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The Newbery Medal is a yearly award that honors an outstanding contribution to American childrenâs literature. It is named after John Newbery, who was a bookseller in the 1700s, in England. The medal was created quite a bit later, however, by Frederic G. Melcher, in 1921.
Newbery/Caldecott lore is filled with examples of such success, Silvey notes. When Bradbury Press won the 1974 Newbery Medal for Paula Foxâs The Slave Dancer, and later the 1979 Caldecott award for Paul Gobleâs The Girl Who Loved Horses, âit gave the company an entirely different life,â she says.