Children’s Book Awards are given for an author’s first or second published book written for children or young adults (ages birth to 17 years). Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three categories: primary, intermediate, and young adult. Books from any country and in any language published for the first time during the 2006 calendar year will be considered. Each award carries a monetary stipend.
Established in 1975. Sposnored by the International Reading Association.