Newbery Honor books (Runner-Ups to the Medal)

[LCaulkins]

Got it. Thanks so much, Jo!

(And I agree with not adding the misspelled name in the title.)

[annise]

https://librivox.org/the-old-tobacco-shop-by-william-bowen/ is already in the catalogue
And I searched on Newberry at archive and changed the 2 summaries that have it mispelt,

Anne

[LCaulkins]

Wonderful! Thanks, you guys.

[knotyouraveragejo]

Direct link to the group in the catalog

https://librivox.org/group/654

[SCaulkins]

I have launched a DR project to record The Great Quest (1922 Newbery Honor) in full cast.

The Great Quest, by Charles Boardman Hawes

[LCaulkins]

(updated 11-18-2023)
Newbery Medal and Honor Books on LibriVox

1922 Medal Winner:

• The Story of Mankind, by Hendrik Willem van Loon - duet

Honor Books:

• The Great Quest, by Charles Hawes - DR in progress viewtopic.php?t=96808
• Cedric the Forester, by Bernard Marshall - solo
• The Old Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure, by William Bowen - collaborative
• The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, by Padraic Colum - collaborative
• The Windy Hill, by Cornelia Meigs - solo

1923 Medal Winner: (No Honor books listed for this year)

• The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting - 1, collaborative | 2, solo | 3, dramatic reading

1924 Medal Winner: (No Honor books listed for this year)

• The Dark Frigate, by Charles Hawes - solo

1925 Medal Winner:

• Tales from Silver Lands, by Charles Finger - trio in progress viewtopic.php?t=100341

Honor Books:

• Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story, by Anne Carroll Moore - dramatic reading
• The Dream Coach, by Anne Parrish - solo

1926 Medal Winner:

• Shen of the Sea, by Arthur Bowie Chrisman - collaborative

Honor Book:

• The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery, by Padraic Colum - duet

1927 Medal Winner: (No Honor books listed for this year)

• Smoky, the Cowhorse, by Will James solo

1928 Medal Winner:

• Gay-Neck, by Dhan G. Mukerji - not yet recorded PD source would make a cute narrator-heavy DR

Honor Books:

• Downright Dency, by Caroline Dale Snedeker - (scripts are prepared for dramatic recording)
• The Wonder Smith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World, by Ella Young - not yet recorded PD source

1929 (Published 1928) - available starting Jan 2024
Medal Winner:

• The Trumpeter of Krakow, by Eric P. Kelly

Honor Books:

• Clearing Weather, by Cornelia Meigs - not yet recorded
• Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág - not yet recorded
• The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo, by John Bennett - not yet recorded
• Runaway Papoose, by Grace Moon - not yet recorded
• The Boy Who Was, by Brace Hallock - not yet recorded
• Tod of the Fens, by Elinor Whitney (scripts are being developed for dramatic recording)

1930 (Published 1929) - available starting Jan 2025
Medal Winner:

• Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, by Rachel Field

Honor Books:

• A Daughter of the Seine: The Life of Madame Roland, by Jeanette Eaton
• Pran of Albania, by Elizabeth Miller
• Jumping-0ff Place, by Marion Hurd McNeely
• The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales, by Ella Young
• Vaino, by Julia Davis Adams
• Little Blacknose, by Hildegarde Swift

[gweeks]

Tales from silver lands by Charles Joseph Finger
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68292

[LCaulkins]

Tales from silver lands by Charles Joseph Finger
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68292

That's an easier source to work from, thanks! Got it plugged into the chart.

[mightyfelix]

Smoky, the Cowhorse, by Will James solo *Needs to be added to Newbery group, MW# 18380[/list]

Done.

[LCaulkins]

Tales from silver lands by Charles Joseph Finger
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68292

I've just launched a project for this one, intended to be either a Trio or Group Project, depending on the initial reader response to the primary post.