The John Newbery Medal

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Award Winning Books

• The John Newbery Medal

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Newbery Beginnings

• The Newbery medal was created in 1922 by the
  American Library association.
• The medal is awarded to the best story for
  children published the previous year.

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Newbery Medal Design
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How did the Newbery Award begin?
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How the Newbery Medal Came to Be
        The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by
the American Library Association for the most
distinguished American children's book published
the previous year.
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How the Newbery Medal Came to Be
        On June 21, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher
proposed the award to the American Library
Association meeting of the Children's Librarians'
Section. He suggested that it be named for the
eighteenth-century English bookseller John
Newbery.
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 The purpose of the Newbery Medal was stated as
follows "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.
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 The Newbery Award became the first children's
book award in the world.  It is still the best
known and most discussed children's book award in
this country.
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TERMS and CRITERIA
The Medal is awarded annually to the author of
the most distinguished contribution to American
literature for children published in English
in the United States during the preceding year.
The book must be an original work. Honor Books
may be named. The authors must be citizens or
residents of the United States. "Contribution to
American literature" indicates the text of a
book. The committee must consider all forms of
writing - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
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Newbery books are judged on these points

• theme
• accuracy, clarity, organization
• plot development
• character development
• setting (time and place)
• Style
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