Book Awards
- Massachusetts Children’s Book Award — Fourth, fifth and sixth grade children from all over the state vote for the winners of this award, sponsored by Salem State College
- Caldecott Award — This award is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American ture book for children.”
- Newbery Award — This award is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
- Edgar Awards — Best Children’s Mystery of the Year, selected by the Mystery Writers of America
- Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction — Established in 1981 by Scott O’Dell, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Newbery Medal, and many others, this award recognizes outstanding works of historical fiction.
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards — From the Horn Book site
- Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature — A great site by librarian Lisa R. Bartle that lets you create your own booklists of award winning books set in a particular time, place, etc.