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.
7 Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 2013
Author Award
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
List Price: $19.99Disney-Hyperion (Oct 23, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 243 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Author Honor
Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
List Price: $17.99Nancy Paulsen Books (Oct 02, 2012)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Author Honor
No Crystal Stair
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
List Price: $9.99Carolrhoda Books (Mar 01, 2018)
Fiction, Paperback, 192 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Illustrator Award
I, Too, Am America
by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
List Price: $16.99Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (May 22, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
Ellen’s Broom
by Kelly Starling Lyons, Illustrated by Daniel Minter
List Price: $16.99G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Jan 05, 2012)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
H.O.R.S.E.: A Game Of Basketball And Imagination
by Christopher Myers, Illustrated by Christopher Myers
List Price: $18.99Egmont USA (Oct 09, 2012)
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Illustrator Honor
I Have a Dream (Picture Book)
by Martin Luther King, Jr., Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
2-time National Bestseller, Juvenile Nonfiction
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Juvenile Nonfiction
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Juvenile Nonfiction
- 3 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2013
Random House Children’s Books (Oct 09, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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