Awards & Winners

1961 John Newbery Medal

Check winners and nominations of 1961 John Newbery Medal. Check awards winners of 1961 Newbery-Caldecott Awards Banquet. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1961 Newbery-Caldecott Awards Banquet

John Newbery Medal

Scott O'Dell

Honored for : Island of the Blue Dolphins

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott O'Dell Island of the Blue Dolphins
Gerald W. Johnson America Moves Forward: A History for Peter
Jack Schaefer Old Ramon
George Selden The Cricket in Times Square
John Newbery Medal

Gerald W. Johnson

Honored for : America Moves Forward: A History for Peter

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott O'Dell Island of the Blue Dolphins
Gerald W. Johnson America Moves Forward: A History for Peter
Jack Schaefer Old Ramon
George Selden The Cricket in Times Square
John Newbery Medal

Jack Schaefer

Honored for : Old Ramon

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott O'Dell Island of the Blue Dolphins
Gerald W. Johnson America Moves Forward: A History for Peter
Jack Schaefer Old Ramon
George Selden The Cricket in Times Square
John Newbery Medal

George Selden

Honored for : The Cricket in Times Square

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott O'Dell Island of the Blue Dolphins
Gerald W. Johnson America Moves Forward: A History for Peter
Jack Schaefer Old Ramon
George Selden The Cricket in Times Square