Newbery Medal The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Caldecott Medal The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Children's Choice Book Awards The Children’s Choice Book Awards is the only national book awards program where the winners are selected by kids and teens of all ages.
Batchelder Award The Batchelder Award is given to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
Belpré Medal The Belpré Medal honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Coretta Scott King Award The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
Geisel Medal The Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
Sibert Informational Book Medal The Sibert Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
Wilder Award The Wilder Medal 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.