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Definition: Newbery Medal from The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide

Annual award for an outstanding US book for children, given by the American Library Association since 1922.

The award is named after John Newbery (1713–1767), an English printer who published many books for children.

Newbery Medal

From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Donated by the Frederic G. Melcher family, the Newbery Medal has been awarded annually since 1922 under the supervision of the Association for Library Service to Children of the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA). The Newbery Medal is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to literature for children published in the U.S. during the preceding year. Announced in January, the award is limited to residents or citizens of the United States. The ingredients to create an audience for children's books included the new Carnegie-endowed libraries with separate rooms for children's services, staffed by librarians trained to provide children's services, the establishment of separate children's publishing departments and a groundswell of children's book reviews by specialists in the field. The ALA gave enthusiastic support for these efforts, especially in its Children's Librarians Section, now the Association for Library Service to Children. As advocates of good books for…
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Full text Article John Newbery Medal

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
The John Newbery Medal 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 US literature for children. First awarded in 1922, it is presented each January, along with the…
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Full text Article Newbery Medal

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Full text Article Newbery Medal

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Full text Article Newbery, John

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born 1713, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, Eng.—died Dec. 22, 1767, London) English publisher. In 1744 he set up a bookshop and publishing house in London, and it became one of the first to publish children’s books, including A Little Pretty Pocket-Book and Little Goody Two-Shoes. In 1781 his firm…
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Full text Article GANTOS, Jack (1951–)

From The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
American author who grew up in Florida, the Caribbean, and Norvelt, Pennsylvania. He began writing while still in primary school, but his ambition to become a writer was derailed when he became involved in drug smuggling as a teenager and spent a year in jail. The events of his colourful life are…
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Full text Article DICAMILLO, Kate (1964–)

From The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
An internationally bestselling American writer of children's fiction whose books often feature animals and magic. Her first novel, *Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), introduces India Opal Buloni, a lonely ten-year-old girl and her new-found friend, a dog called Winn-Dixie (this was released as a feature…
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Full text Article Lofting, Hugh (John)

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Jan. 14, 1886, Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng.—died Sept. 26, 1947, Santa Monica, Calif., U.S.) British-born U.S. author and illustrator. He lived principally in the U.S. from 1912. He is known for his classic children’s books about Doctor Dolittle, a chubby, gentle, eccentric physician to animals…
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Full text Article Curtis, Christopher Paul 5/10/1953-

From Encyclopedia of African-American Writing
Juvenile novels; former auto plant worker A Flint, MI native, Christopher Paul Curtis is an award-winning children's book auhor. Each of Curtis's first two novels for young readers was honored twice by the prestigious American Library Association (ALA): The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 (1995) won…
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Full text Article McKINLEY, Robin (1952–)

From The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
American author of feminist *fairy -tale retellings and fantasy. McKinley's female heroes are strong, smart, and resourceful, and her books often challenge traditional fairy tales’ emphasis on conventional notions of beauty and femininity. In Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast…
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Full text Article RYLANT, Cynthia (1954– )

From The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
American author of more than one hundred books for children. After studying English literature at university, Rylant taught English and worked as a librarian. Her first picture book, When I Was Young in the Mountains , inspired by her childhood in the Appalachians of West Virginia, was published in…
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