• The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division...
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    John Newbery (9 July 1713 – 22 December 1767), considered "The Father of Children's Literature", was an English publisher of books who first made children's...
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  • aerostat pilot Francis Newbery (disambiguation), several people James Newbery (1843–1895), Australian industrial chemist John Newbery (1713–1767), British...
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    History of Little Goody Two-Shoes is a children's story published by John Newbery in London in 1765. The story popularized the phrase "goody two-shoes"...
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  • John Newberry (born April 8, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played twenty-two games in the National Hockey League with...
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    earliest recorded version of "Pease Porridge Hot" is a riddle found in John Newbery's Mother Goose's Melody (c. 1760): Pease Porridge hot, Pease Porridge...
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    Giant Killer is the title of a 1744 children's book by British publisher John Newbery. It is generally considered the first children's book, and consists of...
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    Pretty Song Book, were published by Mary Cooper in 1744. Publisher John Newbery's stepson, Thomas Carnan, was the first to use the term Mother Goose for...
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  • Francis Newbery may refer to: Francis Newbery (publisher) (1743–1818), English publisher, son of John Newbery Francis Newbery, publisher of The Vicar...
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    print in Mother Goose's Melody (London c. 1765), possibly published by John Newbery, and which was reprinted in Boston in 1785. No copies of the first edition...
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  • John de Newbery (fl. 1350s - 1360s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1353 to 1355. He was appointed: Treasurer of Queen Isabella’s Household keeper of the...
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    of King Arthur and Jack was created to fill the role. Henry Fielding, John Newbery, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, and William Cowper were familiar with the tale...
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  • geologist and explorer John Stoughton Newberry (1826-1887), American congressman and industrialist from Michigan John Newbery (1713-1767), British publisher...
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  • The Giver (category Newbery Medal–winning works)
    whether it is possible to have one without the other. The Giver won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. A 2012 survey...
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    Erin Entrada Kelly (category Newbery Medal winners)
    2018 John Newbery Medal by the Association for Library Service to Children for her third novel, Hello, Universe. Kelly also received a 2021 Newbery Honor...
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    collection of nursery rhymes, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, printed by John Newbery in London (c. 1744), and has words very close to that. A version from...
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    "Mrs. Mary Midnight" and for widespread accounts of his father-in-law, John Newbery, locking him away in a mental asylum for many years over Smart's supposed...
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    Laura Ingalls Wilder (category Newbery Honor winners)
    24, 2016. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present" Archived October 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. ALSC. ALA.   "The John Newbery Medal" Archived...
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  • Charlotte's Web (category Newbery Honor-winning works)
    borrowed book in the library's history. Its awards and nominations include: John Newbery Honor Book (1953) Horn Book Fanfare (1952) Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal...
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    Louis Sachar (category Newbery Medal winners)
    1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature...
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  • Lilliputian magazine (1752) published by John Newbery The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765) published by John Newbery The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour...
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    Robert Edwin Newbery MC (1884–1967) was one of the two founding partners of Dale and Newbery, the firm of solicitors that has had offices in Southeast...
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    baseball is in a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, by John Newbery. Block discovered that the first recorded game of "Bass-Ball" took place...
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  • (born 1971) – Chaos Walking trilogy, A Monster Calls, More Than This John Newbery (1713–1767) – A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, intended for the Amusement...
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  • The Underneath (novel) (category Newbery Honor-winning works)
    between Louisiana and Texas. Published in 2008, The Underneath is a John Newbery Honor book, ALA Notable Children's Book and a National Book Award Finalist...
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  • 1978), Australian politician John Newbery (1713–1767), English publisher and namesake of the literary award Jorge Newbery (1875 – 1914), Argentine aviator...
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  • Paula Fox (category Newbery Medal winners)
    "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).   "The John Newbery...
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  • Holes (novel) (category Newbery Medal–winning works)
    1998 US National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature...
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    which is a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by John Newbery, as described in Origins of baseball. The modern game is not described...
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  • Francis Newbery (6 July 1743 – 17 July 1818) was an English publisher and businessman. Born on 6 July 1743, he was son of John Newbery, the publisher of...
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