The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2019 – Merci Suárez Changes Gears, written by Meg Medina

2017 – The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

2018 – Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

2020 – New Kid, written and illustrated by Jerry Craft