The 2007 Newbery Medal winner was Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins.
An author is given the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to American children's literature.
The 2006 Newbery Award winner was Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins.
The "whipping boy" did not win the Newbery Medal. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The 1961 Newbery Medal winner was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.
Hendrik Willem van Loon won it for The Story of Mankind. The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922.
Newbery Medal was created in 1922.
The runners-up to the Newbery Medal are called Newbery Honor recipients.
The 1994 Newbery Award winner was The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.
The 2000 Newbery Award winner was Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was for his book Island of the Blue Dolphin. It's a good book, which is why it won.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery.