Coretta Scott King Book Award
Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. The Corretta Scott King Book Award was designed to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Corretta Scott King for her determination to continue his work. Mrs. King died in January of last year.
The award is given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions.
Here are this year’s winners and honourees:
Winner/Author
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Scholastic
Honor books/Author
November Blues by Sharon M. Draper
Atheneum Books
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali written by Charles R. Smith, Jr., illustrated by Bryan Collier
Candlewick Press
Winner/Illustrator
Let it Shine by Ashley Bryan
Atheneum Books
Honor books/Illustrator
Secret Olivia Told Me, illustrated by N. Joy, written by Nancy Devard
Just Us Books
Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo and Diane Dillon
Scholastic Blue Sky Press
John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
The award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force.
Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier
Delacorte Press
The award is given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions.
Here are this year’s winners and honourees:
Winner/Author
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Honor books/Author
November Blues by Sharon M. Draper
Atheneum Books
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali written by Charles R. Smith, Jr., illustrated by Bryan Collier
Candlewick Press
Winner/Illustrator
Let it Shine by Ashley Bryan
Atheneum Books
Honor books/Illustrator
Secret Olivia Told Me, illustrated by N. Joy, written by Nancy Devard
Just Us Books
Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo and Diane Dillon
John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
The award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force.
Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier
Delacorte Press
