Newbery Winners and Honors: 1949 Winner & Honorees

King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry; Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)

Seabird by Holling C. Holling; Holling Clancy Holling Tells what Seabird, an ivory gull carved by a young ship hand sees on the voyage of an old-time whaling vessel, clipper ship, steam ship and finally on an airplane.

Daughter of the mountains by by Louise Rankin ; illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett; Ruth Chrisman Gannett (Illustrator); Ruth Gannett (Illustrator) A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.