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Coretta Scott King Award Winners
This yearly award celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and his widow, Coretta Scott King, by recognizing the work of African American authors and illustrators of whose work helps further Dr. King's vision.| Year | Category | Title | Honoree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Author | Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson |
| 2010 | Illustrator | My People | Charles R. Smith Jr. |
| 2009 | Author | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Kadir Nelson |
| 2009 | Illustrator | The Blacker the Berry | Floyd Cooper |
| 2008 | Author | Elijah of Buxton | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| 2008 | Illustrator | Let it Shine | Ashley Bryan |
| 2007 | Author | Copper Sun | Sharon Draper |
| 2007 | Illustrator | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | Kadir Nelson |
| 2006 | Author | Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue | Julius Lester |
| 2006 | Illustrator | Rosa | Nikki Giovanni/Bryan Collier |
| 2005 | Author | Toni Morrison | Remember: The Journey to School Integration |
| 2005 | Illustrator | Ellington Was Not a Street |
Kadir A. Nelson (with text by Ntozake Shange) |
| 2004 | Author | The First Part Last | Angela Johnson |
| 2004 | Illustrator | The Beautiful Blackbird | Ashley Bryan |
| 2003 | Author | Bronx Masquerade | Nikki Grimes |
| 2003 | Illustrator | Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman | E. B. Lewis |
| 2002 | Author | The Land | Mildred Taylor |
| 2002 | Illustrator | Goin' Someplace Special |
Jerry Pinkney (with text by Patricia McKissack) |
| 2001 | Author | Miracle's Boys | Jacqueline Woodson |
| 2001 | Illustrator | Uptown | Bryan Collier |
| 2000 | Author | Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| 2000 | Illustrator | In the Time of the Drums |
Brian Pinkney (with text by Kim L. Siegelson) |
| 1999 | Author | Heaven | Angela Johnson |
| 1999 | Illustrator | I See the Rhythm |
Michele Wood (with text by Toyomi Igus) |
| 1998 | Author | Forged by Fire | Sharon M. Draper |
| 1998 | Illustrator | In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers | Javaka Steptoe |
| 1997 | Author | Slam! | Walter Dean Myers |
| 1997 | Illustrator | Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman |
Jerry Pinkney ( with text by Alan Schroeder) |
| 1996 | Author | Her Stories |
Virginia Hamilton (with illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon) |
| 1996 | Illustrator | The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo | Tom Feelings |
| 1995 | Author | Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters | Patricia and Frederick McKissack |
| 1995 | Illustrator | The Creation |
James Ransome (with text by James Weldon Johnson) |
| 1994 | Author | Toning the Sweep | Angela Johnson |
| 1994 | Illustrator | Soul Looks Back in Wonder | Tom Feelings |
| 1993 | Author | The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural | Patrica McKissack |
| 1993 | Illustrator | The Origin Of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth |
Kathleen Atkins Wilson (with text by David A. Anderson) |
| 1992 | Author | Now Is Your Time! The Africian-American Struggle for Freedom | Walter Dean Myers |
| 1992 | Illustrator | Tar Beach | Faith Ringgold |
| 1991 | Author | The Road To Memphis | Mildred D. Taylor |
| 1991 | Illustrator | Aida |
Leo and Diane Dillon (with text by Leontyne Price) |
| 1990 | Author | A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter | Patricia and Frederick McKissack |
| 1990 | Illustrator | Nathaniel Talking |
Jan Spivey Gilchrist (with text by Eloise Greenfield) |
| 1989 | Author | Fallen Angels | Walter Dean Myers |
| 1989 | Illustrator | Mirandy And Brother Wind |
Jerry Pinkney (with text by Patricia McKissack) |
| 1988 | Author | The Friendship | Mildred D. Taylor |
| 1988 | Illustrator | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale | John Steptoe |
| 1987 | Author | Justin And The Best Biscuits In The World | Mildred Pitts Walter |
| 1987 | Illustrator | Half A Moon And One Whole Star |
Jerry Pinkney (with text by Crecent Dragonwagon) |
| 1986 | Author | The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales | Virgina Hamilton |
| 1986 | Illustrator | The Patchwork Quilt |
Jerry Pinkney (with text by Valerie Flournoy) |
| 1985 | Author | Motown and Didi | Walter Dean Myers |
| 1985 | Illustrator | No award given. | |
| 1984 | Author | Everett Anderson's Goodbye | Lucille Clifton |
| 1984 | Illustrator | My Mama Needs Me |
Pat Cummings (with text by Mildred Pitts Walter) |
| 1983 | Author | Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush | Virgina Hamilton |
| 1983 | Illustrator | Black Child | Peter Magubane |
| 1982 | Author | Let the Circle Be Unbroken | Mildred D. Taylor |
| 1982 | Illustrator | Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale From Senegal |
John Steptoe (with text adapted by Rosa Guy) |
| 1981 | Author | This Life | Sidney Poitier |
| 1981 | Illustrator | Beat The Story-Drum, Pum-Pum | Ashley Bryan |
| 1980 | Author | The Young Landlords | Walter Dean Myers |
| 1980 | Illustrator | Cornrows |
Carole Byard (with text by Camille Yarbrough) |
| 1979 | Author | Escape To Freedom: A Play about Young Frederick Douglass | Ossie Davis |
| 1979 | Illustrator | Something On My Mind |
Tom Feelings (with text by Nikki Grimes) |
| 1978 | Author | Africa Dream |
Eloise Greenfield (with illustrations by Carole Byard) |
| 1978 | Illustrator | Africa Dream |
Carole Byard (with text by Eloise Greenfield) |
| 1977 | Author | The Story Of Stevie Wonder | James Haskins |
| 1977 | Illustrator | No award given | |
| 1976 | Author | Duey's Tale | Pearl Bailey |
| 1976 | Illustrator | No award given | |
| 1975 | Author | The Legend Of Africania | Dorothy Robinson |
| 1975 | Illustrator | No award given | |
| 1974 | Author | Ray Charles |
Sharon Bell Mathis (with illustrations by George Ford) |
| 1974 | Illustrator | Ray Charles |
George Ford (with text by Sharon Bell Mathis) |
| 1973 | Author | I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson |
Jackie Robinson (as told to Alfred Duckett) |
| 1972 | Author | Seventeen Black Artists | Elton C. Fax |
| 1971 | Author | Black Troubador: Langston Hughes | Charlemae H. Rollins |
| 1970 | Author | Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace | Lillie Patterson |
