July 19, 1713

My daughter is getting to that age where everyone else is more of an expert than dear old Mom and Dad. And books I was recommending were being summarily turned down. “Mom, that book is as OLD as I am!” But when this year’s Newbery Medal winners were announced, she was reading (and enjoying) one of the books honored as a runner-up. So, she choose another book from this year’s picks, and liked that one too. Thank goodness for experts with good taste in new books!

Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal, named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, is awarded annually to “the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” It is one of several awards given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Instituted in 1922, the Newbery Medal was the world’s first children’s book award, and is probably the most well-known.

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