1999 Winners and Honors

"Heaven,” written by Angela Johnson, and published by Simon & Schuster.

"I See The Rhythm,” illustrated by Michele Wood, written by Toyomi Igus, and published by Children's Book Press.

“Jazmin's Notebook,” written by Nikki Grimes, and published by Dial Books.

“Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground,” written by Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan, and published by Henry Holt and Company.

“Other Side: Shorter Poems,” written by Angela Johnson, and published by Orchard Books.

“I Have Heard of a Land,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas, and published by Joanna Colter Books/Harper Collins.

“The Bat Boy and His Violin,” illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Gavin Curtis, and published by Simon & Schuster.

“Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra,” illustrated by Brian Pinkney, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney, and published by Hyperion Books for Children.

“The Skin I'm In,” written by Sharon Flake, and published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion.

“The Piano Man,” illustrated by Eric Velasquez, written by Debbie Chocolate, and published by Walker Books for Young Readers.