Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (RCYRBA) is named in honor of Caudill and her contributions to children's literature. The schoolchildren in her adopted state of Illinois, Grade 4 to to Grade 8, vote each year for their favorite of twenty nominees.
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