Children's Book Awards

One of Benner Library's goals is to stay as current as possible with the most significant children's book awards. Books named as winners or honor books for the following awards are added to our collection on an annual basis:

• Abe Lincoln
• Batchelder
• Belpre
• Blue Stem
• Caldecott
• Caudill
• Coretta Scott King
• Geisel
• Monarch
• Newbery
• Printz
• Sibert

Award Websites

ALA | About Banned & Challenged Books
Linked to the American Library Association (ALA) homepage, information is given books that are often challenged and intellectual freedom

ALA | Awards, Grants and Scholarships
The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution.

ALA | Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present
An ALA award given annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Included are Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1938-Present.

ALA | Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1922-Present
An ALA award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The site includes Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present.

AudreyWood.com | Home of the Children's Book Author Audrey Wood
This site is an excellent resource for presenting quality literature. It includes reviews, and activities that relate to the titles. It also suggests related titles and web links!

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: BooksInTheClassroom.co
This site is an excellent resource for presenting quality literature. It includes reviews, and activities that relate to the titles. It also suggests related titles and web links!

Illinois School Library Media Association
This site has links to the Polestar Award, Highsmith Award, Monarch Award, Rebecca Caudill Award, and Abraham Lincoln Award. It also includes information about the Lauretta McCusker, O.P., D.L.S. Professional Development Grant.

Illinois School Library Media Association Monarch Award
The Monarch is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois.

Monarch 2012 Master List


Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
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.

UFDC Home - Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
A collection of digitized children's books published from 1850-1900 in the U.S. and U.K.

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