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 1994
Author Award
Toning The Sweep
by Angela Johnson
List Price: $6.99Scholastic Paperbacks (Jan 01, 1993)
Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 112 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
by Joyce Carol Thomas, Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
List Price: $6.99Amistad (Dec 08, 1995)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Author Honor
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
by Walter Dean Myers
List Price: $6.99Scholastic Paperbacks (Feb 01, 1994)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Illustrator Award
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
by Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others, Illustrated by Tom Feelings
List Price: $7.99Puffin Books (Jan 01, 1999)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
by Joyce Carol Thomas, Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
List Price: $6.99Amistad (Dec 08, 1995)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
by Margaree K. Mitchell, Illustrated by James Ransome
List Price: $7.99Aladdin Paperbacks (Jan 01, 1998)
Fiction, Paperback, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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