The John Newbery Award is given every year for the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year. The first award was presented in 1922 and there has been a winner every year since.

Because of the quality of the books most winners continue to be reprinted today. These later editions can be readily identified by the award crest printed on their covers and both soft, and hard, cover examples usually are readily available at garage sales, book sales, and thrift shops.

Buy them when you find them for $.25 or less. They will usually bring somewhere between $1 and $2 each when sold in good sized lots on eBay. When listing them it’s a good idea to include both Newbery and Newberry in your headline.
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