The Newbery Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/
newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm
Probably the best know of the awards for children's literature, the Newbery Medal is awarded annually "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" [from award web site]. In addition to the medal winner, there are usually several honor books named each year. The award usually goes to works of fiction, but has been awarded to non-fiction and poetry in the past. The awards are announced each January at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting.

The Caldecott Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/
caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually "to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children" [from award web site]. As with the Newbery Medal, several honor books are usually named each year.The awards are announced each January at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting.

Michael L. Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners.htm
First awarded in 2000, the Printz Award goes to the book that "exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature" --[from award web site]. Up to four honor books may also be named each year.

The Coretta Scott King Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/winnersa/pastwinnersa/cskpastwinners.htm
Awarded since 1970, the Coretta Scott King Book Award "is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution"--[from award web site]. There are awards for authors and illustrators. Honor books are usually named each year.

Associated with the Coretta Scott King awards is the John Steptoe Award for New Talent. One award is given annualy for either text or illustrations.

ALA Literary and Related Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm
A complete list of awards administered by the American Library Association. Also see ALA's Notable Lists for annual lists of books, sound recordings, videos, and software. Coming in 2008 is the new Odyssey Award for best audiobook for children or young adults.

U.S. National and Canadian Awards for Children's and YA Literature
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/awards/nat_awards.html
Includes links to the well know children's literature awards, as well as those that are not as well known, such as the Golden Duck Awards. The site was created and is maintained by author and speaker Cynthia Leitich Smith. The site also includes a page on State Awards for Children's and Young Adult Books.

standardcatalogs.com (H.W. Wilson)
http://standardcatalogs.com/home.htm
This is a realitively new site, subtitled "The Librarian's Resource for Collection Development." The site features selections from H.W. Wilson's Standard Catalogs. Some pages are spare -- the graphic novel page lists just one work. The Hot Topics page is worth looking at, and if you want to add some magazines to your collection, check out the Periodicals for School Libraries page. There's also a comprehensive list of Best Professional Books for Librarians.

Juvenile Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library)
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
A database of over 22,000 titles that are a part of a series. You can search by series title and subject, or by book title and author. This is the site to go to if you want to see if you have all the titles in a series. Most series are listed in numerical order; the Dear America series is listed in chronological order by the year of the setting -- from 1620 for Journey to the New World to 1968 for Where Have All the Flowers Gone?