Question: Summer of the Monkeys is a 1976 children's novel written by Wilson Rawls, it was published by Doubleday (later released by Yearling Books) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award, an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement, that died on which date?

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Bud, Not Buddy: Bud, Not Buddy is a children's novel written by Christopher Paul Curtis, published in 1999.  The book received the 2000 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature.  Christopher Paul Curtis was also recognized with the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award, an award given to outstanding African-American authors.  Bud, Not Buddy was also recognized with the William Allen White Children's Book Award for grades 6-8.

Socks (novel): Socks is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary, originally illustrated by Beatrice Darwin, and published in 1973.  It won the William Allen White Children's Book Award.  The title character of the book would eventually become the name for Socks Clinton, the cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton and family.

Sarah Weeks: Sarah Weeks (born March 18, 1955) is an American writer of children's books, perhaps best known for the novel "So B. It" which in 2007 won the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award and William Allen White Children's Book Award.

Summer of the Monkeys: Summer of the Monkeys is a 1976 children's novel written by Wilson Rawls.  It was published by Doubleday (later released by Yearling Books) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award and the California Young Reader Medal.

William Allen White House: William Allen White House, also known as Red Rocks, was the home of Progressive journalist William Allen White from 1899 until his death in 1944.  The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.  It is operated by the Kansas Historical Society as Red Rocks State Historic Site.

William Allen White Children's Book Award: The William Allen White Children's Book Award is a set of two annual awards for books selected by vote of Kansas schoolchildren from lists prepared by committee.  As a single award it was established in 1952 by Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a children's literature specialist at Emporia State University, which continues to direct the program.  It is named for William Allen White (1868–1944), long-time publisher and editor of "The Emporia Gazette".  The White Award is the oldest statewide children's choice book award in the United States.

Mary White (film): Mary White is a 1977 made-for-TV period biographical movie directed by Jud Taylor about American newspaper editor and author William Allen White (played by Ed Flanders) and his teenage daughter Mary (played by Kathleen Beller), who died at age 16 in a horseback riding accident.  The film is based on the true story of White's daughter Mary Katherine, who died in 1921 and was the subject of a well-known eulogy written by her father.

William Allen White: William Allen White (February 10, 1868 – January 29, 1944) was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement.  Between 1896 and his death, White became a spokesman for middle America.

William Allen White Cabins: The William Allen White Cabins are chiefly associated with newspaper editor William Allen White, who adopted what would become Rocky Mountain National Park as his summer residence from 1912 to his death in 1944.  White had visited Estes Park, Colorado while in college, and had previously summered in Colorado Springs.  In 1912, White and his wife Sallie purchased an 1887 cabin near Estes Park.  The Whites expanded it the next year and built a privy, studio, and two guest cabins.

Frances O'Roark Dowell: Frances O'Roark Dowell is an American author of middle-grade fiction, including "Dovey Coe" (2000), "The Secret Language of Girls", "Shooting the Moon", "and Falling In".  Her books have received numerous awards, including an Edgar ("Dovey Coe"), the William Allen White Children's Book Award ("Dovey Coe"), the Christopher Award ("Shooting the Moon"), the VOYA Book Award ("Where I'd Like to Be"), and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book ("Shooting the Moon").

Supporting paragraphs: Summer of the Monkeys William Allen White
Answer: January 29, 1944