Yes, it was 1957 Newberry Honor book.
Yes, the book "Old Yeller" received a Newbery Honor in 1957, but did not win the Newbery Medal.
It won a Newbery Award
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.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery.
Yes, "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls did not receive a Newbery Medal award.
The Newbery Award is made of bronze.
a medal.
A Year Down Yonder was written by Richard Peck. It won the Newbery Award in 2001.
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.
Newbery Award.
The Newbery Medal
The Giver by Lois Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1994.
The 1970 Newbery Medal winner was Sounder by William H. Armstrong.