Award Winners

Beatty Award

Honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.

Caldecott Award  

Given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

California Young Reader

California children nominate and vote for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.

Coretta Scott King Award  

Honors African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

Beatty Award

Honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.

Newbery Award

Given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Batchelder Award

Honors an outstanding book translated into English.

Belpré Medal

Honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator.

Carnegie Medal

Honors the most outstanding video production for children.

Geisel Medal

Honors the authors and illustrators of the most distinguished beginning reader books.

Odyssey Award     

Awarded annually to the best audiobook for children and/or young adults. 

Schneider Family Book Award

Honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience.

Sibert Informational Book Medal

Honors the authors and illustrators of the most distinguished informational book.

Wilder Award

Honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.