the purpose of a newbery award is to acknowledge the author of the book and to encourage children to read and write.
Newbery Medal was created in 1922.
The runners-up to the Newbery Medal are called Newbery Honor recipients.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.
The Giver, by Lois Lowry won the 1994 Newbery Medal.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
The Whipping Boy won the Newbery Medal in 1987.
Yes it won the Newbery Medal in 1999.