It is a part of the American Library Association Website. Look under the The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) section for awards.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery.
The Newbery Award is made of bronze.
a medal.
Winners of a Newbery Award don't actually receive a monetary award; the "prize" comes in the form of national recognition and greatly increased royalty checks, as books that have received the Newbery Award sell in greater numbers after receiving the award than they did before.
You earn a John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature.
Yes, the Newbery Award was established in 1922. The Caldecott Award was established in 1938.
The Newbery Medal
Yes, the book "Old Yeller" received a Newbery Honor in 1957, but did not win the Newbery Medal.
The Giver by Lois Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1994.
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo was the 2004 Newbery Medal winner.
The 1970 Newbery Medal winner was Sounder by William H. Armstrong.
Holes by Louis Sachar won the Newbery Award in 1999.