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.
8 Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 2004
Author Award
The First Part Last
by Angela Johnson
List Price: $9.99Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Jan 05, 2010)
Fiction, Paperback, 144 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Days Of Jubilee
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
List Price: $19.99Scholastic Press (Feb 01, 2003)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 144 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
1-time National Bestseller, Juvenile Nonfiction
List Price: $7.99Speak (Jan 07, 2010)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 144 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
The Battle Of Jericho
by Sharon M. Draper
List Price: $19.99Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Oct 22, 1990)
Fiction, Hardcover, 297 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Illustrator Award
Beautiful Blackbird
by Ashley Bryan, Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
List Price: $19.99Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 2003)
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Almost to Freedom
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Illustrated by Colin Bootman
List Price: $16.95Lerner Publishing Group (Sep 01, 2003)
Fiction, Library Binding, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Thunder Rose
by Jerdine Nolen, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- 5 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2004
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Sep 01, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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John Steptoe Award for New Talent
The Way a Door Closes
by Hope Anita Smith, Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
List Price: $9.99Square Fish (Mar 15, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 64 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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