Recognizes quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of the Middle East and its component societies and cultures.
Mildred L. Batchelder AwardFOREIGN LANGUAGE (Translated) - For the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.
Moonbeam AwardsNORTH AMERICAN - Designed to honor the year's best children’s books, authors and illustrators open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish and intended for the North American market. Many categories including spanish language, art, pop-up and more.
Newbery MedalBEST AMERICAN - Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Phoenix AwardCLASSIC BOOK - From the Children's Literature Association for an older book that has resurfaced.
Pura Belpré AwardLATINX - 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.
Schneider Family Book AwardDISABILITY EXPERIENCE - Given to books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.
Sydney Taylor Book AwardJEWISH EXPERIENCE - outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience
South Asia Book AwardSOUTH ASIA Up to three outstanding works of literature, from picture books to young adult novels, which accurately and skillfully portray the experience of individuals living in South Asia, or of South Asians living in other parts of the world.
Stonewall Book AwardLGBTQ - Given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.
Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardBEGINNING READERS - Given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English.
Tomás Rivera Book AwardMEXICAN AMERICAN - To honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience
William C. Morris AwardNEW YA AUTHOR - Awarded yearly to the best book by a previously unpublished author written for Young Adults.
Boston Globe-Horn Book AwardsU.S. PUBLISHED - Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. Two Honor Books may be named in each category.
Giverny AwardSCIENCE PICTURE BOOK - Honors a children's science picture book written in the English language and published within five years of the award date. The book must teach its young reader at least one important scientific principle well, or encourage the reader toward specific science-related attitudes, pursuits, or inquiries. Books about plants and/or plant science or biology will have preference.
Golden Kite AwardsSOCIETY OF AUTHORS - Given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Fiction, Non-Fiction and Humor
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalBEST NONFICTION - Awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English
Other Awards
Asian/Pacific American Award for LiteratureASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN - The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.
Children's Literature Legacy AwardLEGACY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR -Honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
CODE's Burt AwardNATIVE CULTURES - Honors First Nations, African and Caribbean literature.
Gelett Burgess AwardEDUCATIONAL BOOKS -The best family-friendly, creative and educational books on the market that will make an impact in a child's life by helping them grow: socially, emotionally, ethically, intellectually, and physically.
Jane Addams AwardPEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -For children's books that promote peace and social justice.
Notable Books for a Global SocietyWORLD CULTURES - Outstanding trade books for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world for grades k-12.
