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Authors and Illustrators
Something about the Author
Articles about the lives and works of children's and young adult authors and illustrators
Meet Authors and Illustrators
Links to author and illustrator websites
TeachingBooks.net
Audio clips, book readings, discussion guides, videos, and links to author websites, biographies, activities, and contact information
Book Awards
Bluestem Award
Illinois Children's Choice Award for a book voted a favorite by students in 3rd through 5th grade
Boston Globe-Horn
Book Award
Awarded annually to authors and illustrators of outstanding children’s and young adult books in the categories of Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Book
Caldecott Medal
Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children
Coretta Scott King Award
Honoring distinguished books by African-American authors and illustrators
E.B.
White Read Aloud Award
Awarded annually to a "terrific" read aloud picture book and a book for older readers
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
Awarded every two years to an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have consistently made a lasting contribution to children's literature
Monarch Award
Illinois Children's Choice Award for a book voted a favorite by students in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Newbery Medal
Awarded annually for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year
Pura Belpré
Award
Presented every two years to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for young people
Rebecca
Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Illinois Children's Choice Award for a book voted a favorite by students in 4th through 8th grade
Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Presented annually to the authors of outstanding Jewish children's literature published in the preceding year
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Given annually for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year
Voice of Youth Award (VOYA)
About the Voice of Youth Award
Program information, book lists, and the titles of the VOYA winning books for the current school year.
VOYA Master List
Alphabetical list of all VOYA-nominated titles to date