This award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Committee of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicltural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution to children and young adult literature. Learn more about the Coretta Scott King Awards.
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| 2019 | Author: Claire Hartfield. Few Red Drops: the Chicago race riot of 1919. Clarion. | JUV F548.9.N3 H37 2018 |
| 2019 | Illustrator: Ekua Holmes. The stuff of star. Candlewick. | JUV OVERSIZE QB983 .B384 2018 |
| 2018 | Author: Renee Watson. Piecing Me Together. Bloomsbury. | JUV PZ 7 .W32868 Pi 2018 |
| 2018 | Illustrator: Ekua Holmes. Out of wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets. Candlewick. | Not in the collection |
| 2017 | Author: John Lewis & Andrew Aydin. March: Book three. Top Shelf Productions. | GRAPHIC PN6790 .A9 M37 2016 |
| 2017 | Illustator: Javaka Steptoe. Radiant child: The story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Little, Brown. | JUV N 6537.B233 S84 2016 |
| 2016 | Author: Rita Williams-Garcia. Gone Crazy in Alabama. Amistad/Harper Collins. | JUV PS 3545 .I5473 G66 2015 |
| 2016 | Illustrator: Bryan Collier. Trombone Shorty. Written by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Bill Taylor. Abrams. | JUV ML 3930 .A53 A3 2015 |
| 2015 | Author: Jacqueline Woodson. Brown Girl Dreaming. Penguin. |
YA PS3573.O64524 Z46 2014 |
| 2015 | Illustrator: Christopher Myers. Firebird. Penguin. |
JUV OVERSIZE PZ 7 .C7887 Fir 2014 |
| 2014 |
Author: Rita Williams-Garcia. P.S. Be Eleven. |
Not in the collection |
| 2014 |
Illustrator: Brian Collier. Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me. Written by Daniel Beaty. |
JUV PZ7 .B38054 Kn 2013 |
| 2013 |
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney. Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. Disney/Jump |
JUV E 185.86 .P56 2012 |
| 2013 | Illustrator: Bryan Collier. I, Too, Am America. Simon & Schuster. | JUV PS 3515.U274 I3 2012 |
| 2012 |
Author: Kadir Nelson. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. Balzer + Bray. |
JUV E 185 .N427 2011 |
| 2012 |
Illustrator: Shane W. Evans. Underground: Finding the Light go Freedom. Neal Porter. |
JUV E 450 .E94 2011 |
| 2011 |
Author: Rita Williams-Garcia. One Crazy Summer. Amistad. |
JUV PZ 7 .W6713On 2010 |
| 2011 | Illustrator: Laban Carrick Hill. Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet Slave. Little Brown. | JUV NK 4210.D247 H55 2010 |
| 2010 | Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Bad news for outlaws: The remarkable life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal. Carolrhoda. | JUV Oversize F 697.R44 N45 2009 |
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Illustrator : Charles R. Smith Jr. My People. Written by Langston Hughes. Atheneum. |
JUV PS 3515.U274 M9 2009 |
| 2009 | Author: Kadir Nelson. We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball. Disney. | JUV GV875.A1 N45 2008 |
| Illustrator: Floyd Cooper. The Blacker the Berry. Written by Joyce Carol Thomas. HarperCollins. | JUV PS3570.H565 B53 2008 | |
| 2008 | Author: Christopher Paul Curtis. Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic. | JUV PZ7.C94137El 2007 |
| Illustrator: Ashley Bryan. Let It Shine. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. | JUV BV 353 .S68 2005 | |
| 2007 | Author: Sharon Draper. Copper Sun. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers. | YA PZ7 .D78325Cop 2006 |
| Illustrator: Kadir Nelson. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Written by Carole Boston Weatherford. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children. | JUV E444.T82 W43 2006 | |
| 2006 | Author: Julius Lester. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. | JUV PZ7 .L5629Da 2005 |
| Illustrator: Bryan Collier. Rosa. Written by Nikki Giovanni. Henry Holt. | JUV F334.M753 P38427 2005 | |
| 2005 | Author: Toni Morrison. Remember: The Journey to School Integration. Houghton Mifflin. | JUV LC214.2 .M67 2004 |
| Illustrator: Kadir A. Nelson. Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange. Simon & Schuster | JUV OVERSIZE PS3569.H3324 E45 2004 | |
| 2004 | Author: Angela Johnson. The First Part Last. Simon & Schuster. | YA PZ7 .J629Fi 2003 |
| Illustrator (and Author): Ashley Bryan. Beautiful Blackbird. Atheneum Books for Young Readers | JUV PZ8.1 .B839Bg 2003 | |
| 2003 | Author: Nikki Grimes. Bronx Masquerade. Dial Books. | JUV PZ7 .G88429Br 2002 |
| Illustrator: E. B. Lewis. Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes. Orchard Books/Scholastic | JUV OVERSIZE TK540.C546 G75 2002 | |
| 2002 | Author: Mildred Taylor. The Land. Phyllis Fogelman Books/Penguin Putnam. | JUV PZ7 .T21723Lan 2001 |
| Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack. Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum | JUV PZ7 .M478693Go 2001 | |
| 2001 | Author: Jacqueline Woodson. Miracle’s Boys. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator (and Author): Bryan Collier. Uptown. Henry Holt | JUV PZ7 .C67759Up 2000 | |
| 2000 | Author: Christopher Paul Curtis. Bud, Not Buddy. Delacorte. | JUV PZ7 .C94137Bu 1999 |
| Illustrator: Brian Pinkney. In the Time of the Drums by Kim L. Siegelson. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children | JUV PZ7 .S56657In 1999 |
| 1999 |
Author: Angela Johnson. Heaven. Simon & Schuster. |
Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Michele Wood. i see the rhythm by Toyomi Igus. Children’s Book Press | JUV ML3556 .I48 1998 | |
| 1998 | Author: Sharon M. Draper. Forged by Fire. Atheneum. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe. In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers by Alan Schroeder. Lee & Low | JUV PS591 .N4B46 1997 | |
| 1997 | Author: Walter Dean Myers. Slam. Scholastic. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder. Dial Books for Young Readers | JUV E444.T82 S37 1996 | |
| 1996 | Author: Virginia Hamilton. Her Stories. Scholastic/Blue Sky Press | JUV GR111.A47 H35 1995 |
| Illustrator (and Author): Tom Feelings. The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo. Dial Books for Young Readers | EXTRA OVERSIZE ND237.F32 A4 1995 | |
| 1995 | Author: Patricia C. & Frederick L. McKissack. Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. Scholastic, Inc | JUV F213 .M36 1994 |
| Illustrator: James Ransome. The Creation by James Weldon Johnson. Holiday House | JUV PS3519.O2625 C73 1994 | |
| 1994 | Author: Angela Johnson. Toning the Sweep. Orchard | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Tom Feelings. Soul Looks Back in Wonder by Phyllis Fogelman. Dial Books for Young Readers | JUV PS591.N4 S58 1994 | |
| 1993 | Author: Patricia A. McKissack. Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural. Knopf. | JUV PZ7 .M478693Tah 1992 |
| Illustrator: Kathleen Atkins Wilson. The Origin of Life on Earth: an African Creation Myth retold by David A. Anderson/SANKOFA. Sights | JUV OVERSIZE PZ8.1 .A543Or 1991 | |
| 1992 | Author: Walter Dean Myers. Now is Your Time: the African American Struggle for Freedom. HarperCollins. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator (and Author): Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach. Crown. | JUV OVERSIZE PZ7 .R4726Tar 1991 | |
| 1991 | Author: Mildred D. Taylor. The Road to Memphis. Dial. | JUV PZ7 .T21723Rm 1990 |
| Illustrators: Leo and Diane Dillon. Aida text by Leontyne Price. Harcourt. | JUV ML3930.V4 P7 1990 | |
| 1990 | Author: Patricia C. & Frederick L. McKissack. A Long Hard Journey: the Story of the Pullman Porter. Walker. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Nathaniel Talking by Eloise Greenfield. Black Butterfly. | Not in the collection |
| 1989 | Author: Walter Dean Myers. Fallen Angels. Scholastic. | YA PZ7 .M992Fal 1988 |
| Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack. Knopf. | JUV PZ7 .M478693Mi 1988 | |
| 1988 | Author: Mildred L. Taylor The Friendship. Dial. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator (and Author): John Steptoe Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: an African Tale. Lothrop. | JUV PZ8 .S585Mu 1987 | |
| 1987 | Author: Mildred Pitts Walter. Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. Lothrop. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. Half a Moon and One Whole Star by Crescent Dragonwagon. Macmillan. | Not in the collection | |
| 1986 | Author: Virginia Hamilton. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. Knopf. | JUV PZ8.1 .H154Pe 1985 |
| Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy. Dial. | JUV PZ7 .F667Pat 1985 | |
| 1985 | Author: Walter Dean Myers. Motown and Didi. Viking. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: No award | ||
| 1984 | Author: Lucille Clifton. Everett Anderson’s Good-bye. Holt. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Pat Cummings. My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter. Lothrop. | Not in the collection | |
| 1983 | Author: Virginia Hamilton. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. Philomel. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator (and Author): Peter Mugabane Black Child. Knopf. | Not in the collection | |
| 1982 | Author: Mildred D. Taylor. Let the Circle Be Unbroken. Dial. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: John Steptoe. Mother Crocodile; an Uncle Amadou Tale from Sengal by Rosa Guy. Delacorte. | Not in the collection | |
| 1981 | Author: Sidney Poitier. This Life. Knopf. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator (and Author): Ashley Bryan. Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum. Atheneum. | Not in the collection | |
| 1980 | Author: Walter Dean Myers. The Young Landlords. Viking. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Carole Bayard. Cornrows by Camille Yarborough. Coward-McCann. | Not in the collection |
| 1979 | Author: Ossie Davis. Escape to Freedom. Viking. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Tom Feelings. Something on My Mind by Nikki Grimes. Dial. | Not in the collection | |
| 1978 | Author: Eloise Greenfield. Africa Dream. Ill. by Carole Bayard. Crowell. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Carole Bayard. Africa Dream by Eloise Greenfield. Crowell. | Not in the collection | |
| 1977 | Author: James Haskins. The Story of Stevie Wonder. Lothrop. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: No award | ||
| 1976 | Author: Pearl Bailey. Duey’s Tale. Harcourt. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: No award | ||
| 1975 | Author: Dorothy Robinson. The Legend of Africana. Johnson Publishing. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: No award | ||
| 1974 | Author: Sharon Bell Mathis. Ray Charles. Ill. by George Ford. Crowell. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: George Ford. Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. Crowell. | Not in the collection | |
| 1973 | Author: Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett. I Never Had It Made: the Autobiography of Jackie Robinson. Putnam. | GV865.R6 A29 1972 |
| Illustrator: Award not established | ||
| 1972 | Author: Elton C. Fax. Seventeen Black Artists. Dodd. | N6538.N5 F3 |
| Illustrator: Award not established | ||
| 1971 | Author: Charlemae Rollins. Black Troubador: Langston Hughes. Rand McNally. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Award not established | ||
| 1970 | Author: Lillie Patterson. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace. Garrard. | Not in the collection |
| Illustrator: Award not established |