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IT is unlike the British publishing industry to miss any date worth commemorating, but precious little seems to be happening to mark today’s 250th anniversary of the death of John Newbery, the Englishman who became known as “The Father of Children’s Literature” and whose name is commemorated in the US’s prestigious Newbery Medal, the world’s oldest children’s book award which is presented each year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children as judged by Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association
Newbery was also one of the first proponents of the idea that play was a better force for good in children rather than punishment.
WHO WAS NEWBERY?
QUITE simply he was the man who invented publishing books especially for children and every children’s author since then, from Lewis Carrol to Enid Blyton and from Roald Dahl to JK Rowling and so many more, owes him a debt of gratitude.
John Newbery was born the son of a farmer in Berkshire on July 9, 1713. He largely taught himself to read and write before serving an apprenticeship as a printer in a business that was taken over by…
Each winter, the children’s literature world debates the upcoming Newbery Awards, the annual honor given each January by the American Library Association for the best children’s books of the previous year. Scores of book bloggers create Newbery shortlists predicting the winners, while libraries across the country host mock Newbery committees. Discussing the timeless appeal and literary merit of the books we read is an authentic pastime for readers, but this year the importance of the Newbery Award itself is the center of a media storm.
In the October edition of the revered book review publication School Library Journal, Anita Silvey, notable children’s book expert, questions whether the Newbery Award winners resonate with today’s young readers. Pointing to the unpopularity of recent winners with librarians, teachers, and students, Silvey denounces the Newbery committee for selecting books that are unusual or unique rather than popular.
I am a Newbery nerd from way back—reading every gold and silver medal winner since I was in fourth grade—but this achievement becomes harder for me to accomplish each year. I still have not read last year’s winner, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, a book of monologues and dialogues…