The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. It was the first children's literary award in the world and is named for John Newbery, an 18th century English publisher of juvenile books. The Newbery and the Caldecott Medal are considered the two most prestigious awards for children's literature in the United States.
In addition to the Newbery medal, the committee awards additional citations referred to as the Newbery Honor to worthy runners-up. Though the Newbery Honor was initiated in 1971, specially cited runners-up for the Newbery Medal from previous years were retroactively named Newbery Honor books.
The books will be displayed till December 10, 2010.
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