Kate dicamillo wins newbery medal, locomotive wins. Dicamillo, 49, who won in 2004 for the tale of despereaux. Newbery medalwinning books for kids scholastic parents. Click on the title to see if the book is available. If you want to find a newbery winning book that is funny or scary or mysterious or serious, click on the find a good one tab. The newbery award is given, on a yearly basis, by the association for library service, which is a division of the american library association. Newbery award winners, honors score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Bowker publishing company and named for john newbery, the 18thcentury english publisher who was among the first to publish. Ala awards for 2014 the newbery, the caldecott and more. All newbery honor books, newbery medal, books barnes. I just wanted to bring it to someones attention that the bronze bow by elizabeth george speare and when you reach me by rebecca stead have both found their way onto this list, even though they both were winners of the newbery medal and arent newbery honor books. Newbery award winners for independent readers honoring the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children, newbery winners are some of the best chapter books available. Newbery medal, annual award given to the author of the most distinguished american childrens book of the previous year.
The illuminated adventures, written by kate dicamillo, illustrated by k. Ala awards, caldecott, newbery, printz, geisel, stonewall, kate di camillo, brian floca. Newbery medal and honor books, 1922present association. Newbery medal, annual award given to the author of the most distinguished american. Winners of the 20 newbery and caldecott awards were announced by the american library association. Since 1922, the award has been given to the author who has contributed the. The newbery medal was named for eighteenthcentury bookseller john newbery. Click here for newbery medal and honor books, 1922present. We know youll be just as happy with the john newbery medal winner and john newbery honor books as we are.
It is awarded annually by the association for library service to children, a division of the american library association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. Newbery award winners for independent readers scholastic. This is a complete list of the books that have won the newbery award. A book certainly doesnt need to be award winning to be a distinguished read for a child, but these newbery medal awarded chapter books are some of the most recognized titles by educators and librarians, and worthy of a spot on your independent readers book list. Jerry craft won this years newbery medal for the most outstanding contribution to childrens literature for new kid, a book focused on the struggles of a. If youd like to discover even more award winning books. The newbery medal was named for eighteenthcentury british bookseller john newbery. Tale of magical squirrel takes newbery medal the new.
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