Children's Literature: Award Book Resources - Indianapolis

formerly known as the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards). Launched in 2008 by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader, the awards are the only national book awards voted on solely by kids and teens and provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them.

for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience

Texas State University College of Education developed the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience. The award was established in 1995 and was named in honor of Dr. Tomás Rivera, a distinguished alumnus of Texas State University.

Bank Street College for the best poetry book of the year for young readers

Inaugurated in 2016, the annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature recognize diverse authors (or co-authors) whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way.

a book in which text and illustrations are inseparable, each enhancing and enlarging on the other to produce a singular whole.

The Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement is named in memory of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. The annual award is presented in even years to an African American author, illustrator or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults, and who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution. The recipient of the inaugural award was Walter Dean Myers in 2010.