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.
5 Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 1992
Author Award
Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom
by Walter Dean Myers
List Price: $14.99Amistad (Jan 01, 1991)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 320 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Author Honor
Night on Neighborhood Street (Picture Puffins)
by Eloise Greenfield, Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
List Price: $6.99Puffin Books (Feb 01, 1996)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Award
Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold, Illustrated by Faith Ringgold
- A Top 10 Book in the “Children’s from the 20th Century” Category
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 1992
- Caldecott Medal Winner or Honor 0
- Ezra Jack Keats Award Winning, or Honored, Book 0
Dragonfly Books (Dec 03, 1996)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
All Night, All Day: A Child’s First Book of African-American Spirituals
by Ashley Bryan, Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
List Price: $7.99Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 2004)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 48 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Night on Neighborhood Street (Picture Puffins)
by Eloise Greenfield, Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
List Price: $6.99Puffin Books (Feb 01, 1996)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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