Though not recognized as an association award by the ALA until 1982, the Coretta Scott King Award had its inception in the late sixties. The award, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, honors African American writers and illustrators and celebrates the African American experience through artistic expression. It is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table.
2008 Author Award
Publisher Comments
It's 1860, and eleven-year-old Elijah is a first-generation freeborn child. His Canadian town of Buxton, located just across the border from Detroit, serves as a haven for runaway slaves and their children, where Blacks can live free and govern themselves away from the horrors of pre-emancipation America. (read more)
2007 Illustrator Award
Review
With a kaleidoscope of color and cut paper, Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee and two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan celebrates three favorite spirituals... (read more)
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2007 Illustrator Award Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson
2006 Author Award Day of Tears by Julius Lester
2006 Illustrator Award Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier
2005 Author Award Remember by Toni Morrison
2005 Illustrator Award Ellington Was Not a Street illustrated by Kadir A. Nelson
2004 Author Award The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
2004 Illustrator Award Beautiful Blackbird written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
2003 Author Award Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
2003 Illustrator Award Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman illustrated by E. B. Lewis, written by Nikki Grimes
2002 Author Award The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
2002 Illustrator Award Goin' Someplace Special illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Patricia McKissack
2001 Author Award Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
2001 Illustrator Award Uptown illustrated and written by Bryan Collier
2000 Author Award Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
2000 Illustrator Award In the Time of the Drums illustrated by Brian Pinkney and written by Kim L. Siegelson
1999 Author Award Heaven by Angela Johnson
1999 Illustrator Award I See the Rhythm illustrated by Michele Wood and written by Toyomi Igus
1998 Author Award Forged by Fire by Sharon Mills Draper
1998 Illustrator Award In Daddy's Arms I am Tall illustrated by Alan Schroeder and written by Javaka Steptoe
1997 Author Award Slam! by Water Dean Myers
1997 Illustrator Award Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Alan Schroeder
