The Golden Name Day

The Golden Name Day
Author	Jennie Lindquist
Illustrator	Garth Williams
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Harper
Publication date	1955
Publication place	United States

Last updated December 11, 2025

The Golden Name Day is a children's book by Jennie Lindquist and illustrated by Garth Williams about a young girl who moves to Sweden to live with her grandparents and discovers she has no name day.^[1] It was published by Harper in 1955 and was a Newbery Honor book in 1956.^[2]

References

↑ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.
↑ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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[1] Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.

[award-2] "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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