What is the difference between the Caldecott Award and the Newberry Award? Is one better than the other? These are very important questions to consider as a Library Media Specialist. According the the text, Essentials of Children's Literature, the Caldecott Medal is awarded to the "most distinguished picture book for children published in the previous year" (Lynch-Brown & Tomlinson, p14). The Newberry Medal is awarded to the "most distinguished contribution to children's literature published in the previous year" (Lynch-Brown & Tomlinson, p14). In other words the Caldecott is given to outstanding picture books while the Newberry award is given to, presumably, chapter books.
I don't think that one is more important than another, as they are awarded for different things, and in different categories. That would be like saying that chapter books are more important than chapter books or visa-verse.
Lynch-Brown, Carol & Tomlinson, Carl M. (2005). Essentials of children's literature. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
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