| Aesop Prize Winners - Given by the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society. Awarded to the most outstanding book or books incorporating folklore and published in English for children or young adults. The Aesop Prize committee also compiles an extremely useful Aesop Accolade List, an annual roster of exceptional books from among Aesop Prize nominees. |
The Caldecott Medal - The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The award is named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott, and was originally created as sort of the flip side of the Newbery Medal. While the Newbery is awarded to the "most distinguished American children's book" of the previous year, the Caldecott is awarded specifically to illustrators.
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| Coretta Scott King Award - Though not recognized as an association award by the ALA until 1982, the Coretta Scott King Award had its inception in the late sixties. The award, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, honors African American writers and illustrators and celebrates the African American experience through artistic expression. It is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal - This award, given by the Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association), honors an author or illustrator whose books are published in the U.S. and have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. The award was given every five years between 1960 and 1980; it is now given every three years. |
| Margaret A. Edwards Award - Given by the Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association), this award is given to an author for lifetime achievement in writing for teenagers. It is given to an author whose work helps teenagers to better understand themselves and their world. |
| Michael L. Printz Award - The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association |
| Mildred L. Batchelder Award - Sponsored by the American Library Association, this award is given for outstanding translated book for children. The award goes to the U.S. publisher responsible for the English-language edition of the work. |
The Newbery Medal - The Newbery Medal is awarded to the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The medal is presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
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Pura Belpre Award - Awarded every two years by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA).
Honors Latino writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for youth. Named in honor of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian of the New York Public Library. The first awards, given in 1996, were selected from books published 1990-1995.
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