Dutton Animal Book Award was an American literary award established in 1963 by publisher E. P. Dutton to recognize a previously unpublished work of fiction or non-fiction relating to animals. The reward for the winner was a $7,500 to $15,000 advanced against royalties after publication of the book by Dutton. The award was inspired by the success of Gavin Maxwell's '' Ring of Bright Water'' (1960), the story of two otters. The award was presented between 1963 and 1969; there was a 6-year hiatus with one more award presented in 1975.

Winners

*1963:

Sterling North Thomas Sterling North (November 4, 1906 – December 21, 1974) was an American writer. He is best known for the children's novel '' Rascal'', a bestseller in 1963. Biography Early life and family North's maternal grandparents, James Herve ...

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Rascal Rascal or rascals may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Rascal'' (book), a 1963 children's book by Sterling North ** ''Rascal'' (film), a 1969 Walt Disney adaptation of Sterling North's book * ''Rascals'' (1938 film), an American comedy-dra ...

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Robert William Murphy The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

, ''The Pond'' *1965: Walt Morey, '' Gentle Ben'' *1966: Faith McNulty, ''The Whooping Crane: The Bird That Defies Extinction'' *1967:

Daniel P. Mannix Daniel Pratt Mannix IV (October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1997) was an American writer, journalist, photographer, sideshow performer, stage magician, animal trainer, and filmmaker. His best-known works are the 1958 book ''Those About to Die'', which ...

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The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the ...

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Kävik the Wolf Dog ''Kävik the Wolf Dog'' is a novel written in 1968 by Walt Morey. It won the 1968 Dutton Animal Book Award Dutton Animal Book Award was an American literary award established in 1963 by publisher E. P. Dutton to recognize a previously unpublish ...

'' Quote: Walt's books have twice won the Dutton Junior Animal Book Award. *1969:

, ''The Wolfling'' *1970–74: no award *1975: Dayton Hyde, ''Strange Companion''"Dayton O(gden) Hyde." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.

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