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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to writers or illustrators of children’s books published in the United States who have over a period of years made substantial and lasting contributions to children’s literature. The bronze medal prize is named after its first winner twentieth-century American author Laura Ingalls Wilder.Originally the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal was awarded every five years 6 prizes between 1955 and 1980.