John Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Coretta Scott King Book Award
The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
The Wilder Medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The Batchelder Award is awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.

Pura Belpré Award
The Belpre Medals honor a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
The Sibert Medal honors the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.