The John Newbery Award
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Randolph Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Rebecca Caudill
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
The Sibert Medal honors the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The Batchelder Award goes to the publisher of the most outstanding children's book originally published in a foreign language and translated into English.

Pura Belpré Award
The Belpre Award 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.

Coretta Scott King Book Award
The Coretta Scott King Awards are given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution.

Notable Children's Books List
The best children’s books of the year as identified by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Notable Children's Recordings List
The best recorded children’s books of the year as identified by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Notable Children's Videos List
The best children’s videos of the year as identified by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Great Interactive Software for Kids
The best children’s software of the year as identified by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).