Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prestigious American children's literature award honoring authors and illustrators for their substantial and lasting contributions to the field.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal canonical | 5 |
| Children's Literature Legacy Award | 2 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (later renamed Children's Literature Legacy Award) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5051624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Context triple: [E. B. White, awardReceived, Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal]
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A.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
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B.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
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C.
Printz Award
The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
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D.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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E.
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of children's and young adult literature that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Target entity description: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prestigious American children's literature award honoring authors and illustrators for their substantial and lasting contributions to the field.
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A.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
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B.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
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C.
Printz Award
The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
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D.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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E.
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of children's and young adult literature that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literary award
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children's literature award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ |
| awardedFor | substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature ⓘ |
| awardFrequency |
every three years
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triennial ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
authors of children's books
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illustrators of children's books ⓘ |
| field | children's literature ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Children's Literature Legacy Award
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linked to:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
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| genre | children's books ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | career achievement award ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Beverly Cleary
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Dr. Seuss ⓘ E. B. White ⓘ Eric Carle ⓘ Katherine Paterson ⓘ Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ Maurice Sendak ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
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Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| scope | body of work rather than a single title ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by a committee of children's literature specialists ⓘ |
| status | name retired ⓘ |
| successorAward |
Children's Literature Legacy Award
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linked to:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Description of subject: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prestigious American children's literature award honoring authors and illustrators for their substantial and lasting contributions to the field.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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hasAward
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (later renamed Children's Literature Legacy Award)
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linked to: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
linked to: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
linked to: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal