Award Winners & Nominees
Illinois Readers’ Choice
- Monarch Nominees 2025 (Grades K-3) – Find Monarch Nominees in our catalog
- Bluestem Nominees 2025 (Grades 3-5) – Find Bluestem Nominees in our catalog
- Caudill Nominees 2025 (Grades 4-8) – Find Caudill Nominees in our catalog
- View past Monarch Nominees and winners
- View past Bluestem Nominees and winners
- View past Caudill Nominees and winners
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Awards
- Caldecott Medal and Honor Books (Distinguished Picture Books)
- Newbery Medal and Honor Books (Distinguished Literature for Children)
- Geisel (Theodor Seuss) Award Winners (Beginning Reader Books)
- Sibert Medal Winners (Information Books for Children)
- Belpre Medal for Illustrators Winners (Latinx Books for Children – Illustrator)
- Belpre Medal for Authors Winners (Latinx Books for Children – Narrative)
- Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators Winners (African American Experience Books for Children – Illustrator)
- Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Winners (African American Experience Books for Children – Author)
- Schneider Family Award Winners (Disability Experience Books for Children)
- Stonewall Award (LGBTQ Experience Books for Children and Young Adults)
