Children's Literature

National Council for Teachers of English

Children's literature for social studies

Best books k-12 for science

The International Literacy Associations children's choices awards.

This site can search for 86 awards in children's literature. The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards. There is also a calendar of when awards are announced.

The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Awarded to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book

Award to excellence in literature by African-American author that promotes the cultural understanding of all people.

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.

Award for excellence in young adult literature.

The 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.

Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards are given for an author’s first or second published book written for children or young adults (ages birth to 17 years). Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three categories: primary, intermediate, and young adult. Books from any country any language are considered.