Caldecott and Newbery Medals Home Pages
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

Pages at the American Library Association (ALA) site provide extensive information on current and past winners of these awards, listings of the honor books, a history of the awards, and an overview of the selection process.

Children's Book Awards
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html

A page in the Children's Literature Web Guide that provides links to most major children's book awards offered in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The “Choices” Booklists
http://www.reading.org/choices/

Among the most popular features of the International Reading Association's print journals The Reading Teacher and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy are the annual “Choices” booklists. “Children's Choices,” cosponsored by the Children's Book Council, includes brief reviews of approximately 100 titles, each of which is recommended by children themselves. “Young Adults' Choices” describes 30 books selected by adolescents. “Teachers' Choices” provides more detailed reviews of 30 books rated by teachers as being outstanding for curricular use.

The Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/

This award “honors African American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to children's and young adult literature that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all people to the realization of the American Dream.” The page at the ALA website offers information on the history of the award, the criteria for selection and the selection process, and present and past winners.

Georgia Children's Book Awards
http://www.coe.uga.edu/gachildlit/awards/index.html

Does your state, province, or country recognize children's literature that has been selected by local educators or children? Use your favorite search engine to find out!

Hans Christian Andersen Medal
http://www.ibby.org/Seiten/04_andersen.htm

A page at the International Board on Books for Young People site describes the award given every two years to one author and one illustrator in recognition of an entire body of work.

The International Reading Association Children's Literature Awards
http://www.reading.org/about/whatwedo/awards/awardaut.htm

Each year, IRA presents several awards to honor and encourage authors of exceptional literature for children. Lists of award recipients since the program's inception appear at http://www.reading.org/directory/awdwin03.htm.

Phoenix Award
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/chla/Phoenix.html

A page at the Children's Literature Association site describes an award given each year to an English-language book that was first published 20 years earlier but that did not receive a major award at the time of its publication.