These awards books, winners and nominees, are added to the ECC Library collection annually. Other awards are added on occasion. Search the drop down tab for more information on each award and list of books.
National Children’s Awards by Association for Library Service to Children
- Caldecott Medal : honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
- Newbery Medal: honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: honors the author and illustrator of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
- Belpré Medal: honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator who best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in literature for children and youth.
- Batchelder Award: given to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding or those published in a foreign language and country and then translated and published in the United States.
- Sibert Medal: honors authors and illustrators of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
- Coretta Scott King Award: promotes understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream by African American authors.
- Scott O’Dell Award: awarded to author of book on historical fiction for children or young adults, published in the preceding year.
- Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award: presented to works honoring exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
Missouri Children’s Awards
- Missouri Building Block Award: voted the most popular by preschool children in Missouri’s public libraries and is designed to encourage reading aloud to children.
- Show Me Award: purpose is to promote literature, literacy, and reading in grades one through three in Missouri elementary schools and to promote recognition of authors and illustrators of books that are favorites of these children.
- Mark Twain Award: purpose is to provide Missouri children in grades four through eight with their very own source to enrich their lives through reading.
- Truman Readers Award: encourages students in the early teen years to express their unique voice through exploring new literary genres.
- Gateway Readers Award: goal is to encourage young adults (grades 9 through 12) in Missouri to select and read quality literature that appeal to their needs, interests and reading levels.
