Why Do Children's Book Awards Matter?

Part 1: Match the Award to Its Purpose Draw a line to connect each book award to its description.

• Given to the best-illustrated children’s book of the year.

• Coretta Scott King Award

• Honors outstanding African American authors and illustrators.

• Orbis Pictus Award

• Recognizes excellent books by Latino/Latina authors and illustrators.

• Newbery Medal

• Celebrates outstanding nonfiction books for children.

• Caldecott Medal

• Awarded for the best-written children’s book by an American author.

• Pura Belpré Award

Part 2: Why Do Awards Matter? Which of the following are reasons why book awards are important? Think about how they help readers, authors, and schools.

• They increase book sales and recognition for authors.

• They provide financial support to schools.

• They ensure only the best books are available to readers.

• They help readers discover quality books and encourage authors to write better.

Part 3: Award-Winning Book Hunt Which of the following books has won a children’s book award?

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

• Where the Wild Things Are

• Goodnight Moon

• The Cat in the Hat

Part 4: Create Your Own Award! Design a new children’s book award. Answer the questions below:

• Create a new award for children's books.

• Design a new award for children's literature.

• Invent a new prize for children's stories.

• Establish a new accolade for children's books.

The name of the award is:

• Oscar

• Nobel Prize

• Pulitzer

• Grammy

What kind of books will it recognize?

• Best fantasy book

• Best book about friendship

• Funniest book

• All of the above

This award is important because:

• it recognizes excellence.

• it is a tradition.

• it is a formality.

• it is a requirement.

Health Ledger is the youngest _____ winner of an Academy Award.

(His wife received it for him after his death).

• Humidity

• Humble

• Posthumous

• Exhume

1. Which award did Mahasweta Devi win in 1997?

• A) Nobel Prize in Literature
• B) Ramon Magsaysay Award
• C) Booker Prize
• D) Pulitzer Prize

WHO ILLUSTARTED THE BOOK?

• JULIE VIVAS

• DAVID SHANNON

• CHRIS PINE

• AL GORE