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Newbery Medal
Given each year to the best American children's book
Caldecott Award
Given each year to the best American children's picture book
Coretta Scott King Award
Given each year to American authors and illustrators of African descent
Hans Christian Andersen Award
International award given to author/illustrator every other year who has made lasting contribution to children's literature
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
Given annually to best picture, fiction and nonfiction book published in the U.S.
Bura Pelpre Award
Given every two years to a Latino-Latina writer and illustrator whose work celebrates the Latino experience
Scott O'Dell Award
Given annually to best children's book of historical fiction set in the New World
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Given every two years to author or illustrator in the U.S. who has made a lasting contribution to children's literature
Sibert Informational Book Award
Given annually to most distinguished American informational book for children