Judi Jagger, the current Western Australian Children's Book Council judge, has developed her own blog. It is a must read for anyone interested in children's and YA literature.
This is a useful site for anyone looking for quality children's/young adult literature. It can be searched according to 12 parameters including unusual ones like setting, ethnicity and gender of protagonist. There are 108 awards covered from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland.