Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books
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As of 2001 awards and honors are given in the following categories: Elementary (K-6), Middle (5-8), and Secondary (7-12) grade level books.
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) established the Carter G. Woodson Book Awards for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. First presented in 1974, this award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” Here is a printable list of all the award winning books and a collage of all the award winning titles. Learn more at NCSS’s website.
Also check out our list of Top 100+ Recommended African-American Children’s Books, some are also CSK Award winning titles.
6 Award Winning and Honored Books for 2020
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment
The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- 7-time BLK Bestseller, Juvenile Nonfiction
- 11-Time AALBC.com Bestseller!
- Caldecott Medal Winner/Honor (2020)
- Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Book (2020)
- Top African-American Children’s Book for 2019
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book (2020)
- Kirkus Prize Winner/Finalist (2019)
- National Book Award Winner/Finalist (2019)
- Newbery Medal Winner/Honor (2020)
Carter Reads the Newspaper
by Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrated by Don Tate
Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
by Christy Hale
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