Children's Picture Book Awards listings are wonderful starting places for researching and finding children's books that your family will enjoy. Some awards are given by independent judges while others are granted only to members of specific organizations. Awards are important goals to achieve; however, the best guide for choosing a perfect book is to go with what you love because ultimately, all picture books have something to offer. Below please find links to awards that honor some of the best in children's picture book authors and illustrators and their phenomenal work. OneWomansMind.net has partnered with Amazon.com to offer product previews using simple mouseovers. Just roll your mouse over a book title and the product information and associated links are provided. Any item linked from this site and purchased from Amazon.com helps support and maintain OneWomansMind.net. Search for a specific title, author or illustrator   Web OneWomansMind.net

Moses by Carole Boston Weatherford illus by Kadir Nelson

Author and Illustrator Combined

Aesop Award from the American Folklore Society

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Blue Ribbon Award

Golden Kite Awards

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

National Science Teachers' Assocation: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Authors

E.B. White Read Aloud Award

Illustrators

Caldecott Medals: 1938 - Present

Caldecott Medals and Caldecott Honor Books: 1938-Present

Coretta Scott King Awards - 2007 - Illustrator Awards

Coretta Scott King Awards - Prior to 2007 - Illustrator Awards

John Steptoe Award for New Talent

Hans Christian Andersen Awards - International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)

Pura Belpre Award - Latino/Latina Illustrator Award

Children's Picture Book Outstanding Publishers

Barefoot Books - Celebrating Art and Story

Dragonfly Picture Books

Did I forget an award that you recognize as being an important guideline to choosing children's picture books and literature? If so, please contact me and I will review the award for possible addition to the list and inclusion in the monthly OneWomansMind.net Education Newsletter.