Children’s and Young Adult Literature Book Awards

General Award Sites

• Children’s literature Web Guide
• The Giverny Book Award
• New Zealand Children’s Literature Awards
• Database of award winning children’s literature
• Yahoo directory of children’s literature awards
• Dolly Gray award–developmental disabilities
• ChildrensLit.com
• Boston College
• The Reading Tub
• American Booksellers Association Book Industry Awards
• The Reading Corner

National Awards

• Children’s Choice Book Awards (Children’s Book Council)

Awards by State/Region

• Alabama
  Camillia Award
   
• Alaska
  Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice
   
• Arizona
  Grand Canyon Reader Award
   
• Arkansas
  Diamond Primary Book Award (K-3)
  Charlie May Simon Children’s Book Award (4-6)
   
• California
  California Young Reader Medal
   
• Colorado
  Colorado Children’s Book Award
  Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
   
• Connecticut
  Nutmeg Book Award
   
• Delaware
  Delaware Diamonds
  Blue Hen Book Award
   
• District of Columbia
  Capitol Choices
   
• Florida
  FRA Children’s Book Award (K-2)
  Sunshine State Young Readers Award (3-5 and 6-8)
  Florida Teen Reads (Use drop-down “More in the Section” menu at the top of the page.)
   
• Georgia
  Georgia Children’s Book Award (K-8)
  Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
   
• Hawaii
  R.E.A.D. for NENE
   
• Idaho
  Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice
   
• Illinois
  Monarch Award (K-3)
  Bluestem Award (3-5)
  Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (4-8)
  Abraham Lincoln Award (High School)
   
• Indiana
  Young Hoosier Book Award (Elementary and Middle School)
  Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
   
• Iowa
  Goldfinch (K-3)
  Iowa Children’s Choice Award (3-6)
  Iowa Teen Award (6-9)
  Iowa High School Book Award (9-12)
   
• Kansas
  William Allen White Children’s Book Award
  Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
   
• Kentucky
  Bluegrass Award
   
• Louisiana
  Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice
   
• Maine
  Maine Student Book Award
   
• Maryland
  Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
   
• Massachusetts
  Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
   
• Michigan
  Great Lakes Great Books
   
• Minnesota
  Maud Hart Lovelace
   
• Mississippi
  Magnolia Award
   
• Missouri
  Building Block Picture Book Award (Birth-K)
  Show Me Readers Award (1-3)
  Mark Twain Readers Award (4-6)
  Truman Readers Award (6-8)
  Gateway Readers Award (9-12)
   
• Montana
  Treasure State Award (K-3)
  Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice (4-12)
   
• Nebraska
  Golden Sower Award
   
• Nevada
  Nevada Young Readers’ Award
   
• New Hampshire
  Ladybug Award (PreK-3)
  Great Stone Face Book Award (4-6)
  Isinglass Award (7-8)
  The Flume (9-12)
   
• New Jersey
  Garden State Book Awards (Children)
  Garden State Book Awards (Teens)
   
• New Mexico
  Land of Enchantment
   
• New York
  Charlotte Award
   
• North Carolina
  North Carolina Children’s Book Award
  NCSLMA YA Book Award (Middle and High School)
   
• North Dakota
  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
   
• Ohio
  Buckeye Children’s Book Award
  Teen Buckeye Book Award
   
• Oklahoma
  Sequoyah Book Awards
   
• Oregon
  Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award (Picture Book)
  Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (2-3)
  ORCA (4-12)
   
• Pennsylvania
  PA Young Readers Choice Award
  Keystone to Reading Book Award
   
• Rhode Island
  Rhode Island Children’s Book Award
  Rhode Island Teen Book Award
   
• South Carolina
  South Carolina Book Awards
   
• South Dakota
  South Dakota Children’s Book Award (K-5)
   
• Tennessee
  Volunteer State Book Award
   
• Texas
  Texas Library Association Awards
   
• Utah
  Children’s Literature Association of Utah (Click on the Books link and then use the search tool. “Winner” is one of the categories you can search.)
   
• Vermont
  Red Clover Award (K-4)
  Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (4-8)
   
• Virginia
  Jefferson Cup Award
  Whitney and Scott Cardozo Award for Children's Literature
  Virginia Readers’ Choice Awards
   
• Washington
  Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice
  Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award (K-3)
  Sasquatch Reading Award (4-8)
  Evergreen Young Adult Book Award (7-12)
   
• West Virginia
  West Virginia Children’s Choice Award
   
• Wisconsin
  Golden Archer Award
   
• Wyoming
  Buckaroo Book Award (K-3)
  Indian Paintbrush Book Award (4-6)
  Soaring Eagle Book Award (7-12)

Canadian Awards

• Alberta
  Golden Eagle Book Award (4-8)
   
• Atlantic Canada
  Hackmatack Children’s Choice (4-6)
   
• British Columbia
  Chocolate Lily Award