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Newbery Medal

HONOR

Since 1922, awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature during the prior year. See also the Caldecott Medal.

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Lloyd Alexander
Novelist
30-Jan-1924 17-May-2007 The Chronicles of Prydain
Beverly Cleary
Author
12-Apr-1916   Children's author, Ramona Quimby series
Kate DiCamillo
Author
25-Mar-1964   The Tale of Despereaux
Walter D. Edmonds
Novelist
15-Jul-1903 24-Jan-1998 Drums Along the Mohawk
Rachel Field
Author
19-Sep-1894 15-Mar-1942 Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
Neil Gaiman
Cartoonist
10-Nov-1960   DC Comics epic Sandman series
Hugh Lofting
Novelist
14-Jun-1886 26-Sep-1947 The Story of Dr. Dolittle
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Historian
14-Jan-1882 11-Mar-1944 Juvenile historian, Story of Mankind
Lois Lowry
Author
19-Feb-1937   The Giver
Robin McKinley
Author
16-Nov-1952   The Hero and the Crown
Lynd Ward
Engraver
26-Jun-1905 28-Jun-1985 Gods' Man


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