Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to the best adult books that have special appeal for a young adult audience.Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is presented to the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Coretta Scott King Awards
The Coretta Scott King Awards recognize an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the true worth and value of all beings". The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award is presented to a writer and/or illustrator at the beginning of their career as a published children's book creator.
Author Award
| Title | Author | |
| SET (three books and free poster) | ----------- | |
| WINNER |
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| Elijah of Buxton | Christopher Paul Curtis | |
| HONORS | ||
| November Blues | Sharon M. Draper | |
| Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali | Charles R. Smith Jr. |
Illustrator Award
| Title | Author | |
| SET (three books and free poster) | ----------- | |
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WINNER | |
| Let it Shine | Ashley Bryan | |
| HONORS | ||
| The Secret Olivia Told Me | N. Joy | |
| Jazz On A Saturday Night | Leo and Diane Dillon |
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
| Title | Author |
| Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It | Sundee T. Frazier |
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is presented to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is awarded 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.
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Pura Belpré
The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Robert F. Sibert Award
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished informational book published in the English language during the preceding year.
| Title | Author | |
| SET (three books) | ----------- | |
| WINNER |
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| The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | Peter Sís | |
| HONORS | ||
| Lightship | Brian Floca | |
| Spiders | Nic Bishop |
Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards are given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school, middle school and teens.
| Title | Author | |
| SET (three books) | ----------- | |
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| CHILDREN'S | ||
| Kami and the Yaks | Andrea Stenn Stryer | |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL | ||
| Reaching for Sun | Tracie Vaughn Zimmer | |
| TEEN | ||
| Hurt Go Happy | Ginny Rorby |
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
| Title | Author | |
| SET (five books) | ----------- | |
| WINNER |
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| There Is a Bird on Your Head! | Mo Willems | |
| HONORS | ||
| First the Egg | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | |
| Hello, Bumblebee Bat | Darrin Lunde | |
| Jazz Baby | Lisa Wheeler | |
| Vulture View | April Pulley Sayre |
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