Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1992 -- honoring outstanding books on Africa published or republished in the United States
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- 1,087 Resources including
- 77 Videos
- 41 Book Readings
- 100 Lesson Plans
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
(Commended, 2016)
28 Resources7 Awards

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
(Commended, 2016)
26 Resources5 Awards


Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler
(Winner, 2011)
24 Resources3 Awards



Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
(Winner, 2019)
22 Resources2 Awards






One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes
(Winner, 2009)
18 Resources5 Awards

Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books
by Karen Leggett Abouraya and Susan L. Roth
(Winner, 2013)
18 Resources6 Awards


Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
by Kathryn Erskine and Charly Palmer
(Winner, 2018)
16 Resources5 Awards



Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Adaptation),The
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon
(Winner, 2013)
15 Resources4 Awards

Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
by Franck Prévot and Aurelia Fronty
(Winner, 2016)
15 Resources7 Awards

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
by Monica Edinger and Robert Byrd
(Winner, 2014)
14 Resources4 Awards

I Lost My Tooth in Africa
by Penda Diakite and Baba Wagué Diakité
(Winner, 2007)
13 Resources5 Awards





Circle Unbroken: The Story of a Basket and Its People
by Margot Theis Raven and E.B. Lewis
(Honor, 2005)
12 Resources4 Awards


Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope
by Beverley Naidoo and Desmond Tutu
(Winner, 2004)
11 Resources4 Awards


Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, and Ashley Bryan
(Winner, 1999)
11 Resources1 Awards


Desmond and the Very Mean Word
by Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams, and A.G. Ford
(Winner, 2014)
10 Resources2 Awards

Grandad Mandela
by Ambassador Zindzi Mandela, Zazi And Ziwelene Mandela, Sean Qualls, and Zondwa Mandela
(Honor, 2019)
10 Resources1 Awards



The Day Gogo Went to Vote
by Elinor Batezat Sisulu and Sharon Wilson
(Winner, 1997)
9 Resources6 Awards





Hector: A Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid
(Winner, 2020)
9 Resources5 Awards

The Butter Man
by Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Klear Essakalli
(Honor, 2009)
8 Resources4 Awards