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This index lists public-domain texts that have been awarded the Newbery Medal or the Newbery Honor. The Newbery Medal is an annual award given to the author of the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". The award committee also gives a variable number of citations, retroactively named as the Newbery Honor, to leading contenders for the Medal.
| Year | Book | Author | Award | Ext. Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | The Story of Mankind | Hendrik Willem van Loon | Winner | |
| The Great Quest | Charles Boardman Hawes | Honor | [1][2] | |
| Cedric the Forester | Bernard Marshall | Honor | [3] | |
| The Old Tobacco Shop | William Bowen | Honor | [4] | |
| The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles | Padraic Colum | Honor | [5] | |
| The Windy Hill | Cornelia Meigs | Honor | ||
| 1923 | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle | Hugh Lofting | Winner | |
| 1924 | The Dark Frigate | Charles Boardman Hawes | Winner | |
| 1925 | Tales from Silver Lands | Charles Finger | Winner | [6] |
| Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story | Anne Carroll Moore | Honor | [7] | |
| The Dream Coach | Anne Parrish & Dillwyn Parrish | Honor | [8] | |
| 1926 | Shen of the Sea | Arthur Bowie Chrisman | Winner | |
| The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery | Padraic Colum | Honor | [9] | |
| 1927 | Smoky, the Cowhorse | Will James | Winner | |
| 1928 | Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon | Dhan Gopal Mukerji | Winner | |
| The Wonder Smith and His Son | Ella Young | Honor | [10] | |
| Downright Dencey | Caroline Snedeker | Honor | [11] | |
| 1929 | The Trumpeter of Krakow | Eric P. Kelly | Winner | [12] |
| The Boy Who Was | Grace Hallock | Honor | [13] | |
| Clearing Weather | Cornelia Meigs | Honor | [14] | |
| Millions of Cats | Wanda Gág | Honor | ||
| The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo (transcription project) | John Bennett | Honor | [15] | |
| The Runaway Papoose | Grace Moon | Honor | ||
| Tod of the Fens | Elinor Whitney Field | Honor | [16][17] | |
| 1930 | Hitty, Her First Hundred Years | Rachel Field | Winner | [18] |
| A Daughter of the Seine: The Life of Madame Roland | Jeanette Eaton | Honor | [19] | |
| Pran of Albania | Elizabeth Cleveland Miller | Honor | ||
| The Jumping-Off Place | Marian Hurd McNeely | Honor | [20][21] | |
| The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales | Ella Young | Honor | [22] | |
| Vaino, A Boy of New Finland | Julia Davis Adams | Honor | [23] | |
| Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer | Hildegarde Swift | Honor | [24] | |
| 1931 | Spice and the Devil's Cave | Agnes Hewes | Honor | [25][26] |
| 1934 | The ABC Bunny | Wanda Gág | Honor | [27][28] |
| New Land | Sarah Lindsay Schmidt | Honor | [29] | |
| The Big Tree of Bunlahy | Padraic Colum | Honor | [30] | |
| 1935 | A Day On Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic | Hilda van Stockum | Honor | [31] |
| 1940 | Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz | Mabel Robinson | Honor | [32][33] |
| 1947 | The Heavenly Tenants | William Maxwell | Honor | [34] |
| 1948 | The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot | Catherine Besterman | Honor | [35][36] |
| 1949 | My Father's Dragon | Ruth S. Gannett | Honor | [37][38] |
| 1950 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Catherine Coblentz | Honor | [39][40] |
| 1952 | The Defender | Nicholas Kalashnikoff | Honor | [41] |
| 1964 | It's Like This, Cat | Emily Cheney Neville | Winner | [42][43] |