Children's Literature Legacy Award

Children's Literature Legacy Award
Children's Literature Legacy Award
Awarded for	"substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature"
Country	United States
Presented by	Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association
First awarded	1954
Website	ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/clla/about

The Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal or Wilder Award) is a prize awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the United States who have, over a period of years, made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature.^[1] The bronze medal prize was named after its first winner, twentieth-century American author Laura Ingalls Wilder.^[1]

Originally, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal was awarded every five years, awarding six prizes between 1955 and 1980. From 1980 to 2001 it was awarded every three years, awarding seven prizes. From 2001 to 2015 it was awarded every two years. The most recent author to receive the award was James Ransome in 2023. It is now awarded annually.^[2]

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^ "Every Year a Wilder Year!". ALSC Blog. Association for Library Service to Children. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

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[2] "Every Year a Wilder Year!". ALSC Blog. Association for Library Service to Children. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

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