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Click here for a complete list of Newbery Medalists, organized by year with ratings, FLAWS, and links to book reviews.

Once upon a time there was a bookseller. His name was Frederic G. Melcher, and he knew in his heart that books for children were just as important as books for adults, if not more so. Why, he wondered, are they so often ignored? He thought and thought, and decided in the end that it didn't matter why; what mattered was that he did something to change all that.

He did. In 1921, he proposed the Newbery Award to the American Library Association, a prize named for 18th-century English bookseller John Newbery to be given to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The Association's Executive Board approved the idea, much to the joy of children's librarians everywhere, and the first Newbery Award was given in 1922.

The express purpose of the medal was "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."

Melcher's brainchild was the first children's book award in the world, and remains the measure of all the others. He went on to initiate the Caldecott Award for best illustrated children's book, and together the Newbery and the Caldecott provide an important standard for evaluating children's books in the United States and beyond.

Between 2012-2014, our friend Caleb undertook the project of reviewing ALL the medalists, which he completed (he wrote a sad summary of his journey here). While that is essentially done (we haven't managed to keep it up), we're now gathering information to compile reviews for the honor books! If you'd like to be a part of that process, we invite you to join us at the Facebook group "The Newbery Books Discussion Group."

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	Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman from J.B. Lippincott Co. Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1955 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Black Cauldron Prydain Chronicles #2 by Lloyd Alexander from Holt, Rinehart and Winston Fantasy for 4th-8th grade 1966 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	By the Shores of Silver Lake (Pictorial Cover) Little House Series #5 by Laura Ingalls Wilder; illustrated by Garth Williams from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade 1940 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry 1963 printing from Macmillan for 2nd-6th grade 1941 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Codfish Musket by Agnes Hewes, illustrated by Armstrong Sperry from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 8th-12th grade 1937 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $45.00 (1 in stock)
	Dobry by Monica Shannon; illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff 15th printing 1967 from Viking Press for 4th-8th grade 1935 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $20.00 (2 in stock)
	Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker, illustrated by Maginel Wright Barney from Doubleday & Company Realistic Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1928 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $22.00 (1 in stock)
	Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson from Harper & Row for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Fog Magic Puffin Newbery Library by Julia L. Sauer, illustrated by Lynd Ward Tenth printing, 1968 from Macmillan for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Fog Magic Puffin Newbery Library by Julia L. Sauer, illustrated by Lynd Ward 2nd printing 1944 from Macmillan for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Garram the Hunter A Boy of the Hill Tribes Travel and Adventure Library for Young Folks by Herbert Best, illustrated by Erick Berry 1939 Edition from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 3rd-6th grade 1931 Newbery Honor Book, Junior Literary Guild in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $50.00 (1 in stock)
	Have You Seen Tom Thumb? by Mabel Leigh Hunt, illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg from J.B. Lippincott Co. for 3rd-6th grade 1943 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop 1969 printing from Macmillan for 5th-9th grade 1930 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry 1950^th edition from Rand McNally Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-8th grade 1971 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Loner by Ester Wier, Illustrated by Christine Price from David McKay Company for 4th-6th grade 1964 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Magic Maize by Mary & Conrad Buff 1968 First Cadmus Edition from E.M. Hale and Company for 3rd-6th grade 1952 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $22.00 (1 in stock)
	Moccasin Trail Puffin Newbery Library by Eloise J. McGraw 9th impression from Coward McCann Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $35.00 (1 in stock)
	Pancakes-Paris by Claire Huchet Bishop, illustrated by Georges Schreiber from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 4th-6th grade 1948 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	Pecos Bill The Greatest Cowboy of All Time by James Cloyd Bowman, illustrated by Laura Bannon from Albert Whitman & Company for 3rd-6th grade 1938 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $22.00 (1 in stock)
	Pran of Albania by Elizabeth Miller, illustrated by Maud & Miska Petersham 1930s printing from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 6th-10th grade 1930 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $115.00 (1 in stock)
	Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, illustrated by Valenti Angelo from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 1937 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $17.00 (1 in stock)
	Runaway Papoose by Grace Moon, illustrated by Carl Moon 1^st edition from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 4th-6th grade 1929 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $54.00 (1 in stock)
	Runner of the Mountain Tops The Life of Louis Agassiz by Mabel Louise Robinson, illustrated by Lynd Ward 1st Printing from Random House for 7th-10th grade 1940 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Shen of the Sea Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman, illustrated by Else Hasselriis from E.P. Dutton & Co. for 3rd-5th grade 1926 Newbery Medal in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, illustrated by Eros Keith from Bradbury Press Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James 1930 printing from Charles Scribner's Sons for 4th-7th grade 1927 Newbery Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	String in the Harp by Nancy Bond from Atheneum for 4th-8th grade 1977 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 1971 printing from Doubleday & Company for 4th-8th grade 1925 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly, illustrated by Angela Pruszynska 1965 Printing from Macmillan for 6th-9th grade 1929 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly, illustrated by Angela Pruszynska from Macmillan Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1929 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Wish Giver Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain, illustrated by Andrew Glass from HarperCollins for 3rd-6th grade Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, illustrated by Alton Raible Second Printing from Atheneum for 4th-7th grade 1973 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Ed Young from Henry Holt and Company Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1933 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Kurt Wiese 1^st edition from John C. Winston for 5th-7th grade 1933 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (2 in stock)
	Young Mac of Fort Vancouver by Mary Jane Carr, illustrated by Richard Holberg from Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. for 5th-8th grade 1941 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (2 in stock)

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