Book Awards and Book Lists

	The Caldecott Medal Awarded annually by the American Library Association to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book published in America.
	The Newbery Medal Awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the book that is the most signficant contribution to children's literature.
	The Coretta Scott King Award Awarded annually by the American Library Association to an African-American author and an African-American illustrator for their outstanding contributions to children's literature.
	The Pura Belpré Award Awarded annually by the American Library Association to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work "best celebrates and portrays the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children."
	The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award This award, in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder, is presented by the American Library Association to 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."
	The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal This American Library Association medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished informational book published in English.
	Horn Book Awards-Since 1967 Since 1967, The Boston Globe and The Horn Book, Inc., have co-sponsored the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for excellence in literature for children and young adults. The awards are considered among the most prestigious in the nation.
	Children's Lit. Web Guide The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world.
	Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
	http://www.overbooked.org/genres/youth/allchild.html A web site (formerly known as Book Links) for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in literary and genre fiction information.