Book+Awards+for+Children

=Canadian Awards=


 * Governor General’s Literary Awards (Children’s Awards: Text & Illustrations)

**Canadian Children's Book Centre**
 * Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award
 * The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
 * The Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award
 * Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
 * The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
 * Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award
 * Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non Fiction
 * TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
 * Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature


 * Reader's Choice Awards**
 * Young Reader’s Choice Awards (YRCA)
 * Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta)
 * The Willow Awards (Saskatchewan)
 * Forest of Reading (Ontario)
 * Chocolate Lily Young Reader’s Choice Award (British Columbia)
 * Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards (Atlantic Canada)
 * Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Awards


 * Other Notable Awards**
 * Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
 * Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize

=American Library Association Awards=

The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The Arbuthnot award honors an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children's literature, of any country, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site. The Batchelder Award is given to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States. The Belpré Medal honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. The Carnegie Medal honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children released during the preceding year. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year. The Odyssey Award will be awarded annually to the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The Sibert Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year. The Wilder Medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
 * (John) Newbery Medal**
 * (****Randolph) Caldecott Medal**
 * (May Hill) Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award**
 * (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award**
 * (Pura) Belpré Medal**
 * (Andrew) Carnegie Medal**
 * (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Medal**
 * (ALSC/Booklist/YALSA) Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production**
 * (Robert F.) Sibert Informational Book Medal**
 * (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award**

** Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)**
The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. The Edwards Award honors an author and a specific work for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. The Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The first award will be given in 2009. This award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. Co-administered with ALSC. This award honors excellence in literature written for young adults. YALSA's newest award will honor the best nonfiction book for young adults; the first winner will be named in 2010.
 * Alex Awards**
 * Margaret A. Edwards Award**
 * William C. Morris Award**
 * Odyssey Award**
 * Michael L. Printz Award**
 * YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults**

=Other ALA Awards=

Coretta Scott King Book Awards

=International Awards=
 * Hans Christian Andersen Medals
 * Lambda Awards
 * The Carnegie Medal (British)
 * The Kate Greenaway Medal (British)