Cara Bertram writes: “Clara W. Hunt, chair of the Children’s Librarian Section [of ALA], had noted that the Newbery Medal provided children’s literature with “publicity of the best kind.” But ALA did not always rely on the Newbery’s popularity to capture the public’s attention. In 1949, Marguerite Henry received the Newbery for her book, King of the Wind: the Story of the Godolphin Arabian, but it was the subject of her Newbery runner-up book, Misty of Chincoteague, that ended up on display. Misty the Horse made a visit to the [Midwest Regional ALA Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan’s] exhibit.