Awards & Winners

1948 John Newbery Medal

Check winners and nominations of 1948 John Newbery Medal. Check awards winners of 1948 Newbery-Caldecott Awards Banquet. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1948 Newbery-Caldecott Awards Banquet

John Newbery Medal

William Pène du Bois

Honored for : The Twenty-One Balloons

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague
John Newbery Medal

Claire Huchet Bishop

Honored for : Pancakes-Paris

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague
John Newbery Medal

Carolyn Treffinger

Honored for : Li Lun, Lad of Courage

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague
John Newbery Medal

Catherine Besterman

Honored for : The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague
John Newbery Medal

Harold Courlander

Honored for : The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague
John Newbery Medal

Marguerite Henry

Honored for : Misty of Chincoteague

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
Claire Huchet Bishop Pancakes-Paris
Carolyn Treffinger Li Lun, Lad of Courage
Catherine Besterman The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Harold Courlander The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague