Award Winners

If you are looking for an oustanding fantasy book for yourself, a teen or a child you cannot go wrong by choosing an award winning book. This is a way to let the experts figure out which are the best of the best. There are several awards that we have chosen these books from. To see the latest winners for 2010-2011 on amazon.com: 2010-2011 children and young adult award winners.

• The Newbery Medal - awarded every year since 1922 by the Association for Library service to children for most distinguished contribution to children's literature
• The Caldecott medal - awarded every year since 1938 by the Association for Library Service to Children for most distinguished childrens picture book.
• The National Book awards - These awards are given to authors in several categories, of which the one we look at is contribution to young people's literature In this guide
• Andre Norton Awards - Awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for an outstanding young adult scifi or fantasy book published
• The Printz Awards - This award was first given in 2000 and is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
• I have picked out the fantasy books but you can also check out the complete lists with the available books on the amazon site:
• Newbery Medal Winners - books on Amazon.com
• Caldecott Medal Winners - Books on Amazon.com.