A roundup of the year-end "best of" lists and children's literature prizes. Most of the books on these lists were published in 2014; a few lists include titles from prior years, too. I will update this page regularly, so if you see something not mentioned here, give me a holler in the comments or on Twitter @Susan_Thomsen. Comments are open but moderated, due to spam woes.

See also the lists for 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008.

©Susan Thomsen, 2014.

The blog Largehearted Boy maintains a huge list of all the online "best books" lists. The English department at St. Columba's College, Dublin, keeps a good annotated list of book lists. Also, Confessions of a Science Librarian collects lists of best science books (for adults). Don't miss librarian Travis Jonker's smart and funny "Children's Literature 2014: The Year in Miscellanea," at School Library Journal's 100 Scope Notes blog. Holiday shoppers will want to peruse the great suggestions at MotherReader's list of "150 Ways to Give a Book." Betsy Bird, of the New York Public Library, makes her Caldecott and Newbery predictions at another School Library Journal blog, A Fuse #8 Production.

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100 Scope Notes (School Library Journal blog). Top 20.

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AAAS Science Books & Film. Gift guide. (AAAS = American Association for the Advancement of Science)

AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Air & Space Magazine (Smithsonian). Aviation- and space-themed books.

Alex Award, for adult books with teen appeal (PDF)

Amazon

American Booksellers Association

American Indians in Children's Literature

Americas Award

Arab American Book Award. Several categories, including books for children.

Audible. Teens.