Best Reads - Award Books
ALSC’s Children’s Notables, Other Awards - Bluebonnet Award Books – Texas’ annual list of 20 books with 1 winner voted by students in grades 3-6.
- Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards – Annual chosen books in fiction/poetry, nonfiction, and picture book
- Caldecott Award – Annual award with runners-up for best illustration in a picture book .
- Choices Booklists – From the International Reading Association and the Children’s Book Council, list of Young Adult, Teachers’ and Children’s Choices. Lists appear in the journal The Reading Teacher.
- Coretta Scott King Book Award – Annual award to an African American author and illustrator of children’s books.
- Mystery Writers of America
- Kate Greenaway Award – England’s annual award to distinguished illustration in a picture book.
- Lone Star – Texas’ annual list of books for middle school students.
- Margaret A. Edwards Award – Honors an author’s lifetime achievement in children’s literature.
- YASLA Booklists & Book Awards – Annual award for a young adult books.
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award – Annual award for a children’s book originally published in another language.
- Newbery Award – Annual award for distinguished American literature for children.
- Notable Social Studies Books for Young People – Annual list created by the National Council for the Social Studies.
- Orbis Pictus – Award for outstanding nonfiction for children, presented by the National Council of Teachers of English.
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 – Annual list created by the National Science Teachers Association.
- Para Bulpré Award – Annual award to Latino/Latina author .
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- ALSC Literary and Related Awards – Annual award for the “Most Distinguished Informational Book for Children.”
- Scott O’Dell Award – Award to the author of a distinguished work of historical fiction for children.
- Tayshas List – Texas’ annual list for young adult literature.
- Texas Library Association Reading Lists
Other Sites for Literature
- Booklist – Provides editor’s choices with reviews
- Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site – Features books and book reviews for children’s books.
- CCBC – Cooperative Children’s Book Center – University of Wisconsin
- Children’s Book Awards and Other Literary Prizes
- Horn Book Fanfare – Provides an annual list of chosen books from Horn Book and Horn Book Guide.
- School Library Journal – Lists of bestsellers, etc.