Researching an Author
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras. Includes Dictionary of Literary Biography, Something About the Author.
Award Winners
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Given to African American authors and illustrators for promoting understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society.
Newbery Medal
Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Pura Belpre Award
Presented to a 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.
Children's Literature
See also our Children's Literature research guide.
Tunxis Picture Book Collection
The picture book collection is arranged alphabetically by author. There are also small collections of children's books in Spanish and Polish as well as a nonfiction collection.
