Recommended Reading for Kids
BC Books Online (Association of BC Book Publishers)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre – a wealth of information including comprehensive lists of recommended book titles for kids
Horn Book: Recommended Children’s Books
Kirkus: Children’s Book Reviews
How to Raise a Reader by the NY Times – a great guide to different stages of children’s books
Children’s Book Awards
Canada
Chocolate Lily Awards (BC Children’s Readers’ Choice)
Governer General’s Literary Awards (includes categories for Children’s Text and Children’s Illustration)
Red Cedar Book Awards (BC Young Readers’ Choice)
Young Reader’s Choice Awards (Pacific Northwest Library Association)
United States
Caldecott Medal (American Library Association)
Newbery Medal (American Library Association)
Youth Media Awards (American Library Association)