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Dave Eggers, dynamic literary force, is also a passionate, innovative, and generous advocate. The cofounder of 826 National, a network of youth writing and tutoring centers around the country, he [...]

If someone had told me as a child that not only would I one day write a book, but that book would sit alongside those 'golden-sticker books' like A Wrinkle [...]

A picture book winning the Newbery is a rarity. In its 100 years, only two picture books have been awarded the prize: in 1982, A Visit to William Blake's Inn, [...]

The passing of Labor Day doesn't just mark the unofficial start of fall; it also ushers in the push to the Youth Media Awards announcements. It's time for discussion and [...]

The last decade has seen a marked increase in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors receiving literary awards and honors, a trend that is celebrated widely within the industry. Within minutes of [...]

Beginning this summer and continuing through 2022, ALSC is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Newbery Medal with special events and activities. An updated outline of activities can be found [...]

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey based Miss Hickory, her 1947 Newbery Medal winner, on a doll her grandmother made out of a hickory nut and apple-tree twigs. The book ends bizarrely with [...]

Robert Lawson is the only person to date who has won both a Newbery Medal (for Rabbit Hill, 1945) and a Caldecott Medal (for They Were Strong and Good, [...]

When Marguerite Henry came to the 1949 ALA convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to accept the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, she brought her horse, Misty, the subject [...]

As the children's literature world celebrated the 100th anniversary of the John Newbery Medal, SLJ spoke with past winners of the prestigious award. Here are some of our favorite quotes [...]

Dust Off the Gold Medal: Rediscovering Children's Literature at the Newbery Centennial edited by Sara L. Schwebel and Jocelyn Van Tuyl Routledge 264 pp. g 7/21 978-0-367-33721-6 $160.00 e-book ed. [...]

Newbery Medal winner Kwame Alexander recognizes that there are many moments that have led him to where he stands today. As a child, his father made him read the encyclopedia--which [...]

In 1993 a certain New York Times article caught author Katherine Applegate's eye. The piece, called 'A Gorilla Sulks in Mall as His Future Is Debated,' focused on the B [...]

Part magical realism, part folktale, part contemporary realistic fiction, Tae Keller's Newbery and APALA Award-winning novel weaves a coming-of-age tale that is heartrending, haunting, and hopeful. The main character, 11-year-old [...]

In January 2010 I was among the 1,500 or so librarians seated in an ALA Youth Media Awards press conference, eagerly anticipating the announcements of the award winners. With the [...]

My quest to track down the Newbery began a long way from this country. I had been asked to speak at the Mubarak Library in Cairo to a group of [...]

Thank you for this incredible honor and for the opportunity to express my gratitude tonight. I'm also happy to address the questions that abounded in San Diego five months ago. [...]

As a member of two Newbery committees myself (A Single Shard, 2002; Criss Cross, 2006), I have tried to school myself against second-guessing what goes on behind those closed doors [...]

Call me old-fashioned, sentimental, or someone who needs to get a life, but for me the Newbery/Caldecott banquet is one of the best nights of the year. There's something magical [...]

My favorite Newbery-speech advice came from a Texas librarian who told me to speak for the shortest time allowable and to remember that I am among friends. She's here tonight, [...]

Dear friends, a cadre of perceptive and passionate readers has decided that my book is good. This is earthshaking. As a writer, there is nothing in the world I want [...]

I have lived a life of books. Family tradition says that at the age of five I breathlessly announced, 'I can read! I can read!' Perhaps the book was The [...]

Byline: LESLIE KAUFMAN The winning book was inspired by a real-life tale of a gorilla who thrives after being moved from a small cage to a zoo. To view this [...]

Byline: JULIE BOSMAN The Newbery Medal is considered the most prestigious in children's literature. The Caldecott Medal goes to the most distinguished picture book. To view this article at nytimes.com, [...]

WHEN I heard who had won this year's Newbery Medal, which is to children's literature what the Pulitzer is to journalism, I walked around humming. The Newbery is the great [...]

The year 2013 was a banner occasion for new publications from authors of Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor Book winners. Included in this column is a selection of those titles, […]