Daniel Boone

Newbery Medal · 1940 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Newbery Medal	1940	Winner

About the Author

James DaughertyAmerican

James Henry Daugherty (1889–1974) was an American modernist painter, muralist, and children's book author-illustrator born in Asheville, North Carolina. He is best known for his book Daniel Boone, which won the Newbery Medal in 1940, and Gillespie and the Guards, a Caldecott Honor book in 1957.