Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Difference Between Caldecott & Newberry Awards
The Newbery Medal is the first children's book award in the world. In 1922, the ALA Executive Board approved the proposal made by Frederic G. Melcher to award a distinguished children's author and for the award to be named in honor of the English bookseller John Newbery.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the bronze medal. The author's name and date is engraved on the back. The medal is still inscribed with "Children's Librarians' Section" despite the section has had four name changes. The purpose of this award is to encourage original creative work in children's books and to emphasize to the public the contributions made by the authors.
The Randolph Caldecott Medal is honored to the artist that created the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States of the year. This award was created because many thought that the illustrators of children's books were just as deserving of an award as the authors. In 1937, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award. This award is in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott. Rene Paul Chambellan also designed this bronze medal.
Both medals were proposed and designed by the persons. Each medal awards an individual(s) that made a distinguished contribution in the field of children's books. The Newbery Medal is awarded to the author and the Caldecott Medal is awarded to the illustrator. One award is not considered any more prestigious than the other.
A book cannot win both awards. If it is nominated for both awards then the committee decides which ballot it should be placed under. From the time the awards were created, honorable mentions were awarded as runner-ups and then in 1971 changed to honor books.
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