Award Winners
There are many awards and honors bestowed on children's and young adult literature. The American Libraries Association maintains a list of children's books and media award winners.
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- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database This link opens in a new windowThe trophy icon identifies award winners or you can limit your search. The heart means we have the book in our collections.
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Browse Awards & Distinctions for winners of over 100 different awards
Below are Find It@USC searches for some major award recipients. Select "Columbia Cooper Juvenile" as the Location filter to refine your results. Look at the book details to confirm award status.
- American Indian Youth LiteratureBiennial award honoring writing and illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America
- Américas AwardRecognizes quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx cultures in the United States.
- BatchelderFor the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States
- CaldecottTo the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children
- Coretta Scott KingTo outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values
- NewberyTo the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
- Pura BelpréTo the Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth
- Schneider FamilyRecognizes authors/illustrators for portrayal of disability experience in children's and young adult literature.
- Tomás RiveraHonoring books that depict the Mexican American experience
Search Find It@USC Libraries to see if we have winners of the SCASL awards.
- SCASL Picture Book AwardAwarded by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians.
- SCASL Book AwardsLinks to Picture Book, Children's Book, Junior Book, and Young Adult Book awards.
Online Books, Award Winners
These titles are linked to ebooks purchased by University Libraries. Most allow for 1 user at a time.
- Black and White1991 Caldecott
- The Blacker the BerryCoretta Scott King
- Brown Girl DreamingCoretta Scott King
- Bud, not Buddy2000 Newbery, Coretta Scott King
- Caddie Woodlawn1936 Newbery
- Call It Courage1941 Newbery
- The Cat Who Went to Heaven1931 Newbery
- The Crossover2015 Newbery
- The Dark-Thirty : Southern Tales of the SupernaturalCoretta Scott King
- The Door in the Wall1950 Newbery
- A Few Red Drops : the Chicago Race Riots of 1919Coretta Scott King
- Flotsam2007 Caldecott
- Ginger Pye1952 Newbery
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon2017 Newbery
Unlimited user access - Golem1997 Caldecott
- Grandfather's Journey2004 Caldecott
- The House in the Night2009 Caldecott
- It's Like This Cat1964 Newbery
- Johnny Tremain1944 Newbery
- Jumanji1982 Caldecott
- The LandCoretta Scott King
South Carolina Junior Book, South Carolina Young Adult Book - Let the Circle Be UnbrokenCoretta Scott King
- Lincoln: A Photobiography1988 Newbery
- The Little House1943 Caldecott
- M.C. Higgins, the Great1975 Newbery
Unlimited user access - The Midwife's Apprentice1996 Newbery
- Miracle's BoysCoretta Scott King
- Miracles on Maple Hill1957 Newbery
- Moon Over Manifest2011 Newbery
- Number the Stars1990 Newbery
- The People Could Fly1986 Coretta Scott King
- The Polar Express1986 Caldecott
- The Road to MemphisCoretta Scott King
- Roll of Thunder Hear My CryCoretta Scott King
- A Single Shard2002 Newbery
- The Slave Dancer1974 Newbery
Other copies available online - Song and Dance Man1989 Caldecott
- Strawberry Girl1946 Newbery
- Sweet Whispers, Brother RushCoretta Scott King
1983 Newbery Honor
Unlimited user access - The Three Pigs2002 Caldecott
- Trombone Shorty2016 Coretta Scott King
- Tuesday1992 Caldecott
- The UndefeatedCoretta Scott
- Up a Road Slowly1967 Newbery
- The View from Saturday1997 Newbery
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn1982 Caldecott
- Waterless Mountain1932 Newbery
Unlimited user access - White Snow, Bright Snow1948 Caldecott
- Witch of Blackbird Pond1959 Newbery
- A Year Down Yonder2001 Newbery