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Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 – July 15, 1988) [1] was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, [2] won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first Indian American to win the Newbery Medal. [17] Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote five books each named a Newbery Honor between 1938 and 1944. Elizabeth Gray Vining (right) won the Newbery Medal in 1943 for Adam of the Road, which was illustrated by Robert Lawson, who won the Newbery Medal himself in 1945.
Ginger Pye is a book by Eleanor Estes about a dog of the same name. The book was originally published in 1951, and it won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1952. Plot summary
The Middle Moffat by Eleanor Estes is the second novel in the children's series known as The Moffats. Published in 1942, it was a Newbery Honor book. The title comes from Janey Moffat, who feels a little lost among her three siblings. Being neither the oldest or youngest, she decides to become the 'Middle Moffat' to help herself feel more ...
The Medal was inaugurated in 1922 and there have been 103 Medals and winning works through 2024; there are only 97 winning authors because six have won twice. Pages in category "Newbery Medal winners"
From 1971 their works have been called Honor Books and they have received Newbery Honor citations. For articles about cited books see Category:Newbery Honor–winning works. The Medal was inaugurated in 1922. As few as zero and as many as eight runners-up have been named, but from 1938 there have been one to five annual Honors.
From 1971 they have been called Honor Books and their authors have been awarded Newbery Honor citations. For biographies of cited writers see Category:Newbery Honor winners. The Medal was inaugurated in 1922. As few as zero and as many as eight runners-up have been named but from 1938 there have been one to five annual Honors.
Eleanor Kerchner--A young girl who died. Her father, Lukas, cremated her body and used her bones to make a bone porcelain doll (aka the "Great Queen"). Eleanor's ashes are located in the body of the doll. The Bells--All but absent from the story, the Bell parents have apparently given up on tending to their "wild" children. The older Bell ...