Coretta Scott King Book Awards
About the Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
Administered by:
| Name | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| In Plain Sight | In Plain Sight | 2017 - Honor |
| Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan | 2017 - Honor |
| Freedom in Congo Square | Freedom in Congo Square | 2017 - Honor |
| Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat | Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat | 2017 - Winner |
| Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan | Author - Freedom Over Me | 2017 - Honor |
| As Brave as You | As Brave as You | 2017 - Honor |
| March: Book Three | March: Book Three | 2017 - Winner |
| Trombone Shorty | 2016 - Winner | |
| Gone Crazy in Alabama | 2016 - Winner | |
| The Crossover | The Crossover | 2015 - Honor |
| Brown Girl Dreaming | Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson | 2015 - Winner |
| Firebird | Firebird illustrated by Christopher Myers, written by Misty Copeland | 2015 - Winner |
| When I Was the Greatest | When I Was the Greatest | 2015 - Winner |
| Little Melba and Her Big Trombone | Little Melba and Her Big Trombone | 2015 - Honor |
| How I Discovered Poetry | How I Discovered Poetry | 2015 - Honor |
| How It Went Down | How It Went Down | 2015 - Honor |
| JOSEPHINE: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker | JOSEPHINE: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker | 2015 - Honor |
| March: Book One | March: Book One | 2014 - Honor |
| Nelson Mandela | Nelson Mandela | 2014 - Honor |
| Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me | Knock knock | 2014 - Winner |
| P.S. Be Eleven | P.S. Be Eleven | 2014 - Winner |
| Darius & Twig | Darius & Twig | 2014 - Honor |
| Words with Wings | Words with Wings | 2014 - Honor |
| I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. | I Have a Dream | 2013 - Honor |
| Ellen’s Broom | Ellen’s Broom | 2013 - Honor |
| H. O. R. S. E. | H. O. R. S. E. | 2013 - Honor |
| I, Too, Am America | I, Too, Am America | 2013 - Winner |
| No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller | No Crystal Stair | 2013 - Honor |
| Each Kindness | Each Kindness | 2013 - Honor |
| Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America | Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America | 2013 - Winner |
| Nelson, Kadir | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | 2012 - Winner |
| McKissack, Patricia C. | Never Forgotten | 2012 - Honor |
| Dillon, Leo | Never Forgotten | 2012 - Honor |
| Dillon, Diane | Never Forgotten | 2012 - Honor |
| Greenfield, Eloise | The Great Migration: Journey to the North | 2012 - Honor |
| Gilchrist, Jan Spivey | The Great Migration: Journey to the North | 2012 - Honor |
| Nelson, Kadir | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | 2012 - Honor |
| Evans, Shane W. | Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom | 2012 - Winner |
| Myers, Walter Dean | Lockdown | 2011 - Honor |
| Steptoe, Javaka | Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix | 2011 - Honor |
| Golio, Gary | Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix | 2011 - Honor |
| Hill, Laban Carrick | Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | 2011 - Winner |
| Collier, Bryan | Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | 2011 - Winner |
| DuBurke, Randy | Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | 2011 - Honor |
| Neri, G. | Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | 2011 - Honor |
| Rhodes, Jewell Parker | Ninth Ward | 2011 - Honor |
| Williams-Garcia, Rita | One Crazy Summer | 2011 - Winner |
| Hughes, Langston | The Negro Speaks of Rivers | 2010 - Honor |
| Hughes, Langston | My People | 2010 - Winner |
| Smith, Charles R. | My People | 2010 - Winner |
| Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux | Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall | 2010 - Winner |
| Lewis, E.B. | The Negro Speaks of Rivers | 2010 - Honor |
| Davis, Tanita S. | Mare's War | 2010 - Honor |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Becoming Billie Holiday | 2009 - Honor |
| Lewis, E.B. | Keeping the Night Watch | 2009 - Honor |
| Cooper, Floyd | The Blacker the Berry | 2009 - Winner |
| Cooper, Floyd | Becoming Billie Holiday | 2009 - Honor |
| Nelson, Kadir | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | 2009 - Winner |
| Smith, Hope Anita | Keeping the Night Watch | 2009 - Honor |
| Thomas, Joyce Carol | The Blacker the Berry | 2009 - Honor |
| Qualls, Sean | Before John Was a Jazz Giant | 2009 - Honor |
| Cooper, Floyd | The Blacker the Berry | 2009 - Honor |
| Thomas, Joyce Carol | The Blacker the Berry | 2009 - Winner |
| Nelson, Kadir | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | 2009 - Winner |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Before John Was a Jazz Giant | 2009 - Honor |
| Pinkney, Jerry | The Moon Over Star | 2009 - Honor |
| Aston, Dianna Hutts | The Moon Over Star | 2009 - Honor |
| Nelson, Kadir | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | 2009 - Honor |
| 2008 Coretta scott king book awards | 2008 - Selection | |
| 2007 corretta scott king book awards | 2007 - Selection | |
| 2006 coretta scott king book awards | 2006 - Selection | |
| 2005 coretta scott king book awards | 2005 - Selection | |
| 2004 coretta scott king book awards | 2004 - Selection | |
| Motown and Didi (Viking, 1984) | Motown and Didi (Viking, 1984) | 1985 - Winner |
