WEB RESOURCES FOR LITERACY TEACHERS
©2003, Denni Scates, Region 10 Education Service Center
Children's Book Awards
Choices. Lists books having received one of the following distinctions: Children's Choice, Young Adults' Choice, or Teachers' Choices. In my experience, these books are more likely to connect with young people than Newbery or Caldecott Award winners. Deep-link within the IRA site:
University of Calgary’s Awards Links. Links to most major children’s book awards, including many of the specific links that follow in this section. Canadian, British, New Zealand , and Australian awards too.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
Newbery Medal. Operated by the American Library Association. Extensive information on current and past winners, honor books, history of the award, selection process.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Caldecott Medal. Operated by the American Library Association. Extensive information on current and past winners, honor books, history of the award, selection process.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Coretta Scott King Award. This award “honors African American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to children's and young adult literature that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all people to the realization of the American Dream.” Offers information on the history of the award, criteria and selection, its present and past winners. Operated by the Amer. Library Assoc.
http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/
Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Established in 1956 by the International Board on Books for Young People. Currently awarded every two years to one author and one illustrator in recognition of his or her entire body of work.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ibby.html
Phoenix Award. Given each year by the Children’s Literature Association to an English-language book that was first published twenty years earlier but that did not receive a major award at the time of its publication.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/phoenix.html
Texas Library Association Bluebonnet Award. The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books. Book lists and award winners are organized by year.
http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html
Georgia Children’s Book Awards. Does your state recognize children’s literature that has been selected by local educators or children? Do a search and find out!
http://www.coe.uga.edu/gachildlit/awards/index.html