Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1970 -- demonstrating African American culture
See also resources for the authors/illustrators recognized by the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement Award, since its inception in 2010.
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Illustrator Honor, 2016)
70 Resources15 Awards
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Author Winner, 2022)
(Illustrator Winner, 2022)
60 Resources16 Awards
March Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Author Honor, 2014)
51 Resources8 Awards
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Author Honor, 2020)
51 Resources12 Awards
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Author Honor, 2018)
(Illustrator Honor, 2018)
48 Resources12 Awards
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(New Talent Winner, 2016)
47 Resources16 Awards
March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Author Winner, 2017)
42 Resources14 Awards
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Illustrator Winner, 2018)
40 Resources10 Awards
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Illustrator Honor, 2018)
40 Resources13 Awards
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
(Illustrator Honor, 2015)
39 Resources11 Awards
Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
39 Resources13 Awards
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Author Honor, 2022)
39 Resources11 Awards
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
(Author Honor, 2017)
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
38 Resources15 Awards
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Illustrator Winner, 2017)
38 Resources12 Awards
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Illustrator Honor, 2021)
36 Resources9 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Author Winner, 2012)
(Illustrator Honor, 2012)
34 Resources13 Awards
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Author Honor, 2013)
33 Resources8 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Illustrator Honor, 2022)
32 Resources9 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Author Winner, 2009)
(Illustrator Honor, 2009)
31 Resources11 Awards