Award-Winning Kids’ Books
Many organizations end the year with a "best of" list of children's books. Here are links to the awards and lists that we like, including picks from The New York Times, the International Reading Association, and the annual Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners.
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2008 Newbery Medal
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz
Illustrated by Robert Byrd
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The 2008 Newbery Medal winner is Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, written by Laura Amy Schlitz.
2008 Caldecott Medal
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner is The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick.
Other notable awards
- Bank Street College of Education's Children's Book Awards
- Boston Globe's Horn Book Awards
- Charlotte Zolotow Awards
- Children's Literature Association's Phoenix Award
- Coretta Scott King Awards
- Hans Christian Andersen Awards
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- NCTE Orbis Pictus' Nonfiction Award
- Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
- Pura Belpré Awards
- Schneider Family Book Award
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
"Best of" lists
- 2008 Notable Children's Books, American Library Association
- Best Books of 2007 for Middle Readers, Amazon.com
- Best Books for Young People, 2007, The Washington Post
- Best Children's Books of 2007, Publishers Weekly
- Best Illustrated Children's Books 2007, The New York Times
- Best Picture Books of 2007, Amazon.com
- Notable Children's Books of 2007, The New York Times
Other book lists
- Recommended Books by Theme, Reading Rockets
- 100 Best Books for Children, TeachersFirst.com
- 100 Favorite Children's Books, New York Public Library
- Best Books for Babies, Center for Early Literacy
- Best Science Books for Children, Science Books and Films
- Choices Annotated Booklists, International Reading Association
- Good Books for Children, Berkeley Public Library
- Hot Off the Press, Children's Book Council
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, National Council for the Social Studies
- Noteworthy Books for Children, Capitol Choices
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, National Science Teachers Association
- Parents' Choice Award Winners, Parents' Choice Foundation