The Coretta Scott King Award
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.
2009 Author Award
 We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
Publisher Comments
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. (read more)
2009 Illustrator Award
 The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
Publisher Comments
Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of black beautifully.
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2008 Author Award Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
2008 Illustrator Award Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals illustrated by Ashley Bryan
2007 Author Award Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
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
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