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The Newbery Medal Winners
A list of Newbery Medal Winners and the Honor Books from 1922. How many have you read? Why not try to read the winner and honor award books from the year you were born? How about your children? Have they read the books that won the year they were born? How about Grandma and Grandpa birth year? Was the award even given that year?
What are your favorites? We are looking at putting more books on our WALDSFE Booklist, so send your nomination (author and a brief description preferred) to waldsfe@hotmail.com.
So you can jump more easily from decade to decade:
1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000
| Title | Author first name | Author last name | Awards | comments |
The Story of Mankind |
Hendrik Willem |
van Loon |
1922 Newbery |
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| The Great Quest | Charles | Hawes | 1922 Honor | |
| Cedric the Forester | Bernard | Marshall | 1922 Honor | |
| The Old Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure | William | Bowen | 1922 Honor | |
| The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles | Padraic | Colum | 1922 Honor | |
| The Windy Hill | Carnelia | Meigs | 1922 Honor | |
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle |
Hugh |
Lofting |
1923 Newbery |
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The Dark Frigate |
Charles Boardman |
Hawes |
1924 Newbery |
|
Tales from Silver Lands |
Charles Joseph |
Finger |
1925 Newbery |
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| Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story | Annie Carroll | Moore | 1925 Honor | |
| The Dream Coach | Anne | Parrish | 1925 Honor | |
Shen of the Sea |
Arthur Bowie |
Chrisman |
1926 Newbery |
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| The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery | Padraic | Colum | 1926 Honor | |
Smoky, the Cowhorse |
Will |
James |
1927 Newbery |
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Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon |
Dhan Gopal |
Mukerji |
1928 Newbery |
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| The Wonder Smith and His Son | Ella | Young | 1928 Honor | |
| Downright Dencey | Caroline | Snedeker | 1928 Honor | |
The Trumpeter of Krakow |
Erik P. |
Kelly |
1929 Newbery |
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| Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo | John | Bennett | 1929 Honor | |
| Millions of Cats | Wanda | Gag | 1929 Honor | |
| The Boy Who Was | Grace | Hallock | 1929 Honor | |
| Clearing Weather | Cornelia | Meigs | 1929 Honor | |
| Runaway Papoose | Grace | Moon | 1929 Honor | |
| Todof the Fens | Elinor | Whitney | 1929 Honor | |
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years |
Rachel |
Field |
1930 Newbery |
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| A Daughter of the Seine: the Life of Madame Roland | Jeanette | Eaton | 1930 Honor | |
| Pran of Albania | Elizabeth | Miller | 1930 Honor | |
| Jumping-Off Place | Marion Hurd | MdNeely | 1930 Honor | |
| The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales | Ella | Young | 1930 Honor | |
| Vaino | Julia Davis | Adams | 1930 Honor | |
| Little Blacknose | Hildegarde | Swift | 1930 Honor | |
The Cat Who Went to Heaven |
Elizabeth |
Coatsworth |
1931 Newbery |
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| Floating Island | Anne | Parrish | 1931 Honor | |
| The Dark Star of Itza: The Story of a Pagan Princess | Alida | Malkus | 1931 Honor | |
| Queer Person | Ralph | Hubbard | 1931 Honor | |
| Mountains Are Free | Julia Davis | Adams | 1931 Honor | |
| Spice and the Devil's Cave | Agnes | Hewes | 1931 Honor | |
| Meggy MacIntosh | Elizabeth Janet | Gray | 1931 Honor | |
| Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes | Herbert | Best | 1931 Honor | |
| Ood-Le-Uk teh Wanderer | Alice | Lide | 1931 Honor | Margaret Johansen (co-author) |
Waterless Mountain |
Laura Adams |
Armer |
1932 Newbery |
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| The Fairy Circus | Dorothy P. | Lathrop | 1932 Honor | |
| Calico Bush | Rachel | Field | 1932 Honor | |
| Boy of the South Seas | Eunice | Teitjens | 1932 Honor | |
| Out of the Flame | Eloise | Lownsbery | 1932 Honor | |
| Jane's Island | Marjorie | Allee | 1932 Honor | |
| Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy | Mary Gould | Davis | 1932 HOnor | |
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze |
Elizabeth Foreman |
Lewis |
1933 Newbery |
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| Swift Rivers | Corneila | Meigs | 1933 Honor | |
| The Railroad of Freedom: A Story of the Civil War | Hildegarde | Swift | 1933 Honor | |
| Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia | Nora | Burglon | 1933 Honor | |
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women |
Cornelia L. |
Meigs |
1934 Newbery |
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| The Forgotten Daughter | Caroline | Snedeker | 1934 Honor | |
| Swords of Steel | Elsie | Singmaster | 1934 Honor | |
| ABC Bunny | Wanda | Gag | 1934 Honor | |
| Winged Girl of Knossos | Erik | Berry | 1934 Honor | Allena Best (pen name) |
| New Land | Sarah | Schmidt | 1934 Honor | |
| Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside | Padraic | Colum | 1934 Honor | |
| Glory of the Seas | Agnes | Hewes | 1934 Honor | |
| Apprentice of Florence | Ann | Kyle | 1934 Honor | |
Dobry |
Monica |
Shannon |
1935 Newbery |
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| Pageant of Chinese History | Eliabeth | Seeger | 1935 Honor | |
| Davy Crockett | Constance | Rourke | 1935 Honor | |
| Day on Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic | Hilda | van Stockum | 1935 Honor | |
Caddie Woodlawn |
Carol Ryrie |
Brink |
1936 Newbery |
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| Honk, the Moose | Phil | Strong | 1936 Honor | |
| The Good Master | Kate | Seredy | 1936 Honor | |
| Young Walter Scott | Elizabeth Janet | Gray | 1936 Honor | |
| All Sail: A Romance of the Flying Cloud | Armstrong | Sperry | 1936 Honor | |
Roller Skates |
Ruth |
Sawyer |
1937 Newbery |
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| Phebe Fairchild: Her Book | Lois | Lenski | 1937 Honor | |
| Whistler's Van | Idwal | Jones | 1937 Honor | |
| The Golden Basket | Ludwig | Bemelmans | 1937 Honor | |
| Winterbound | Margery | Bianco | 1937 Honor | |
| The Codfish Musket | Agnes | Hewes | 1937 Honor | |
| Audubon | Constance | Rourke | 1937 Honor | |
The White Stag |
Kate |
Seredy |
1938 Newbery |
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| Pecos Bill | James Cloyd | Bowman | 1938 Honor | |
| Bright Island | Mabel | Robinson | 1938 Honor | |
| On the Banks of Plum Creek | Laura Ingalls | Wilder | 1938 Honor | |
Thimble Summer |
Elizabeth |
Enright |
1939 Newbery |
|
| Nino | Valenti | Angelo | 1939 Honor | |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Richard and Florence | Atwater | 1939 Honor | |
| Hello the Boat! | Phyllis | Crawford | 1939 Honor | |
| Leader by Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot | Jeanette | Eaton | 1939 Honor | |
| Penn | Elizabeth Janet | Gray | 1939 Honor | |
Daniel Boone |
James |
Daugherty |
1940 Newbery |
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| The Singing Tree | Kate | Seredy | 1940 Honor | |
| Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz | Mabel | Robinson | 1940 Honor | |
| By the Shores of Silver Lake | Laura Ingalls | Wilder | 1940 Honor | |
| Boy With a Pack | Stephen W. | Meader | 1940 Honor | |
Call it Courage |
Armstrong |
Sperry |
1941 Newbery |
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| Blue Willow | Doris | Gates | 1941 Honor | |
| Young Mac of Fort Vancouver | Mary Jane | Carr | 1941 Honor | |
| The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls | Wilder | 1941 Honor | |
| Nansen | Anna Gertrude | Hall | 1941 Honor | |
The Matchlock Gun |
William D. |
Edmonds |
1942 Newbery |
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| Little Town on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls | Wilder | 1942 Honor | |
| George Washington's World | Genevieve | Foster | 1942 Honor | |
| Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison | Lois | Lenski | 1942 Honor | |
| Down Ryton Water | Eva Roe | Gaggin | 1942 Honor | |
Adam of the Road |
Elizabeth Janet |
Gray |
1943 Newbery |
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| The Middle Moffat | Eleanor | Estes | 1943 Honor | |
| Have You Seen Tom Thumb | Mabel Leigh | Hunt | 1943 Honor | |
Johnny Tremain |
Esther |
Forbes |
1944 Newbery |
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| These Happy Golden Years | Laura Ingalls | Wilder | 1944 Honor | |
| Fog Magic | Julia | Sauer | 1944 Honor | |
| Rufus M. | Eleanor | Estes | 1944 Honor | |
| Mountain Born | Elizabeth | Yates | 1944 Honor | |
Rabbit Hill |
Robert |
Lawson |
1945 Newbery |
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| The Hundred Dresses | Eleanor | Estes | 1945 Honor | |
| The Silver Pencil | Alice | Dalgliesh | 1945 Honor | |
| Abraham Lincoln's World | Genevieve | Foster | 1945 Honor | |
| Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams | Jeanette | Easton | 1945 Honor | |
Strawberry Girl |
Lois |
Lenski |
1946 Newbery |
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| Justin Morgan Had a Horse | Marguerite | Henry | 1946 Honor | |
| The Moved-Outers | Florence Crannell | Means | 1946 Honor | |
| Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear | Christine | Weston | 1946 Honor | |
| New Found World | Katherine | Shippen | 1946 Honor | |
Miss Hickory |
Carolyn Sherwin |
Bailey |
1947 Newbery |
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| Wonderful Year | Nancy | Barnes | 1947 Honor | |
| Big Tree | Mary and Conrad | Buff | 1947 Honor | |
| The Heavenly Tenants | William | Maxwell | 1947 Honor | |
| The Avion My Uncle Flew | Cyrus | Fisher | 1947 Honor | Darwin L Teilhet (pen name) |
| The Hidden Treasure of Glaston | Eleanor | Jewett | 1947 Honor | |
The Twenty-One Balloons |
William Pene |
de Bois |
1948 Newbery |
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| Pancakes-Paris | Claire H. | Bishop | 1948 Honor | |
| Li Lun, Lad of Courage | Carolyn | Treffinger | 1948 Honor | |
| The Quaint and the Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot | Catherine | Besterman | 1948 Honor | |
| The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories | Harold | Courlander | 1948 Honor | |
| Misty of Chincoteague | Marguerite | Henry | 1948 Honor | |
King of the Wind |
Marguerite |
Henry |
1949 Newbery |
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| Seabird | Holling C. | Holling | 1949 Honor | |
| Daughter of the Mountains | Louise | Rankin | 1949 Honor | |
| My Father's Dragon | Ruth S. | Gannett | 1949 Honor | |
| Story of the Negro | Arna | Bontemps | 1949 Honor | |
The Door in the Wall |
Marguerite |
de Angeli |
1950 Newbery |
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| Tree of Freedom |