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The Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize African American and Black authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American/Black culture and universal human values.
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize African American and Black authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American/Black culture and universal human values.
To request any of these titles please send an email to the library team using this link or use the paper form available in the library
To request any of these titles please send an email to the library team using this link or use the paper form available in the library
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner 2025
Three 2025 King Author Honor Books were selected:
Black Girl You Are Atlas
written by Renée Watson
Black Star
written by Kwame Alexander
One Big Open Sky
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award Winner 2025
My Daddy is a Cowboy
by Stephanie Seals, illustrated by C.G. Esperanza
Three 2025 King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
by Coretta Scott King, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Everywhere Beauty is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava
by Gary Golio, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker
by Breanna J. McDaniel, illustrated by April Harrison
Prior Winners
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner 2024
Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi
Three 2024 King Author Honor Books were selected:
Big
written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Kin: Rooted in Hope
by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award Winner 2024
An American Story
by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter
Three 2024 King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
Big
written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes
by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Shannon Wright
There Was a Party for Langston
by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner 2023
Freewater written by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Three 2023 King Author Honor Books were selected:
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler, written by Ibi Zoboi
The Talk, written by Alicia D. Williams
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice, written by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award Winner 2023
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Three 2023 King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love, illustrated by April Harrison
Swim Team, illustrated and written by Johnnie Christmas
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner 2022
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, written by Carole Boston
Three 2022 King Author Honor Books were selected:
Home Is Not a Country, written by Safia Elhillo
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People, written by Kekla Magoon
The People Remember, written by Ibi Zoboi
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award Winner 2022
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Three 2022 King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Traci N. Todd
We Wait for the Sun, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, written by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
Soul Food Sunday, illustrated by C. G. Esperanza, written by Winsome Bingham
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