Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature. The bronze medal prize is named after its first winner, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Originally, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal was awarded every five years. From 1980 to 2001 it was awarded every three years. Since 2001 it has been awarded every two years.
Past winners of the prize were:
- 1954 — Laura Ingalls Wilder
- 1960 — Clara Ingram Judson
- 1965 — Ruth Sawyer
- 1970 — E. B. White
- 1975 — Beverly Cleary
- 1980 — Dr. Seuss
- 1983 — Maurice Sendak
- 1986 — Jean Fritz
- 1989 — Elizabeth George Speare
- 1992 — Marcia Brown
- 1995 — Virginia Hamilton
- 1998 — Russell Freedman
- 2001 — Milton Meltzer
- 2003 — Eric Carle
- 2005 — Laurence Yep