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.
9 Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 2005
Author Award
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
by Toni Morrison
List Price: $19.99Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 17, 2004)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 80 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem
by Marilyn Nelson
List Price: $16.95Highlights Press (Nov 01, 2004)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Author Honor
The Legend of Buddy Bush
by Shelia P. Moses
List Price: $10.99Margaret K. McElderry Books (Jul 16, 2019)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Who Am I Without Him?
by Sharon G. Flake
List Price: $8.99Disney-Hyperion (Jul 17, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Illustrator Award
Ellington Was Not a Street
by Ntozake Shange, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
List Price: $19.99Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Jan 06, 2004)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
God Bless the Child
by Arthur Herzog, Jr., Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
List Price: $18.99HarperCollins (Dec 23, 2003)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
by Virginia Hamilton, Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon
- A Top 10 Book in the “Black Fairy Tale Books” Category
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- 4 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2005
Knopf Books for Young Readers (Nov 11, 2004)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Read Our Review of The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Jazzy Miz Mozetta
by Brenda C. Roberts
List Price: $16.95Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers (Oct 14, 2004)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Missy Violet and Me
by Barbara Hathaway
List Price: $8.95Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Jan 14, 2008)
Fiction, Paperback, 110 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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