id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4771 Newbery Medal - Wikipedia .html text/html 6958 1077 76 The physical medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan and depicts an author giving his work (a book) to a boy and a girl to read on one side and on the other side the inscription, "For the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".[4]:3, 8 The bronze medal retains the name "Children's Librarians' Section", the original group responsible for awarding the medal, despite the sponsoring committee having changed names four times and now including both school and public librarians.[4]:3 Each winning illustrator gets their own copy of the medal with their name engraved on it.[6] Currently the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is responsible for the award.[1] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4771.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4771.txt