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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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	Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar from Nancy Paulsen Books for 4th-8th grade 2025 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $15.29
	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)
	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)
	Caddie Woodlawn A Frontier Story by Carol Ryrie Brink, illustrated by Kate Seredy Book Club Edition from Macmillan Realistic Family Fiction for 3rd-7th grade 1936 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink from Simon and Schuster Realistic Family Fiction for 3rd-7th grade 1936 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $16.99
	El Deafo Superpowered Edition! by Cece Bell 2020 Living Book Press Edition from Amulet Books for 3rd-7th grade 2015 Newbery Honor Book in Comic Books & Graphic Novels (Location: FIC-COMIC)
	Elijah Of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis from Scholastic Inc. Nursery Rhymes for 4th-6th grade 2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2008 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.20 (2 in stock)
	Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly from Henry Holt and Company for 4th-7th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg 35th Anniversary Edition from Atheneum Mystery/Suspense for 4th-7th grade 1968 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.20 (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) $40.00 (1 in stock)
	Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji from Dutton Juvenile for 4th-9th grade 1928 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $11.20 (2 in stock)
	Heavenly Tenants by William Maxwell, illustrated by Ilanka Karasz Reprint from Dover Publications for 3rd-6th grade 1947 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $14.41
	Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron from Atheneum for 4th-8th grade 2007 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Honk, the Moose by Phil Stong from Trellis Publishing for 3rd-6th grade 1936 Newbery Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Honk, the Moose by Phil Stong; illustrated by Kurt Wiese from Dodd, Mead & Co. for 3rd-6th grade 1936 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George from HarperCollins Adventure for 4th-8th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George, illustrated by John Schoenherr from HarperCollins Adventure for 4th-8th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.00 (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)
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $21.24
	King of the Wind (pictorial hardcover) The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	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) $17.60 (1 in stock)
	Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller from Philomel Books for 3rd-6th grade 2025 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $15.29
	Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee from Yearling for 4th-8th grade 2023 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $14.44
	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) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz, illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 4th-6th grade Newbery Honor in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer from Clarion Books Realistic Fiction for 4th-7th grade 1987 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer by Alice Lide & Margaret Johansen, illustrated by Raymond Lufkin from Little, Brown & Company for 4th-8th grade 1931 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	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) $22.40 (1 in stock)
	Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil, illustrated by C. B. Falls from Viking Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade Newbery Honor in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca from HarperCollins for 3rd-6th grade 2022 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $14.44
	Rules by Cynthia Lord from Scholastic Press for 4th-7th grade 2007 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.40 (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) $43.20 (1 in stock)
	Singing Tree Puffin Newbery Library by Kate Seredy 7th printing, 1944 from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 4th-6th grade 1940 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James from Charles Scribner's Sons for 4th-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James 1929 printing from Charles Scribner's Sons for 4th-7th grade 1927 Newbery Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	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) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Sounder by William H. Armstrong from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1970 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck 1^st edition from Sun Dial Press for 4th-9th grade 2001 Newbery Award Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.60 (2 in stock)

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