“Best” lists: Review journals usually do an annual list of the best materials of the year. Search on “Best of” lists under journals such as School Library Journal.
Awards: American Library Association, our national professional association, honors the best books and media in numerous categories. Current and past winners are at these links:
| Alex Awards (adult books with appeal to teens)
*American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards *Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature *Coretta Scott King Book Awards (African-American authors and illustrators) John Newbery Medal (children’s literature) Michael L. Printz Award (literature for teens) Mildred L. Batchelder Award (translated children’s books) Odyssey Award (audiobooks) Pura Belpré Awards (Latinx authors and illustrators) Randolph Caldecott Medal (picture book illustration) Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal *Schneider Family Book Awards (representation of the disability experience) *Stonewall Book Awards: Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award (LGBTQIA+ experience) *Sydney Taylor Book Awards (portrayal of the Jewish experience) Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (beginning readers) William C. Morris YA Debut Award YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction * Focused on diverse book(s) |