Named after an 18th-century English bookseller named John Newbery, it became the first children’s book award in the world. Throughout the past century, the ALA has bestowed the honor on timeless ...

has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's outstanding children's book. The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture story went to “Chooch Helped,” a tale of Cherokee siblings illustrated ...

has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book. Another story of memory was awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding children's picture book. Watercress ...

New books for kids “The First State of Being” by Erin Entrada Kelly, winner of the 2025 John Newbery Medal. This is an excellent read. Set in the months before Y2K, this book revolves around an ...

has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s outstanding children’s book. The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture story went to “Chooch Helped,” a tale of Cherokee siblings ...

has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's outstanding children's book. NEW YORK (AP) — Erin Entrada Kelly's “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and ...