Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners 1970 to Present
The Coretta Scott King Awards are presented annually by the American Library Association to honor African-American authors and illustrators who create outstanding books for children and young adults. “… an
excellent start on your quest for the best in African-American literature for children.”
The CSK Book Awards seal and award names are owned by the American Library Association.
The award was established in 1969 to recognize authors. In 1979 it was expanded to include a separate award for illustrators. There are now five categories for book awards; Author, Author Honor, Illustrator, Illustrator Honor, and the John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
These awards are given to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her continuing efforts in working for peace and civil rights issues. In 2015 The Coretta Scott King Awards became part of the Youth Media Awards. Here is a printable list of all the award winning books.
You may learn more, about this award, at the American Library Association’s website. Also check out our list of Top 100+ Recommended African-American Children’s Books, some are also CSK Award winning titles.
6 Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 1979
Author Award
Escape To Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass (Puffin books)
by Ossie Davis
List Price: $5.99Puffin Books (Jan 01, 1976)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 96 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Benjamin Banneker: Genius of Early America
by Lillie Patterson
List Price: $1.00Abingdon Press (Mar 01, 1978)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 142 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
I Have a Sister—My Sister Is Deaf
by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
List Price: $6.99Amistad (May 23, 1984)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Author Honor
Justice and Her Brothers
by Virginia Hamilton
List Price: $1.95Avon Books (Mm) (Sep 01, 1981)
Fiction, Paperback, 217 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Author Honor
Skates of Uncle Richard
by Carol Fenner
List Price: $2.95Random House Books for Young Readers (Oct 17, 1990)
Fiction, Paperback
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Illustrator Award
Something on My Mind
by Nikki Grimes, Illustrated by Tom Feelings
List Price: $8.95Dial Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 1978)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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