Reading Levels and Reading Lists

This searchable database of nearly 2,000 books, recordings, apps, and websites for children spans 100 years, reflecting the evolution of ALSC’s awards history AND delivering the latest, greatest materials for contemporary readers, listeners, learners, and gamers, as well.
Title entries include annotations, genre designations, recommended age levels, and more, along with handy links for sharing and looking up titles at local libraries (via WorldCat). The intuitive database allows users to search in multiple ways—by genre, format, creator, award, and more.

The Batchelder Award is given to 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.

Awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year.

Comprehensive list of children's and young adult award and "best of" lists.

The Children’s Literature Legacy Award 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 through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.

Awarded to the author/illustrator of the best read aloud picture book for children ages 9-12.

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to 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.

Given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. Named after Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss.

Awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Award given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.

The Phoenix Award is given to the author, or the estate of the author, of a book for children published originally in English that did not win a major award at the time of its publication twenty years earlier. The award is intended to recognize books of high literary merit.

Phoenix Picture Book Award recognizes a picture book published twenty years previously that did not win a major award at that time, but that the committee has determined to be of lasting value.

The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year.

Awarded to 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.

Awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.

Awarded to the author/illustrator of the best read aloud picture book for children from birth to age 8.