Open AccessAnd the Newbery Goes To . . . A Picturebook?
Author(s) -
Mary Schreiber
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
children and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-7641
pISSN - 1542-9806
DOI - 10.5860/cal.15n2.29
Subject(s) - medal , honor , wonder , art , art history , philosophy , computer science , epistemology , operating system
In 2016, the top prize for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children went to a picturebook: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. Previously, only one other picturebook had won the Newbery Medal.As a member of the 2016 Newbery Award Committee, I had a voice in selecting a picturebook for the coveted Newbery Medal. But after the announcement, I started to wonder just how many picturebooks had received either the medal or the honor title in the past.