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Robert Lawson is the only individual to win both awards. He received the Newbery for Rabbit Hill in 1945 and the Caldecott for They Were Strong and Good in 1941.
Yes, Robert Lawson has won both.
Robert Lawson received the Newbery Award in 1945 forRabbit Hill.He did receive a Caldecott Honor in 1941 for They Were Strong and Good. In fact, Robert Lawson is the only author/illustrator to win both these awards.
Robert Lawson won the Caldecott Medal in 1941 for They Were Strong and Good. He won the Newbery medal in 1945 for Rabbit Hill.Tomie dePaola won a Caldecott Honor Medal for Strega Nonain 1976. He won a Newbery Honor Medal for 26 Fairmont Avenuein 2000.
The Newbery is given for the text of a book. The Caldicott goes to the best illustrations. There is technically no reason why they couldn't, but it has never happened.
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, while the Newbery Medal is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The Caldecott focuses on illustrations, while the Newbery highlights the writing.
From Wikipedia: Some of her awards to date: the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, both first and second place in the 2007 Dwarf Stars Award, the Golden Kite Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Association of Jewish Libraries Award, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Yolen
No one has won the Newbery Medal three times, although Lois Lowry and Elizabeth George Speare both won twice.
They are both established by acts of the congress
Essence magazine hosted the first-annual Essence Literary Awards in New York City on 7 February, 2008. The awards were created to celebrate both emerging and established African-American authors. There are nine categories: Fiction, Memoir, Inspiration, Non-fiction, Current Affairs, Photography, Children's Books, Poetry and Storyteller of the Year.
Sports person to win both the Arjuna and the Dhronacharya awards for football?
More than 40. Both International and local awards