Coretta Scott King Award Winners and Honor Books

All award winners are shown in Gold. A first, Library Use Only copy is located on Children's Literature Book Awards shelves, first floor, Suzzallo Library. In most cases, there are are also circulating copies which can be borrowed from the Children's Literature Stacks.

Each citation gives the: Book Title, Author's Last Name (in bold for the Author Award), Illustrator's name (in bold for the Illustrator Award) and the Call Number.

Additional information may be found on the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King Award page.

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2008 Author Award

• Elijah of Buxton. Curtis. On order 1/2008.
• November Blues. Draper.On order 1/2008.
• Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali. Smith. On order 1/2008.

2008 Illustrator Award

• Let It Shine. Bryan. On order 1/2008.
• The Secret Olivia Told Me. Joy/Devard. On order 1/2008.
• Jazz on a Saturday Night. Dillon & Dillon.On order 1/2008.

2007 Author Award

• Copper Sun. Draper. PZ7.D78325 Cop 2006
• The Road to Paris.Grimes. PZ7.G88429 Ro 2006

2007 Illustrator Award

• Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom . Weatherford/Nelson. E444.T82 W43 2006
• Jazz. W. Myers/C. Myers. PZ8.3.M9954 Jaz 2006
• Langston Hughes (Poetry for Young People series). Roessel & Rampersad/Andrews. PZ8.3.H8664 Lan 2006

2006 Author Award

• Day of Tears: a Novel in Dialogue. Lester. PZ7.L5629 Da 2005
• Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl. Bolden. F128.9.N4 B65 2005
• Dark Sons. Grimes. PZ8.3.G847 Dar 2005
• A Wreath for Emmett Till. Nelson/Lardy. PZ8.3.N3642 Wr 2005

2006 Illustrator Award

• Rosa. Giovanni/Collier. F334.M753 P38427 2005
• Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Williams/Christie. PZ7.W66699 Br 2005

2005 Author Award

• Remember: The Journey to School Integration. Morrison. LC214.2 .M67 2004
• The Legend of Buddy Bush. Moses.PZ7.M8475 Le 2004
• Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives. Flake. PZ7.F59816 Who 2004
• Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem. Nelson. PZ8.3.N3642 Fo 2004

2005 Illustrator Award

• Ellington Was Not a Street. Shange/Nelson . PZ8.3.S499 El 2004
• God Bless the Child. Holliday/Pinkney. PZ8.3.H4377 Go 2004
• The People Could Fly: The Picture Book. Hamilton/Dillon & Dillon. PZ8.1.H154 Peo 2004

2004 Author Award

• The First Part Last. Johnson. PZ7.J629 Fi 2003
• Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States. McKissack. E453 .M28 2003
• Locomotion. Woodson. PZ8.3.W8925 Lo 2003
• The Battle of Jericho. Draper. PZ7.D78325 Bat 2003

2004 Illustrator Award

• Beautiful Blackbird. Bryan . PZ8.1.B838 Bg 2003
• Almost to Freedom. Bootman. PZ7.N43773 Aj 2003
• Thunder Rose. Nelson. PZ7.N723 Th 2003

2003 Author Award

• Bronx Masquerade. Grimes. PZ7.G88429 Br 2002
• The Red Rose Box. Woods. PZ7.W86335 Re 2002
• Talkin' About Bessie: the Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. Grimes. TL540.C646 G75 2002

2003 Illustrator Award

• Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. Grimes/Lewis . TL540.C646 G75 2002
• Rap A Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles-Think of That. Dillion. PZ8.3.D585 Rap 2002
• Visiting Langston. Collier. PZ8.3.P413 Vi 2002

2002 Author Award

• The Land. Taylor. PZ7.T21723 Lan 2001
• Money-Hungry. Flake. PZ7.F59816 Mo 2001
• Carver: A Life in Poems. Nelson. PS3573.A4795 C37 2001

2002 Illustrator Award

• Goin' Someplace Special. McKissack/Pinkney. PZ7.M478693 Go 2001
• Martin's Big Words. Rappaport/Collier. E185.97.K5 R36 2001

2001 Author Award

• Miracle’s Boys. Woodson. PZ7 .W868 Mi 2000
• Let it Shine! Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, Pinkney/Alcorn. E185.96 .P5 2000 

2001 Illustrator Award

• Uptown. Collier. PZ7.C67759 Up 2000
• Freedom River. Collier. E450 .R23 2000
• Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. Rockwell/Christie. E185.97 .T8 R63 2000.
• Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys. Howard/Lewis.  PZ7 .H83273 Vi 2000

2000 Author Award

• Bud, Not Buddy. Paul. PZ7.C94137 Bu 1999
• Francie. English. PZ7.E7232 FR 1999
• Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers. P. and F. McKissack. SH381.5 .M38 1999
• Monster. Myers. PZ7 .M992 Mon 1999

2000 Illustrator Award

• In the Time of the Drums. Siegelson/B. Pickney. PZ .S56657 In 1999
• My Rows and Piles of Coins. Mollel/Lewis. PZ7.M7335 My 1999 
• Black Cat. Myers. PZ7.M9825 Bl 1999 

1999 Author Award Back to the Beginning

• Heaven. Johnson. PZ7.J629 He 1998 
• Jazmin's Notebook. Grimes. PZ7.G88429 Jan 1998
• Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground. Hansen and McGowan. F128.39 .H36 1998 
• The Other Side: Shorter Poems. Johnson. PS3560.O37129 O8 1998  

1999 Illustrator Award

• I See the Rhythm. Igus/Wood. ML3556 .I48 1998
• I Have Heard of a Land. Thomas/Cooper. PZ7.T36696 Iae 1998 
• The Bat Boy and His Violin. Curtis/Lewis. PZ7.C9415 Bat 1998 
• Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra. A. Pickney/B. Pickney. ML3930.E44 P56 1998 

1998 Author Award

• Forged by Fire. Draper. PZ7.D78325 Fo 1997 
• Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement. Haskins. E185.97.R93 H37 1997
• I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl. Hansen. PZ7.H1933 Iaj 1997

1998 Illustrator Award

• In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers. Schroeder/Steptoe. PS591.N4 B46 1997 
• Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry. Bryan. PS591.N4 A84 1997
• Harlem. Myers. W.D. Myers/C.Myers. PS3563.Y48 H37 1997
• The Hunterman and the Crocodile. Diakite. PZ8.1.D564 Hu 1997

1997 Author Award

• Slam. W.D. Myers. PZ7.M992 Sl 1996 
• Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts. P.McKissack & F.McKissack. E447.M39 1996

1997 Illustrator Award

• Minty: A Story Of Young Harriet Tubman. Schroeder/J.Pickney. E444.T82 S37 1996 
• The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children. Adedjouna/Christie. PS591.N4 P25 1996
• Running The Road To ABC. Lauture/Ruffins. PZ7.L9185 Ru 1996
• Neeny Coming, Neeny Going. English/Saint James. PZ7.E7232 Ne 1996

1996 Author Award

• Her Stories: African American Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and True Tales. Hamilton. GR111.A47 H35 1995
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. Curtis. PZ7.C94137 Wat 1995
• Like Sisters on the Homefront. Williams-Garcia. PZ7.W6714 Li 1995 
• From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun.Woodson. PZ7.W868 Fr 1995

1996 Illustrator Award

• The Middle Passage: White Ships, Black Cargo. Feelings. ND237.F32 A4 1995
• Her Stories. Hamilton/L. Dillon & D.Dillon. GR111.A47 H35 1995
• The Faithful Friend. San Souci/J.Pinkney.  PZ8.1.S227 Fai 1995

1995 Author Award

• Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. P.McKissack & F.McKissack. F213 .M36 1994 
• The Captive. Hansen. PZ7.H19825 Cap 1994
• I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This. Woodson. PZ7.W868 Iaad 1994
• Black Diamond: Story of the Negro Baseball League. P.McKissack & F.McKissack. GV875.A1 M35 1994

1995 Illustrator Award

• The Creation. Johnson/Ransome. PS3519.O2625 C73 1994
• The Singing Man. Medearis/Shaffer. PZ8.1.M468 Si 1994
• Meet Danitra Brown. Grimes/Cooper. PS3557.R489982 M44 1994

1994 Author Award

• Toning the Sweep. Johnson. PZ7.J629 To 1993
• Brown Honey in Broom Wheat Tea. Thomas/Cooper. PS3570.H565 B7 1993
• Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary. Myers. BP223 .Z8 L5764 1993

1994 Illustrator Award

• Soul Looks Back in Wonder. Fogelman/Feelings. PS591.N4 S58 1994 
• Brown Honey in Broom Wheat Tea. Thomas/Cooper. PS3570.H565 B7 1993
• Uncle Jed's Barbershop. Mitchell/Ransome. PZ7.M6937 Un 1993

1993 Author Award

• Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural. P. McKissack/B.Pinkney. PZ7 M478415 Mi 1992
• Mississippi Challenge. Walter. E185.93.M6 W24 1992
• Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? P.McKissack & F.McKissack. E185.97.T8 M38 1992
• Somewhere in the Darkness. W.D.Myers. PZ7.M992 So 1992

1993 Illustrator Award

• The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth. Anderson/SANKOFA/Wilson. PZ8.1.A543 Or 1991
• Little Eight John. Wahl/Clay. PZ8.1.W126 Li 1992 .
• Sukey and the Mermaid. San Souci/B.Pinkney. PZ8.1.S227 Su 1992
• Working Cotton. Williams/Byard. PZ7.W668174 Wo 1992 

1992 Author Award

• Now is Your Time: The African American Struggle for Freedom. W.D. Myers. E185 .M96 1991
• Night on Neighborhood Street. Greenfield/Gilchrist. PS3557.R39416 N5 1991 

1992 Illustrator Award

• Tar Beach. Ringgold. PZ7.R4726 Tar 1991
• All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African American Spirituals. Bryan. M1670 .A4 1991
• Night on Neighborhood Street. Greenfield/Gilchrist. PS3557.R39416 N5 1991

1991 Author Award

• The Road to Memphis. Taylor. PZ7.T21723 Rm 1990
• Black Dance in America. Haskins. GV1624.7.A34 H37 1990
• When I Am Old With You. Johnson. PZ7 .J629 Wh 1990

1991 Illustrator Award

• Aida. Price/L.Dillon & D.Dillon. ML3928 .P74 1990 

1990 Author Award

• A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter. P.McKissack & F.McKissack. HD8039.R37 U46 1989 
• Nathaniel Talking. Greenfield/Gilchrist. PS3557.R39416 N38 1988
• The Bells of Christmas. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Be 1989
• Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement. Patterson. E185.97.K5 P29 1989

1990 Illustrator Award

• Nathaniel Talking. Greenfield/Gilchrist. PS3557.R39416 N38 1988 
• The Talking Eggs. San Souci/Pinkney. PZ8.1.S227 Tal 1989

1989 Author Award Back to the Beginning

• Fallen Angels. W.D. Myers. PZ7.M992 Fal 1988
• A Thief in the Village and Other Stories. Berry. PZ7.B46173 Th 1988
• Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. Hamilton. E450.B93 H36 1988

1989 Illustrator Award

• Mirandy and Brother Wind. P.McKissack/J.Pinkney. PZ7.M478693 Mi 1988
• Under the Sunday Tree, Greenfield/Ferguson. ND302.F47 A4 1988
• Storm in the Night, Stolz/Cummings. PZ7.S875854 St 1988

1988 Author Award

• The Friendship. Taylor. PZ7.T21723 Fr 1987
• An Enchanted Hair Tale. De Veaux. PZ7.D497 En 1987
• The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit. Lester. PZ8.1.L434 Taj 1987

1988 Illustrator Award

• Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Steptoe. PZ8.S585 Mu 1987 
• What a Morning! The Christmas Story in Black Spirituals, Langstaff/Bryan. M1670 .W48 1987
• The Invisible Hunters: A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua. Rohmer/Sam. F1529 .M9 R64 1987

1987 Author Award

• Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. Walter. PZ7 .W17125 Ju 1986
• Lion and the Ostrich Chicks and Other African Folk Tales. Bryan. PZ8.1.B838 Li 1986
• Which Way Freedom. Hansen. PZ7.H19825 Wh 1986

1987 Illustrator Award

• Half a Moon and One Whole Star. Dragonwagon/J.Pinkney. PZ8.3.D77 Hal 1986
• Lion and the Ostrich Chicks and Other African Folk Tales. Bryan. PZ8.1.B838 Li 1986
• C.L.O.U.D.S. Cummings. PZ7 .C9148 Cac 1986

1986 Author Award

• The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales . Hamilton/L.Dillon & D.Dillon. PZ8.1 .H154 Pe
  (Alternate title: The People Could Fly: The Book of Black Folk Tales)
• Junius Over Far. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Jt 1985
• Trouble's Child. Walter. PZ7.W17125 Tr 1985

1986 Illustrator Award

• The Patchwork Quilt. Flournoy/J.Pinkney. PZ7.F667 Pat 1985 
• The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. Hamilton/L.Dillon & D.Dillon. PZ8.1.H154 Pe 1993

1985 Author Award

• Motown and Didi. W.D.Myers. PZ7.M992 Mot 1987
• Circle of Gold. Boyd. PZ7.B69157 Ci 1984
• A Little Love. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Li 1984
• The Story of Jumping Mouse. Steptoe. E78 G73 S78 1984

1985 Illustrator Award

• No award winner

1984 Author Award

• Everett Anderson’s Goodbye. Clifton/Grifalconi. PZ8.3.C573 Evh 1983 
• Special Citation: The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Coretta Scott King. E185.97 .K5 A25 1996
• The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Maj 1983
• Lena Horne. Haskins. ML420 .H65 P3 1989
• Bright Shadow. Thomas. Library lacks.
• Because We Are. Walter. PZ7 .W17125 Be 1983

1984 Illustrator Award

• My Mama Needs Me. Walter/Cummings. PZ7 .W17125 My 1983

1983 Author Award

• Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Sw 1982 
• This Strange New Feeling. Lester. PZ7.L5629 Th 1982

1983 Illustrator Award

• Black Child. Mugabane. DT763.6 .M33 1982 
• All the Colors of the Race. Adoff/Steptoe. PS3551.D66 A77 1982
• I'm Going to Sing: Black American Spirituals. Bryan. Library lacks .
• Just Us Women. Caines/Cummings.  PZ7.C12 Ju 1982

1982 Author Award

• Let the Circle Be Unbroken. Taylor. PZ7.T21723 Le 1981 
• Rainbow Jordan. Childress. PZ7.C4412 Rai 1981
• Lou in the Limelight. Hunter. PZ7.H9173 Lo 1981
• Mary: An Autobiography. Mebane. F262.D8 M4 1999.

1982 Illustrator Award

• Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale From Senegal. Diop & Guy/Steptoe. PZ8.1.D59 Mo
• Daydreamers. Greenfield/Feelings. PZ7.F2998 Da 1981 

1981 Author Award

• This Life. Poitier. PN2287.P57 A37 1980 
• Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday. De Veaux. ML3930.H64 D5 1980

1981 Illustrator Award

• Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum. Bryan. 398.266 B84a 
• Grandmama's Joy. Greenfield. Byard.  PZ7.G845 Gr 1980

1980 Author Award

• The Young Landlords. Myers. PZ7.M992 Yo 1979 
• Movin' Up. Gordy. 921 G659m 
• Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir. Greenfield & Little. 920 G837c
• Andrew Young: Young Man With a Mission. Haskins. E840.8 .Y64 H37 1979
• James Van Der Zee: The Picture Takin' Man. Haskins. TR140.V37 H37 1991
• Let the Lion Eat Straw. Southerland. PZ7.S7265 Le 2000

1980 Illustrator Award

• Cornrows. Yarborough/Byard. PZ7.Y1955 Co 1979 

1979 Author Award Back to the Beginning

• Escape to Freedom. Davis. 812 D296e
• Benjamin Banneker. Patterson. QB36 .B22 L47 1970
• I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf. Peterson. HV2380 .P47 1977
• Justice and Her Brothers. Hamilton. PZ7.H1828 Ju 1978
• Skates of Uncle Richard. Fenner. Not yet in.

1979 Illustrator Award

• Something on My Mind. Grimes/Feelings. 811 F3213s 

1978 Author Award

• Africa Dream. Greenfield/Bayard. PZ7.G845 Af 1977b 
• The Days When the Animals Talked: Black Folk Tales and How They Came to Be. Faulkner. PZ8.1 .F235 Day 1993
• Marvin and Tige. Glass. Not yet in.
• Mary McCleod Bethune. Greenfield. E185.97 .B34 G73 1977b
• Barbara Jordan. Haskins. 921 J761h.
• Coretta Scott King. Patterson. Library lacks.
• Portia: The Life of Portia Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington. Stewart. E185.97.P595 S83

1978 Illustrator Award

• Africa Dream. Greenfield/Bayard. PZ7.G845 Af 1977b 

1977 Author Award

• The Story of Stevie Wonder. Haskins. Library lacks a copy.

1977 Illustrator Award

• No winner

1976 Author Award

• Duey’s Tale. Bailey. PZ8.1 A213 Wh 1975

1976 Illustrator Award

• No winner

1975 Author Award

• The Legend of Africana. Robinson. Library lacks a copy .

1975 Illustrator Award

• No winner

1974 Author Award

• Ray Charles. Mathis/ Ford. ML3930.C443 M42 2001 

1974 Illustrator Award

• Ray Charles. Mathis/Ford. ML3930.C443 M42 2001

1973 Author Award

• I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography. Robinson & Duckett. GV865.R6 A3 1995

1972 Author Award

• Seventeen Black Artists. Fax. N6538 .N5 F3

1971 Author Award

• Black Troubadour. Hughes. PS3515.U274 Z77 

1970 Author Award

• Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace. Patterson. Library lacks a copy.

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