old or Silver. The Newbery Award - gold for winner and silver for runners-up - is presented to living authors each year for books that show excellence and uniqueness in their stories and craftmanship.You may not believe this, but I was not born when the first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922. I know I have been around for a long time, but not that long. I was reading avidly in the 1950s and 1960s. You already know many of the my favorites from those years. Books like The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and A Wrinkle in Time. Those were all gold winners. I bet you also know these runners-up -- Charlotte's Web, Old Yeller, It's Like This, Cat, and The Cricket in Times Square. If you haven't had a chance to enjoy these, take some time to try them out and tell me if you think the stories have stood the test of time. I would love to hear your opinions.
However, some of the Newberys I did not discover until I was in library school and I can't
imagine how I missed them. Here are a couple of examples. The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is a mystery that takes place in ancient Egypt (mystery and historical -- my favorite combination). Ranofer, a young slave boy, finds a golden goblet that was obviously stolen from one of the great tombs in the City of the Dead. He must keep the goblet hidden until he can prove who really stole it or he will be blamed and killed.
imagine how I missed them. Here are a couple of examples. The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is a mystery that takes place in ancient Egypt (mystery and historical -- my favorite combination). Ranofer, a young slave boy, finds a golden goblet that was obviously stolen from one of the great tombs in the City of the Dead. He must keep the goblet hidden until he can prove who really stole it or he will be blamed and killed.In The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall, the land of the Minnipins have a contest to see
which town will be the best and win the Gammage Cup. The town of Slipper-on-the-Water decides to redecorate all of the houses in the same color scheme to impress the judges. When five people refuse to follow this idea, they are banished from the town to the mountains beyond. While the story could end here, it doesn't. The people banished to the mountains are the first to see danger coming their way and must decide if they should warn the town that threw them out.
which town will be the best and win the Gammage Cup. The town of Slipper-on-the-Water decides to redecorate all of the houses in the same color scheme to impress the judges. When five people refuse to follow this idea, they are banished from the town to the mountains beyond. While the story could end here, it doesn't. The people banished to the mountains are the first to see danger coming their way and must decide if they should warn the town that threw them out.
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