Children's and Young Adult Literature

Resources for children’s and young adult literature

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Children's Literature Webliography

 

Children's and Young Adult

Awards: Children and Young Adults

• American Library Association Newbery Award
  Distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
• American Library Association Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
  For nonfiction and informational text.
• Boston Globe—Horn Book Award
  Picture book, fiction, poetry and nonfiction.
• The Children’s Literature Association Phoenix Award
  Presented to a book published twenty years previously that did not at the time receive the recognition it deserved.
• Christopher Award
  Roman Catholic organization. “Affirm the highest values of the human spirit.”
• Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), University of Wisconsin Charlotte Zolotow Award The CCBC has had a long-standing commitment to privileging diverse texts.
• International Literacy Association Notable Books for a Global Society
  The ILA is committed to bringing more global books to young people.
• Jane Addams Book for Older Children Awards and Honor Books and Jane Addams Picture Book Awards and Honor Books
  In honor of the social activist, awards books that promote peace and social justice.
•  National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
  Celebrating great books.
•  New York Public Library Best Books of 2023

• Odyssey Awards
  Audio books for children and young adults.

•  Skipping Stones Award, Multicultural and International
  A multicultural magazine that highlights multicultural books that build cross-cultural bridges.

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Awards: Children

• American Library Association Caldecott Award
  Excellent art and text.
• United States Board on Books for Young People
  The American affiliate of the International Board on Books for Young Readers.

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Awards: Young Adults

• American Library Association Michael L. Printz Award
  For young adults.

Helpful Sites for Children's and Young Adult Literature

• Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature

• The Classroom Bookshelf

• Mary Ann Reilly’s Blog
  Search this blog for young people’s literature on almost any topic and genre, for example: sports, New York City, art, poetry, read-alouds, etc.

• Worlds of Words (WOW by Kathy Short)
  Global Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
  

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Diverse Groups: awards and resources

African Americans

• American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award
  Focuses on books by and about African Americans.
• National Council for the Social Studies Carter G. Woodson Award and Outstanding Merit Book Award Recipients.
  In honor of the African American historian, awards social science books depicting ethnic minorities.

Helpful sites for books on African Americans

• 100 Best Books Children’s Books for Black History Month
• 283 Books Depicting Black Males Slideshow (Bibliography)
• The Brown Book Shelf

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American Indians

• American Indian Youth Literature Award
  Focuses on books by and about American Indians.

Helpful sites for books on American Indians

• American Indians in Children’s Literature
• Cynthia Leitich Smith
• Native Ways of Knowing Book List: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Classrooms and Libraries
  Created by Debbie Reese and California Indian Education.

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Asian Americans

• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
  Focuses on books by and about Asian Americans.
• South Asia Book Award

Helpful site for books on Asian Americans

• Asian American K-12 Resources

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Jewish Americans

• Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award
  Recognizes books on the Jewish experience. 
• National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
  Honors books about the Jewish experience.

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Latino/a

• American Library Association Pura Belpré Medal and Honor Awards
  Focuses on books by and about Latinos/as.
• Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
  Focuses on books by and about Latinos/as.
• Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
  In honor of the Mexican American migrant worker who became a chancellor, awards books by and about Mexican Americans.

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LGBTQ+

• American Library Association Rainbow Project Reading List
  LGBTQIA+
• American Library Association Stonewall Book Award
  (LGBT)

Helpful site for books on LGBTQ+

• 12 Great Picture Books with Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Characters

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Muslim Americans

• Middle East Book Award
  Recognizes books set in the Middle East.

Helpful site for books on Muslim Americans

• African American Muslim Authors Celebrate Black History Month

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International Awards

• African Studies Association Children’s Africana Book Awards
  Focuses on books about Africa. 
• American Library Association Mildred L. Batchelder Award
  Awards excellent translations of children’s literature.
• Bologna Ragazzi Award
  Awards the best books in terms of graphic and editorial design in an annual international recognition given each year in Bologna, Italy.
• Canada Council for the Arts Governor General’s Children’s Literature Prize
  Focuses on books published in Canada.
• Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
  Focuses on books published in North America.
•  Children’s Book Ireland
• International Board on Books for Young Readers (IBBY)
  Awards outstanding international books.
• Nordic Children’s Book Prize

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Young People with Disabilities

• American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award
  
• Teaching Expertise

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TOPICS

Anger and Understanding

• Fighting Anger with Understanding: Some (American) Muslim KidLit Reads

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Early Literacy

• 7 Books to Teach Rhyme from Lee and Low
• Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

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Genocide, War, Terrorism, and Disaster

• Children’s and Young Adult Literature on Genocide: Cambodia to Darfur
• Children’s Literature on War, Terrorism, and Disaster

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Science

• Giverny Book Award 
• Nature Generation Green Earth Award
• National Science Teachers Association/Outstanding Trade Books for Children

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Social Studies

• National Council for the Social Studies’ Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

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GENREs

Drama

• Aaron Shephard’s Readers Theater
• Narrative Pantomime

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Fantasy

• Beyond the Bookends
  YA Fantasy
• Fantasy Books for Kids

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Folklore

• American Folklore Society

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Graphic Novels 

• Graphic Novels
• YALSA’s great graphic novels for teens

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Historical Fiction

• Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction

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Nonfiction

• Karen Romano Young’s Antarctic Log Gallery
• National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award

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Poetry

• Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

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Realistic Fiction

• We Are Teachers 

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Science Fiction

• We Are Teachers
  For tweens and young adults.

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Free Online Children's Literature Webliography

During the pandemic, when we couldn’t go to libraries, we used the

• Free Online Children's Literature Webliography

In 2012, CELL and Mount Saint Mary College undergraduates and graduates provided Student Achievement Partnership (SAP) with 150 diverse texts to help diversify Appendix B of the Common Core. Educators from around the country recommended the books, and awards were consulted:

• K-1 Band
• 2-3 Band
• 4-5 Band