The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. - From the American Library Association.
Click below for a complete list of the medal winners, hotlinked to the book when it is in print.
Beyond the annual Medal winner usually a couple or so of books are honored as well. As with the Caldecott Medal, the honors are awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
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The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded 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.
Established in 1922. Sponsored by the American Library Association.
Below are all the Newbery winners back to 1922, hotlinked to the books where they are still in print.
The Kate Greenaway Medal was established by The Library Association (UK) in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular nineteenth century artist known for her fine children's illustrations and designs.
It was first awarded to Edward Ardizzone for Tim All Alone The medal is now awarded by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, which is a new organisation formed by the Unification of the Institute of Information Scientists and The Library Association on 1 April 2002.
Established in 1955. Sponsored by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually to the writer of an outstanding book for children.
It was established by The Library Association (UK) in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Carnegie was a self-made industrialist who made his fortune in steel in the USA. His experience of using a library as a child led him to resolve that "if ever wealth came to me that it should be used to establish free libraries."
Carnegie set up more than 2800 libraries across the English speaking world and, by the time of his death, over half the library authorities in Great Britain had Carnegie libraries. It was first awarded to Arthur Ransome for Pigeon Post. The medal is now awarded by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, which is a new organisation formed by the Unification of the Institute of Information Scientists and The Library Association on 1 April 2002.
Established in 1936. Spoonsored by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals