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The Newbery Medal was established on June 22, 1921, at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA). [6] Proposed by Publishers Weekly editor Frederic G. Melcher, the proposal was well received by the children's librarians present and then approved by the ALA Executive Board. [7] The award was administered by the ALA from the ...
The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are considered the most prestigious American children's book awards. Besides the Caldecott Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to runners-up they deem worthy, called the Caldecott Honor or Caldecott Honor Books. The Caldecott Medal was first proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in 1937.
Hans Christian Andersen Award (international) – since 1956. Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration (UK) – since 1956. Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany/international) – since 1956. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (USA) – since 1957. Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (Netherlands) – since 1964.
Website. yotocarnegies.co.uk. The Carnegie Medal for Writing, established in 1936, is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults. It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), who calls it "the UK's oldest ...
C. C.P. Hoogenhout Award. Cento Prize. Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award. Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood. Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers. Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers.
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature ". [1] The writing award was first given in 1956, the illustration award in 1966.
The British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Award was given annually to illustrated works of children's literature as part of the British Book Awards. It was established in 1991 and awarded for the last time in 1995. For the 1996 British Book Awards both it and the Children's Author of the Year award were replaced by the Children's Book ...
Margaret Edwards Award. Mark Twain Readers Award. Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award. Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Mildred L. Batchelder Award. Monarch Award.