What Is A Newbery Honor Book. In this regard, what is a newbery honor book? Given to “most distinguished american children’s book published the previous year,” this is the oldest children’s book award in the world!
List of books from american library association www.ala.org. Each january, the association for library service to children, a division of the american library association, awards the newbery medal to the author of the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. Wolf hollow, written by lauren wolk and published by dutton children's books, penguin young readers group, an imprint of penguin random house llc.