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 2001
Author Award
Miracle’s Boys
by Jacqueline Woodson
List Price: $7.99Penguin Young Readers Group (Jan 07, 2010)
Fiction, Paperback, 176 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Author Honor
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
List Price: $9.99Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Jan 08, 2013)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 120 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Illustrator Award
Uptown (An Owlet Book)
by Bryan Collier, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
List Price: $8.99Square Fish (Dec 03, 2003)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Freedom River
by Doreen Rappaport, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
List Price: $6.99Disney-Hyperion (Dec 18, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Only Passing Through
by Anne F. Rockwell, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
List Price: $7.99Random House Children’s Books (Dec 28, 2002)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
List Price: $7.99Aladdin (Jan 01, 2005)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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