The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in an Indian language.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 1955 for his book 'Galpaguchchha'.

The Children's Book Trust Award is an annual award given by the Children's Book Trust to the best children's book written in English.

Ruskin Bond was the first recipient of the Children's Book Trust Award in 1957 for his book 'The Room on the Roof'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Hindi.

Munshi Premchand was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Hindi in 1955 for his book 'Idgah'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Marathi.

P.L. Deshpande was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Marathi in 1955 for his book 'Batatyachi Chal'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Kannada.

Kuvempu was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Kannada in 1955 for his book 'Kanooru Heggaditi'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Tamil.

Kalki Krishnamurthy was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Tamil in 1955 for his book 'Ponniyin Selvan'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Telugu.

Viswanatha Satyanarayana was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Telugu in 1955 for his book 'Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu'.

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to the best children's book written in Malayalam.

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Malayalam in 1955 for his book 'Chemmeen'.