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EDU 282: Early Childhood Literature

Award Winning Literature

The American Library Association presents eleven different awards to authors and illustrators of books meant for children. Listed below are some of the past winners of the awards.

For a more detailed description of the awards, and a complete list of past and present winners please click here.

The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American Literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the culture value of great writing in America. Listed below are some of the past winners of the award.

For a more detailed description of the National Book Foundation, and a complete list of past and present winners please click here.

There are many other organizations that choose to award different types of children's literature. Please follow the links below to learn more about each award.

Icon of golden horn with words "The Boston Glob Horn Book Award".    Image of red background with words "The Charlotte Zolotow Award"          Silhouette of a gir walking reading a book with cat walking behind her with a gold madalion in the upper left hand corner of image with red figure and words "Ezra Jack Keats Award"        Image of gold madalion for the National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of English, and Orbis Pictus Award Winner, is written on rim of madalion, the words "violentia rebus, omnia sponte, fluant absit" is written aroun center picture of a landscape.