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The Top Book List

Author

Leo Dillon

Honors

3 Coretta Scott King Book Awards wins, 2 Caldecott Medal wins, 6 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honors, 1 Texas Bluebonnet Award shortlisting

AwardYearBook
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1996Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1991Aïda
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1986The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Caldecott Medal Winner1977Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Caldecott Medal Winner1976Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2012Never Forgotten
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2008Jazz on a Saturday Night
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2005The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2003Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles, Think of That!
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1996Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1986The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist1993Aïda

Books

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