- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Annually recognizes one or more living people for their career contributions and existant institutions for their long-term sustainable work.
- Caldecott Medal
Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Awarded annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
- Geisel Award
Awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States.
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John Steptoe New Talent Award
The John Steptoe New Talent Award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.
- Newbery Medal
Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
- Printz Award
Annual award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
- Pura Belpré Award
Awarded annually 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.
