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Children’s Book Awards

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Caldecott Book Award

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The Caldecott Award The Caldecott Award is given every year to the

illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The award is named for Randolph Caldecott, the famous English artist and

illustrator of books for children.The award is sponsored and presented by the

American Library Association.The first award was given in 1938.

Other books with outstanding illustrations are named as Honor Books each year.

The Caldecott Award

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Newbery Award

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Newbery AwardJohn Newbery was a publisher. He lived in London, England and published books for

children.Frederic G. Melcher was an American

bookseller. He organized Children’s Book Week.

In 1921 he created the idea of giving an award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for

children.

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The award was named after John Newbery.A bronze medal engraved with the winner’s name and the year is delivered to responsible

authorities. Members of the American Library Association select a winner each year.

Other authors who have contributed to the writing of American literature for children are

awarded for Honor Books each year.

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The Kentucky Bluegrass Award

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The Kentucky Bluegrass Award

An Annual Award for the Best Book as Chosen by the Students of Kentucky

Kentucky public and private schools as well as public libraries are welcome to participate in the

program.

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In 1982, two faculty members of Northern Kentucky University with money from a grant created this

award. The first award was given in 1983.

http://kba.nku.edu/info/

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Coretta Scott King Award

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/coretta.html

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The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table. Recipients are

authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and

appreciation of the "American Dream."

Winners of the Coretta Scott King Award receive a framed citation, an honorarium, and a set of

Encyclopedia Britannica or World Book Encyclopedias.

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The Batchelder Award

The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States,

and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.

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The Belpre MedalThe award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public

Library. 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. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to

Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate. 

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The Carnegie Medal

The Andrew Carnegie Medal honors the most outstanding video productions for children released during the

previous year.

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The Geisel Award

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.

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The Odyssey Award

This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults,

available in English in the United States.

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The Robert F. Sibert Medal

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 award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of

Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award.

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American Library Association Children's Literature Awards Winners are announced each year on the Monday of

the American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting (January/February). The Award

presentation takes place at the ALA Conference (June/July).

http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards

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Become Familiar with Award Winning Books & Best Sellers

• Find lists of award winning books in an Almanac.

• Find Best Selling books listed in newspapers & news magazines.

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