2009 Winners and Honors

"We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” written by Kadir Nelson, and published by Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group.

"The Blacker the Berry,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas, and published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

“Keeping the Night Watch,” written by Hope Anita Smith, and published by Henry Holt and Company.

"The Blacker the Berry,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas, and published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

“Becoming Billie Holiday,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.

“We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson and published by Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group.

“The Moon Over Star,” illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, written by Diane Hutts Aston, and published by Diana Hutts Aston, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.

“Before John Was A Jazz Giant,” illustrated by Sean Qualls, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and published by Henry Holt and Company.

“Bird,” illustrated by Shadra Strickland, written by Zetta Elliott, and published by Lee & Low Books, Inc.