ED 212: Children's and Adolescent Literature

This collection of nearly 2,000 books, recordings, apps, and websites for children spans 100 years of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) awards. This includes twelve different awards including the Newbery, Caldecott, and Geisel Awards.

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. 1938 to the present.

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. 1922 to the present

Established in 2004, this award has been given annually (beginning in 2006) to the authors and illustrators of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books.

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.

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 Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, 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.

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.

The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Look for the Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award.

Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and videos.

List of all American Library Association awards for children's books.

Links to additional children's book awards.