La médaille John Newbery (John Newbery Medal) est un prix littéraire décerné chaque année par l'Association for Library Service to Children, branche de l'American Library Association, à l'auteur du meilleur livre pour enfants américain. Le prix existe depuis 1922. Avec la médaille Caldecott, il est considéré comme le prix littéraire le plus prestigieux en littérature de jeunesse aux États-Unis. Son nom vient de John Newbery, un éditeur de livres pour enfants du .
La médaille Newbery a été dessinée par Rene Paul Chambellan en 1921 et représente sur son revers un auteur donnant son œuvre (un livre) à une petite fille et à un petit garçon pour le lire.
Il ne faut pas confondre la médaille Newbery avec la citation pour le , qui est décernée tous les ans aux seconds.
Lauréats de la médaille Newbery de 1922 à nos jours
Gagnants et finalistes"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2012-03-15.AnnéeAuteurLivrePosition 1922 (The Story of Mankind) Cedric the Forester 1923 Les Voyages du Docteur Dolittle (The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle) 1924 1925 Tales from Silver Lands Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story 1926 Shen of the Sea 1927 Smoky (Smoky the Cowhorse) 1928 Joli-Cou, histoire d'un pigeon (Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon) Downright Dencey 1929 Des chats par millions (Millions of Cats) Clearing Weather Runaway Papoose Tod of the Fens 1930 Hitty, Her First Hundred Years Pran of Albania The Jumping-Off Place Vaino, A Boy of New Finland Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer 1931 Floating Island Queer Person Mountains are Free Spice and the Devil's Cave Meggy MacIntosh Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes and Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer 1932 Waterless Mountain Calico Bush Boy of the South Seas Out of the Flame Jane's Island Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy 1933 Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Swift Rivers Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia 1934 Invincible Louisa Swords of Steel ABC Bunny Winged Girl of Knossos New Land Glory of the Seas Apprentice of Florence 1935 Dobry Pageant of Chinese History Davy Crockett 1936 Les Enfants aux cheveux de flammes (Caddie Woodlawn) Honk, the Moose Young Walter Scott All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud 1937 Patins à roulettes (Roller Skates) Phoebe Fairchild: Her Book Whistler's Van Winterbound 1938 Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time Bright Island Au bord du ruisseau (On the Banks of Plum Creek) 1939 Thimble Summer Nino M. Popper et ses pingouins (Mr. Popper's Penguins) Hello the Boat! Leader By Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot Penn 1940 Daniel Boone Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz Sur les rives du lac (By the Shores of Silver Lake) Boy with a Pack 1941 Le Garçon qui avait peur (Call It Courage) Blue Willow Young Mac of Fort Vancouver Nansen 1942 Little Town on the Prairie George Washington's World Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Down Ryton Water 1943 Adam of the Road Have You Seen Tom Thumb? 1944 Johnny Tremain These Happy Golden Years Fog Magic Rufus M. Mountain Born 1945 Rabbit Hill Abraham Lincoln's World Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams 1946 Strawberry Girl Justin Morgan Had a Horse Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear New Found World 1947 Miss Hickory Big Tree 1948 Pancakes-Paris Li Lun, Lad of Courage Misty of Chincoteague 1949 King of the Wind Seabird Daughter of the Mountains My Father's Dragon Story of the Negro 1950 (The Door in the Wall) Tree of Freedom Kildee House George Washington Song of The Pines: A Story of Norwegian Lumbering in Wisconsin 1951 Amos Fortune, Free Man Better Known as Johnny Appleseed Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People 1952 Ginger Pye Americans Before Columbus Minn of the Mississippi 1953 Secret of the Andes La Toile de Charlotte (Charlotte's Web) Moccasin Trail Red Sails to Capri Birthdays of Freedom, Vol. 1 1954 All Alone Shadrach Hurry Home, Candy Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot Magic Maize 1955 Banner in the Sky 1956 Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Men, Microscopes, and Living Things 1957 Miracles on Maple Hill Fidèle Vagabond (Old Yeller) Mr. Justice Holmes Black Fox of Lorne 1958 Rifles for Watie Gone-Away Lake Tom Paine, Freedom's Apostle 1959 Along Came A Dog Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa 1960 Onion John My Side of the Mountain America Is Born: A History for Peter 1961 L'Île des dauphins bleus (Island of the Blue Dolphins) America Moves Forward: A History for Peter Old Ramon 1962 Frontier Living Belling The Tiger 1963 Un raccourci dans le temps (A Wrinkle in Time) Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland Men of Athens 1964 C'est la vie, mon vieux chat (It's Like This, Cat) Rascal 1965 Shadow of a Bull Cinq printemps dans la tourmente (Across Five Aprils) 1966 Je suis Juan de Pareja (I, Juan de Pareja) 1967 L'année de mes seize ans (Up a Road Slowly) Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories 1968 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth 1969 To Be a Slave When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories 1970 Sounder Our Eddie Journey Outside 1971 Summer of the Swans Knee-Knock Rise Enchantress from the Stars Sing Down the Moon 1972 Madame Brisby et le secret de Nimh (Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH) La Rencontre (Incident at Hawk's Hill) The Planet of Junior Brown Annie and the Old One 1973 Julie des loups (Julie of the Wolves) Ranelot et Bufolet, une paire d'amis (Frog and Toad Together) 1974 1975 M. C. Higgins, the Great Figgs & Phantoms My Brother Sam Is Dead Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe 1976 Dragonwings 1977 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry L'Île d'Abel (Abel's Island) 1978 Le Royaume de la rivière (Bridge to Terabithia) Ramona et son père (Ramona and Her Father) Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey 1979 1980 1981 Jacob Have I Loved 1982 Ramona Quimby, Age 8 1983 La chanson de Dicey (Dicey's Song) Doctor De Soto Graven Images Homesick: My Own Story Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush 1984 Un correspondant célèbre/Signé, Lou (Dear Mr. Henshaw) Sugaring Time 1985 Casque de feu (The Hero and the Crown) Like Jake and Me One-Eyed Cat 1986 Sarah la pas belle (Sarah, Plain and Tall) Commodore Perry In the Land of the Shogun Dogsong 1987 On My Honor Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens 1988 Lincoln: A Photobiography After the Rain Hatchet 1989 Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices In The Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World Scorpions 1990 Number the Stars Afternoon of the Elves Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind 1991 Maniac Magee Avi 1992 Shiloh Avi Nothing But The Truth: a Documentary Novel 1993 Missing May What Hearts Somewhere in the Darkness 1994 Crazy Lady Dragon's Gate Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery 1995 Le voyage à rebours (Walk Two Moons) Le livre de Catherine (Catherine, Called Birdy) 1996 What Jamie Saw Yolonda's Genius 1997 Belle Prater's Boy 1998 Out of the Dust Ella l’ensorcelée (Ella Enchanted) Lily's Crossing Wringer 1999 Le Passage (Holes) 2000 Bud, Not Buddy Getting Near to Baby Our Only May Amelia 26 Fairmount Avenue 2001 Hope Was Here Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie) Joey Pigza Loses Control 2002 Everything on a Waffle Carver: A Life In Poems 2003 Crispin: The Cross of Lead Pictures of Hollis Woods Chouette (Hoot) Surviving the Applewhites 2004 2005 Kira-Kira Al Capone Does My Shirts Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2006 Criss Cross Whittington Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow Princess Academy Show Way 2007 Penny from Heaven Hattie Big Sky Rules 2008 Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village Elijah of Buxton 2009 After Tupac & D Foster 2010Hier tu comprendras (When You Reach Me) Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2011 Moon Over Manifest Turtle in Paradise Heart of a Samurai Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night One Crazy Summer 2012 Mon été mortel (Dead End in Norvelt) Inside Out & Back Again Breaking Stalin's Nose 2013 The One and Only Ivan Splendors and Glooms Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon Three Times Lucky 2014Les Aventures de Flora et Ulysse (Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures) Eleanor (Doll Bones) The Year of Billy Miller One Came Home 2015 Frères (The Crossover) Super Sourde (El Deafo) (bande dessinée) 2016 Terminus (Last Stop on Market Street) The War that Saved My Life Roller Girl Echo 2017 (The Girl Who Drank the Moon) Freedom Over Me (ill. Hatem Aly)The Inquisitor’s Tale Wolf Hollow 2018 C'est l'Univers qui l'a voulu (Hello, Universe) (Long Way Down) 2019 2020 (bande dessinée) 2021 Fighting Words We Dream of Space BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom 2022 Red, White, and Whole A Snake Falls to Earth Too Bright to See Watercress 2023 Iveliz Explains It All The Last Mapmaker Maizy Chen's Last Chance 2024 Elf Dog and Owl Head Simon Sort of Says Eagle Drums MexiKid: A Graphic Memoir The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 2025 Across So Many Seas One Big Open Sky Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All The Wrong Way Home
Lauréats de plusieurs médailles Newbery Ces statistiques sont à jour après la remise des prix 2020.
Lauréats multiples Sept auteurs ont reçu la médaille Newbery deux fois : Kate DiCamillo (2004 et 2014, finaliste en 2001) Erin Entrada Kelly (2018 et 2025) E.L. Konigsburg (1968 et 1997, également finaliste en 1968) Joseph Krumgold (1954 et 1960) Lois Lowry (1990 et 1994) Katherine Paterson (1978 et 1981, finaliste en 1979) Elizabeth George Speare (1959 et 1962, finaliste en 1984)
Lauréats et finalistes Outre ceux de la section précédente, plusieurs auteurs ont reçu la médaille une fois et été finalistes d'autres années :
Kwame Alexander Lloyd Alexander Avi Beverly Cleary Susan Cooper Sharon Creech Christopher Paul Curtis Karen Cushman Marguerite de Angeli Meindert DeJong Eleanor Estes Elizabeth Enright Rachel Field
Paul Fleischman Paula Fox Russell Freedman Jack Gantos Jean Craighead George Elizabeth Janet Gray Virginia Hamilton Charles Hawes Marguerite Henry Irene Hunt Robert Lawson Madeleine L'Engle Lois Lenski
Robin McKinley Cornelia Meigs Scott O'Dell Richard Peck Ellen Raskin Cynthia Rylant Laura Amy Schlitz Kate Seredy Armstrong Sperry Jerry Spinelli Cynthia Voigt Elizabeth Yates
Références
Annexes Articles connexes Médaille Caldecott Prix Hans Christian Andersen Prix Sorcières Docteur Dolittle Monsieur Popper et ses pingouins Ella au pays enchanté ou Ella l'ensorcelée
Liens externes Newbery Medal Home Page, American Library Association
Catégorie:Prix littéraire aux États-Unis Catégorie:Prix de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse Catégorie:Distinction fondée en 1922 *