The Newbery Medal was named after John Newbery and is awarded to the best children's book of the year by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of ALA.
You can win a Newbery Medal by writing a children's book and having it selected by the ALA (American Library Association) panel of voters that choose what books win the Newbery Medal each year.
Born in 1713, John Newbery was an English publisher and bookseller who established juvenile literature as an important branch of the publishing business. Included among his publications is "Little...