Children's+book+awards

Children’s Book Awards ===Each year hundreds of wonderful books for children and young adult are published. To get the word out, several book awards have been established to highlight the best of the best. Many of these awards are sponsored by national and state library associations. Winners are selected by both librarians and children. The following is a list of Illinois children's choice awards and major awards for children and young adult books sponsored by the American Library Association.===

====**The Monarch Award **: The Illinois State Library Media Association sponsors this award. Students in grades K-3 are invited to read from the list of 20 nominated titles. Any student who reads or hears 10 of the books will be invited to vote for their favorite title. The program runs from December until February. Each Friday there is a mini-assembly to share two of the nominated books. The final assembly is a campaign assembly run by the students in Rooms 208 and 210. Voting takes place at the end of February. It’s a wonderful opportunity for young students to have a voice and share their opinions about books.====

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The Bluestem Award:The Illinois State Library Media Association also sponsors this brand new award. The award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles. Named in honor of the Big Bluestem which is the state prairie grass, the award may include both timeless classics and current titles, as well as books that may have appeared on previous Monarch and Rebecca Caudill award lists.=====

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**Rebecca Caudill Award** : Also sponsored by the Illinois Library Media Association, the Rebecca Caudill Award is given to the book selected by students in grades 4-8 in Illinois. Students who read at least five of the titles will be eligible to vote for their favorite.=====

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 * [|The Pura Belpré Award]**: Information about the ALSC/REFORMA Pura Belpré Medal for outstanding children's literature and illustration that celebrates the Latino/a cultural experience.=====

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__**Caldecott Medal**:__ Information about the Randolph Caldecott Medal, awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.=====

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__**Newbery Medal**:__ The Newbery Medal is given for the most distinguished American children’s book published in the last year. Administered by the Association for Library Service to Children.=====

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__**[|Coretta Scott King Book Award]**:__ the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association’s Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) presents The Coretta Scott King Award annually. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent.=====

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__**[|The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature]**:__ The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.=====