She has won many awards , including the 1984 Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1975 . A few examples of awards she has won include a Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw ( 1984 ) ; a Newbery Honor for Ramona and Her Father ( 1978 ) ; a Newbery Honor for Ramona Quimby , Age 8 ( 1982 ) ; a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the Association for Library Services to Children of the American Library Association ( 1975 ) ; the Catholic Library Association 's Regina Medal ( 1980 ) ; and the Children 's Book Council 's Every Child Award ( 1985 ) .