Award+Winning+Books

= = [|Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938 - Present] The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded every year by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.



[|Newberry Medal & Honor Books, 1922 - Present] The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

[|Pura Belpre Award Winners, 1996 - Present] The 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.

[|Robert F. Sibert Medal & Honor Books, 2001 - Present] The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the authors) 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.

Corretta Scott King Book Awards The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are presented annually by the American Library Association to honor African-American authors and illustrators who create outstanding books for children and young adults. Initially, the award was established in 1969 to recognize authors and then was expanded to include a separate award for illustrators in 1979. These awards are given to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 to January 30, 2006) for her continuing efforts in working for peace and civil rights issues.

(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award Medal Winners & Honor Books, 2006 - Present 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.


 * descriptions are from The Association for Library Service for Children (ALSC).