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Jane
Addams Children’s Book Award
www.janeaddamspeace.org
Annually awarded by the Jane Addams Peace Association to the children's
book that "most effectively promotes peace, social justice,
world community and the equality of the sexes and all races."
| 2009 |
Books for Younger
Children
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
(Foster/Farrar) written and illustrated by Claire A.
Nivola
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Honor Books The
Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos (Children's
Book Press) written by Lucía González,
iilustrated by Lulu Delacre
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad (Roaring Brook/Porter)
written and illustrated by James Rumford
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Books for Older Children
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
(Holt) by Margarita Engle
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Honor
Books The Shepherd's Granddaughter
(Groundwood) by Anne Laurel Carter
Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real
John Henry (National Geographic) by Scott Reynolds
Nelson with Marc Aronson |
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Aesop Prize
www.afsnet.org/sections/children/
Given annually by the Children’s Folklore Section of the American
Folklore Society to books for children and young adults, both fiction
and nonfiction, that “enhance the reader’s understanding
of folklore” and “reflect the culture and worldview
of the people whose folklore is the focus of the book.”
| 2009 |
Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila (Cinco Puntos) by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Mauricio Trenard Sayago;
The Kalevala: Tales of Magic and Adventure (Simply Read Books) adapted by Kirsti Mäkinen, translated by Kaarina Brooks, illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin; Naupaka (Bishop Museum Press) by Nona Beamer, translation from the Hawai’ian by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, illustrated by Caren Ke’ala Loebel-Fried, music by Keola Beamer
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Africana Book
Award
www.africanstudies.org/asa_childbook.html
Awarded annually by the African Studies Association to outstanding
books about Africa
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2007
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Young Children
The Illustrator's Notebook (Groundwood)
by Mohieddine Ellabbad
Older Readers I
Lost my Tooth in Africa (Scholastic) written by Penda
Diakite, illustrated by Baba Wague Diakite
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Honor Book
My Father's Shop (Kane/Miller) by Satomi
Ichikawa |
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American Indian
Youth Literature Award
www.ala.org
Awarded to the best writing and illustrations by and about American
Indians.
| 2008 |
Picture Book
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and
Freedom (Cinco Puntos Press) by Tim Tingle, illustrated
by Jeanne Rorex Bridge.
Middle School
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation
and Beyond (National Geographic) by Joseph Medicine Crow
Young Adult
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little)
by Sherman Alexie |
Américas
Awards
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/aa/index.html
Awarded annually by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
to honor titles published in the United States that authentically
and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos
in the United States.
| 2009 |
Just in Case: A Trickster
Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (Roaring Brook/Porter)
by Yuyi Morales
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for
Freedom (Holt) by Margarita Engle
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May Hill Arbuthnot
Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/
arbuthnothonor/arbuthnothonor.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to a
distinguished individual who will prepare and deliver a paper which
makes a significant contribution to the field of children's literature.
Asian/Pacific
American Awards for Literature
www.apalaweb.org/awards/awards.htm
Awarded by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
to books that promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage.
| 2007 |
Illustration in Children's
Literature
Surfer of the Century (Lee and Low) by Ellie Crowe,
illustrated by Richard Waldrep
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Honorable Mention Hiromi's
Hands (Lee and Low) by Lynne Barasch |
Young Adult Literature
Hiroshima Dreams (Dutton) by Kelly Easton
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Honorable Mention Keeping
Corner (Hyperion) by Kashmira Sheth |
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Audie Awards
www.audiopub.org/audies-gala.asp
Recognizes excellence in audio publishing.
| 2008 |
Children's Titles
for Ages up to 8
More about Paddington (HarperChildren's Audio), written
by Michael Bond, narrated by Stephen Fry
Children's Titles for Ages 8–11
Clementine (Recorded Books, LLC), written by Sara
Pennypacker, narrated by Jessica Almasy
Children's Titles for Ages 12+
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures
of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy (Listen &
Live Audio), written L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren
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Audiobook Hall
of Fame Award
www.audiopub.org
Recognizes a lasting contribution to the audiobook industry.
| 2006 |
The Harry Potter series
(Listening Library) written by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim
Dale |
The
Bank Street College of Education Awards
www.bankstreet.edu/bookcom/awards.html
Awarded annually by the Bank Street School's Children's Book Committee
to outstanding titles in the categories of fiction, nonfiction,
and poetry.
| 2008 |
The Josette Frank
Award (fiction)
Home of the Brave (Feiwel) by Katherine Applegate
The Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (nonfiction)
Ballerina Dreams (Feiwel) by Lauren Thompson, photographs
by James Estrin
Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas (Clarion)
by Russell Freedman
The Claudia Lewis Award (poetry)
Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
(Candlewick) selected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters,
illustrated by Polly Dunbar
This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness
(Houghton) by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
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The Mildred L.
Batchelder Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward/index.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the
publisher of the most outstanding book originally published in a
foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently translated
into English for publication in the United States
| 2010 |
Delacorte Press for A Faraway Island by Annika Thor; translated by Linda Schenck
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Honor Books Enchanted Lion for Big Wolf and Little Wolf written by Nadine Brun-Cosme, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, translated by Claudia Bedrick;
Farrar, Straus, Giroux for Eidi by Bodil Bredsdorff, translated by Kathryn Mahaffy; Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic for Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness written by Nahoko Uehashi, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, translated by Cathy Hirano |
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Beacon of Freedom
Award
www.wrl.org/BOFA/home.html
Presented annually by the Williamsburg Regional Library and the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to an author whose work introduces
American history, from Colonial times through the Civil War, to
children in a historically accurate and engaging manner.
| 2008 |
Virginia Bound (Clarion)
by Amy Butler |
Pura Belpré
Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to Latino
writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and
celebrates the Latino cultural experience.
| 2010 |
Author Award
Julia Alvarez for Return to Sender (Knopf)
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Honor Books Diego: Bigger than Life (Cavendish) written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by David Diaz; Federico García Lorca (Lectorum) written by Georgina Lázaro, illustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro |
Illustrator Award
Rafael López for Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day / Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Rayo/HarperCollins) written by Pat Mora
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Honor Books Diego: Bigger than Life illustrated by David Diaz, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; My Abuelita (Harcourt) illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Tony Johnston;
Gracias / Thanks (Lee & Low) illustrated by John Parra, written by Pat Mora |
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Boston Globe–Horn
Book Awards
www.hbook.com/bghb/
Awarded annually for excellence in literature for children and young
adults.
| 2009 |
Picture Book
Bubble Trouble by Margaret
Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Clarion)
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Honor Books
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
(Greenwillow/HarperCollins)
Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick) |
Fiction
Nation by Terry
Pratchett (HarperCollins)
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Honor Books
The Astonishing
Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II:
The Kingdom on the Waves by M. T. Anderson (Candlewick)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins) |
Nonfiction
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook
Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming (Schwartz
& Wade/Random House)
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Honor Books
The Way We Work by
David Macaulay with Richard Walker, illustrated by David Macaulay
(Lorraine/Houghton)
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by
Tanya Lee Stone
(Candlewick) |
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Caldecott
Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/
caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the
illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book.
| 2010 |
The Lion & the Mouse (Little) illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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Honor Books All the World (Beach Lane/Simon) illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon; Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (Houghton) illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman |
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Carnegie Medal
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/
carnegiemedal/carnegieterms/carnegiemedal.htm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) for excellence
in children’s video.
| 2010 |
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Weston Woods/Scholastic) produced by Paul R. Gagne and Mo Willems |
Christopher Award
www.christophers.org/
Awarded annually by the Christophers to books of literary distinction
which "affirm the highest values of the human spirit."
| 2009 |
Preschool
Close to You: How Animals Bond (Holt) written and
illustrated by Kimiko Kajikawa.
Ages 6–8
That Book Woman (Atheneum) by Heather Henson, illustrated
by David Small.
Ages 8–10
Clementine’s Letter (Hyperion) by Sara Pennypacker,
illustrated by Marla Frazee.
Ages 10–12
Shooting the Moon (Atheneum) by Frances O’Roark
Dowell.
Young Adult
Sunrise over Fallujah (Scholastic) by Walter Dean
Myers.
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Comstock Book Award
http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/ComstockReadingAloudInitiative.cfm
An annual award for the best read aloud picture book for older children (ages 8–12).This award is named for the Comstock Family, an important pioneer family in Moorhead, Minnesota.
| 2009 |
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) (Schwartz & Wade) by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by John Hendrix
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Honor Books Willow (Sleeping Bear) written by Denise Brennan-Nelson and Rosemarie Brennan, illustrated by
Cyd Moore; A Taste of Colored Water (Simon) written and illustrated by Matt Faulkner; Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote (Holt) written by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon |
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Edgar
Awards
http://theedgars.com/
Recognizes the best mystery writing of the year.
| 2009 |
Juvenile Readers
The Postcard (Little) by Tony Abbott
Young Adult
Paper Towns (Dutton) by John Green |
Margaret A. Edwards
Award
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/margaretedwards.htm
Awarded annually by the American Library Assocation (ALA) to an
author for a lifetime contribution in writing books of enduring
popularity with teenagers.
| 2010 |
Jim Murphy for An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793(Clarion), Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America (Scholastic), and The Great Fire (Scholastic), The Long Road to Gettysburg (Clarion), A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy (Clarion) |
Will Eisner Comic
Industry Award
www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml
Awarded annually to honor the best publications in the comics industry.
| 2008 |
Best Publication for
Kids
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter
1152 (both Archaia) by David Petersen
Best Publication for Teens
Laika (First Second) by Nick Abadzis
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Sid
Fleischman Humor Award
www.scbwi.org/awards.htm
Awarded annually to an SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators) author whose work exemplifies excellence in humor
writing.
| 2006 |
Clementine (Hyperion)
written by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee |
Wanda Gag Book Award
http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/ComstockReadingAloudInitiative.cfm
An annual award for the best read aloud picture book for younger children (toddlers to age 8). This award is named for Wanda Gág, a children’s book author and illustrator and artist.
| 2009 |
The Cow That Laid an Egg (HarperCollins) written by Andy Cutbill, illustrated by Russell Ayto
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Honor Books A Visitor for Bear (Candlewick) written by Bonny Becker and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton; The Sandman (Holt) written by Ralph Fletcher and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey |
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Theodor
Seuss Geisel Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward/index.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) for outstanding
books for beginning readers.
| 2010 |
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (TOON BOOKS/RAW Junior) by Geoffrey Hayes
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Honor Books I Spy Fly Guy! (Scholastic) by Tedd Arnold;
Little Mouse Gets Ready (TOON BOOKS/RAW Junior) by Jeff Smith;
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends (Houghton) by Wong Herbert Yee; Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day (Dial) by Kate McMullan; illustrated by R. W. Alley |
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Giverny Award
www.15degreelab.com/award06.html
Awarded annually by the 15 Degree Laboratory at Louisiana State
University to a distinguished children’s science picture book.
| 2008 |
The Prince of Butterflies
(Voyager/Harcourt) by Bruce Coville, illustrated by John
Clapp |
Golden Duck Award
www.goldenduck.org/winners.php
For excellence in children’s science fiction literature.
| 2005 |
Picture Book
Science Verse (Viking) by Jon Scieszka, illustrated
by Lane Smith
Middle Grade
The Supernaturalist (Hyperion) by Eoin Colfer
Young Adult
Balance of Trade (Meisha Merlin Publishing) by Sharon
Lee and Steve Miller |
Golden Kite Award
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Golden-Kite-Award-Recipients
Given annually by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
(SCBWI) to outstanding books written or illustrated by SCBWI members.
| 2008 |
Fiction
Down Sand Mountain (Candlewick) by Steve Watkins
Nonfiction
A Life in the Wild: George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great Beast (Farrar) by Pamela S. Turner
Picture Book Text
A Visitor for Bear (Candlewick) by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Picture Book Illustration
Last Night (Farrar) by Hyewon Yum |
Gryphon Award
www.lis.uiuc.edu/~ccb/gryphon.html
Awarded annually by the Center for Children's Books at the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois
in Champaign-Urbana to the author of an outstanding English language
work of fiction or non-fiction for which the primary audience is
children in grades K–4.
| 2008 |
Billy Tartle in Say Cheese!
(Knopf) by Michael Townsend
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Honor Books
Spiders (Scholastic) by Nic Bishop; Rufus
the Scrub Does Not Wear a Tutu (Darby Creek) by Jamie
McEwan, illustrated by John Margeson. |
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Dolly Gray Children’s
Literature Award
www.dddcec.org/secondarypages/dollygray/Dolly_Gray_Children's_Literature_Award.html
Awarded biennially by the Council for Exceptional Children to a
work of children's fiction that portrays individuals with developmental
disabilities.
| 2006 |
Keeping up with Roo
(Putnam) written by Sharlee Glenn, illustrated by Dan Andreason
So B. It (HarperTrophy) by Sarah Weeks |
Lee
Bennett Hopkins Award for Children’s Poetry
http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/activities/hopkins/workingLBH3.html
Awarded annually to an American poet or anthologist for the most
outstanding new book of children's poetry.
| 2010 |
Button Up: Wrinkled Rhymes (Houghton) by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Petra Mathers
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Honor Books A Curious Collection of Cats (Tricycle) by Betsy Franco, illustrated by Michael Wertz; Crossing Stones (Farrar) by Helen Frost; TheTree that Time Built; A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination (Sourcebooks) selected by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston |
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Ezra
Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Book Award
www.ezra-jack-keats.org/bookawards/index.html
Awarded annually by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation to “recognize
and encourage authors and illustrators new to the field of children's
books.”
| 2009 |
Stian Hole, author and illustrator
of Gramann’s Summer (Eerdmans Books).
Shadra Strickland, illustrator of Bird (Lee &
Low Books), written by the illustrator.
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Kerlan Award
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/awards.php#3
Awarded annually “in recognition of singular attainments in
the creation of children’s literature and in appreciation
for generous donation of unique resources to the Kerlan Collection
for the study of children’s literature.”
Coretta Scott
King Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to African
American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children
and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the true
worth and value of all beings."
| 2010 |
Coretta Scott King
Author Award
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (Carolrhoda), illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
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Honor Award Mare’s War (Knopf) by Tanita S. Davis |
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Charles R. Smith Jr. for My People (Seo/Atheneum) written by Langston Hughes
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Honor Award The Negro Speaks of Rivers (Disney/Jump at the Sun) illustrated by E. B. Lewis, written by Langston Hughes |
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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent
Award
| 2010 |
Kekla Magoon, author of The Rock and the River (Aladdin) |
Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Laureate
for Children's Poetry
www.poetryfoundation.org
Honors a living poet for excellence in and commitment to writing
poetry for children.
2008-
2009 |
Mary Ann Hoberman |
Los Angeles Times
Book Prize
www.latimes.com/extras/bookprizes
Awarded annually by the Los Angeles Times.
| 2007 |
Young Adult Fiction
A Darkling Plain (Eos/HarperCollins) by Philip Reeve |
Jeremiah Ludington
Memorial Award
http://www.edupaperback.org/award.cfm
Awarded annually by the Educational Paperback Association.
MacArthur
Fellowship Award
www.macfound.org
Awarded annually by the Los Angeles Times, the fellowship
honors "extraordinary originality and dedication in...creative
pursuits."
James Madison
Book Award
www.jamesmadisonbookaward.org/
Awarded annually to honor “excellence in bringing knowledge
and understanding of American history to readers ages five to fourteen.”
| 2007 |
A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin
Franklin, from Scientist to Diplomat (Farrar) by Joan
Dash, illustrated by Dusan Petricic |
William C. Morris
Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/morris/morrisaward.cfm
Awarded annually to a debut book published by a first-time author
writing for teens.
| 2010 |
Flash Burnout (Houghton) by L. K. Madigan |
Mountains and
Plains Independent Booksellers Association Regional Book Award
www.mountainsplains.org/regionalbookawards.aspx
Chosen to honor outstanding books which are set in the mountains
and plains region.
| 2008 |
Children's Book
Wind Rider (HarperCollins) by Susan Williams |
National
Book Award in Young People's Literature
www.nationalbook.org
Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation to the year's most
distinguished book for young people.
| 2009 |
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose (Farrar)
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Finalists
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman (Holt), Stitches by David Small (Norton), Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor (Levine/Scholastic),Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia (HarperTeen/HarperCollins) More |
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National Outdoor
Book Award
www.isu.edu/outdoor/books/index.html
Awarded annually to “encourage outstanding writing and publishing
in the outdoor field.”
| 2008 |
Children's Book
The Pole (Puffin Canada) by Eric Walters |
NSK Neustadt Prize
for Children’s Literature
www.ou.edu/worldlit/NSK/NSK.htm
Awarded biennially by the University of Oklahoma and its quarterly,
World Literature Today, to an accomplished contemporary
writer of children’s literature.
Newbery Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/
newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the
author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature
for children.
| 2010 |
When You Reach Me (Lamb/Random) by Rebecca Stead
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Honor Books Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Kroupa/Farrar) by Phillip Hoose;
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Holt) by Jacqueline Kelly;
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little) written and illustrated by Grace Lin; The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Blue Sky/Scholastic) by Rodman Philbrick |
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Sterling North
Legacy Award
Awarded for outstanding contributions in the field of childen's
literature.
Andre Norton Award
Given to recognize outstanding science fiction and fantasy for young
adults.
www.sfwa.org/awards/2007/index.html
| 2007 |
Magic or Madness (Razorbill/Penguin)
by Justin Larbalestier |
Scott
O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
www.scottodell.com/odellaward.html
Awarded annually to a work of historical fiction set in the Americas.
| 2010 |
The Storm in the Barn (Candlewick) by Matt Phelan |
Odyssey Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/odyssey/odyssey.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) for excellence
in audiobook production for children or young adults.
| 2010 |
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken (Live Oak Media) by Kate DiCamillo; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
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Honor Books In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Listen & Live) by L. A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren;
Peace, Locomotion (Brilliance Audio) by Jacqueline Woodson, narrated by Dion Graham; We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Brilliance Audio) by Kadir Nelson; narrated by Dion Graham |
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Once Upon a World
Children's Book Award
www.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=fwLYKnN8LzH&b=242746
Given annually by the Simon Wiesenthal Center to a book for six-
to ten-year-olds that promotes the themes of tolerance, diversity,
human understanding, and social justice.
| 2005 |
Ellington Was Not a Street
(Simon) by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson |
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus
An annual award for promoting and recognizing excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children.
| 2010 |
The Secret World of Walter Anderson (Candlewick) by Hester Bass; illustrated by E. B. Lewis
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Honor Books Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone;
Darwin: With Glimpses into His Private Journal and Letters (Houghton) by Alice B. McGinty;
The Frog Scientist (Houghton) by Pamela S. Turner;
How Many Baby Pandas? (Walker) by Sandra Markle; Noah Webster: Weaver of Words (Calkins Creek) by Pegi Deitz Shea |
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PEN/Phyllis
Naylor Working Writer Fellowship
www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/281
Awarded annually by PEN to an author of children's or young-adult
fiction whose “work is of high literary caliber but has not
yet attracted a broad readership.”
Pennsylvania Center
for the Book
A Baker’s Dozen: The Best Children’s Books for Family
Literacy
www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/FamilyLit
Awarded to recognize picture books that "best fulfill the goals
of family literacy programs across the nation: to create lifelong
readers and lovers of books, and start with the youngest audience
— preschool children.
| 2008 |
Up, Down, and Around
(Candlewick) written by Katherine Ayes, illustrated by Nadine
Bernard Westcott |
Phoenix Award
http://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix_award.html
Given annually to a children's book that did not win a major award
at the time of publication twenty years earlier, but that continues
to inspire young readers.
1990/
2010 |
The Shining Company (Farrar)
by Rosemary Sutcliff |
Michael L. Printz
Award
www.ala.org/yalsa/printz
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to a
book that best exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
| 2010 |
Going Bovine (Delacorte) by Libba Bray
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Honor Books Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith (Holt) by Deborah Heiligman;
The Monstrumologist (Simon) by Rick Yancey;
Punkzilla (Candlewick) by Adam Rapp; Tales of the Madman Underground (An Historical Romance 1973) (Viking) by John Barnes |
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Regina
Medal
www.cathla.org/awards_regina.php
Awarded annually by the Catholic Library Association for “continued,
distinguished contribution to children’s literature without
regard to the nature of the contribution.”
Marion Vannett Ridgway
Award
marionvannettridgwayaward.com
Established in 1993, the Ridgway Award is given each year to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's picture books.
| 2009 |
In a Blue Room (Harcourt)
by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
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Honor Book Wonder Bear (Dial) written and illustrated by Tao Nyeu
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Schneider Family
Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardsrecords/schneideraward/schneiderfamily.cfm
Given to honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies
an artistic expression of the disability experience.
| 2010 |
Children
Django (Porter/Roaring Brook) written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen
Middle School
Anything but Typical (Simon) by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Teen
Marcelo in the Real World (Levine/Scholastic) by Francisco X. Stork
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Robert
F. Sibert Informational Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/index.cfm
Awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the
author of the most distinguished informational book.
| 2010 |
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Candlewick) by Tanya Lee Stone
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Honor Books The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors (Charlesbridge) written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Tony Persiani;
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Jackson/Atheneum) written and illustrated by Brian Floca; Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose |
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Sydney
Taylor Book Award
www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/st_books.htm
Awarded annually by the Association of Jewish Libraries "to
outstanding books of positive Jewish content."
| 2010 |
Younger Readers
New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story (Dial) by April Halprin Waylan, illustrated by Stephane Jorisch
Older Readers
The Importance of Wings (Charlesbridge) by Robin Friedman
Teen Book
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba (Holt) by Margarita Engle
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Washington
Post-Children’s Book Guild Award for Nonfiction
www.childrensbookguild.org
Awarded annually by the Washington Post and the Children's
Book Guild of Washington DC to an author or illustrator whose total
body of work has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction
for children
E.B. White Read
Aloud Book Award
http://theabfc.wordpress.com/the-eb-white-read-aloud-awards/
Awarded annually by the Association of Booksellers for Children
to “reflect the universal read aloud standards that were created
by the work of the author E.B White in his classic books for children.”
| 2009 |
Picture Book
A Visitor for Bear (Candlewick) by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Older Readers
Masterpiece (Holt) by Elise Broach, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
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Laura Ingalls
Wilder Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/index.cfm
Awarded biennially by the American Library Association (ALA) to
an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and
lasting contribution to literature for children.
Willa Award
http://www.womenwritingthewest.org/willaaward.html
Awarded annually by Women Writing the West to an outstanding book
set in the West that features women’s stories.
| 2008 |
Exiled: From Tragedy to
Triumph on the Missouri Frontier (Eakin Press) by Louise
A. Jackson
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Honor Books Paint
the Wind (Scholastic) by Pam Munoz Ryan; Jeannette
Rankin: Political Pioneer (Boyds Mills) by Gretchen
Woelfle |
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YALSA Nonfiction Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/nonfiction/nonfiction.cfm#2010
For excellence in nonfiction for young adults.
| 2010 |
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman (Holt) |
Young
Adults’ Choices
www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html
Annually awarded by International Reading Association and selected
by young readers across the country. The annotated list of honored
titles is published in the fall issue of list of the Journal
of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
Charlotte
Zolotow Award
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/zolotow.asp
Awarded annually to the author of the best picture book text published
in the United States.
| 2010 |
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tricycle) by Carmen Tafolla |
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