This award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a significant and lasting contribution to children's literature.
This award is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the U.S.
Established in 1996 by the American Library Association. Presented 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.
Awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author (including co-authors or author-illustrators) of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year.
Given by the American Library Association, this award honors an author or illustrator of a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
The Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
The Amelia Bloomer Project compiles an annual annotated book list of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers.
AIYLA identifies and honors the very best writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. Books selected to receive the award present Indigenous North American peoples in the fullness of their humanity.
Books recommended to instill empathy, affirm children’s sense of self, teach about others, transport to new places and inspire actions on behalf of social justice.
The Arab American Book Awards is a literary program created to honor books written by and about Arab Americans and generating awareness of Arab American scholarship and writing.
The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.
The most distinguished social science books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.
The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award recognizes effective, enlightened portrayals of individuals with developmental disabilities in children's books.
The Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards are given annually to an outstanding new writer of picture books for children (age 9 and under) and are presented jointly by the New York Public Library and the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation.
Established in 1996 by the American Library Association. Presented 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.
The List is a curated bibliography highlighting books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, aimed at children and youth from birth to age 18.
Given by the American Library Association, this award honors an author or illustrator of a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
The Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
The Middle East Outreach Council established the Middle East Book Award in 1999 to recognize books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to understanding of the Middle East.
The National Jewish Book Awards are intended to recognize authors, and encourage reading, of outstanding English-language books of Jewish interest.
Annually, a committee of the CL/R SIG (Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group) of the International Literacy Association selects 25 outstanding trade books for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world.
Skipping Stones Awards promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology, and diversity. They foster respect for multiple viewpoints and closer relationships within human societies.
The Green Earth Book Award honors books that "inspire a child to grow a deeper appreciation, respect, and responsibility for his or her natural environment."
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.
Presented every year, the award money is SEK 5 million, making it the largest international children's and young adult literature award in the world. The award total indicates that reading by children and young adults is extremely important.
This site has over 8,000 records from 86 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland).
The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) is a nonprofit organization devoted to building bridges of international understanding through children's and young adult books.
