Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Winner · Author Award
Award
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
About the award
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize African American authors and illustrators whose books for children and teens celebrate Black culture and history alongside values that connect all readers. The awards commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and pay tribute to Coretta Scott King for her lifelong work for peace and justice.
Two librarians founded the awards in 1969, and the first went to Lillie Patterson in 1970. A prize for illustrators followed, first presented in 1974, and the John Steptoe Award for New Talent was added in 1995 to recognize writers and artists early in their careers. A round table of the American Library Association now runs the selection, naming author and illustrator winners and honor books each January. It also presents the Virginia Hamilton Award for lifetime achievement.
Open to African American authors and illustrators of books written for children and young adults. Winners and honor books are named separately for authors and for illustrators.
Usually announced in January.
Categories
Results by year
1996
The Middle Passage: White Ships, Black Cargo
Winner · Illustrator Award
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
Honor · Author Award
Like Sisters on the Homefront
Honor · Author Award
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963
Honor · Author Award
The Faithful Friend
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 4 honored in 1996
1995
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters
Winner · Author Award
The Creation
Winner · Illustrator Award
Tears of a Tiger
Winner · John Steptoe Award for New Talent
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
Honor · Author Award
Meet Danitra Brown
Honor · Illustrator Award
The Singing Man: Adapted from a West African Folktale
Honor · Illustrator Award
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Honor · Author Award
The Captive
Honor · Author Award
- See all 5 honored in 1995
1994
Toning the Sweep
Winner · Author Award
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Winner · Illustrator Award
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
Honor · Author Award
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
Honor · Author Award
Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 3 honored in 1994
1993
The Dark-thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
Winner · Author Award
The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth
Winner · Illustrator Award
Mississippi Challenge
Honor · Author Award
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
Honor · Author Award
Somewhere in the Darkness
Honor · Author Award
Little Eight John
Honor · Illustrator Award
Sukey and the Mermaid
Honor · Illustrator Award
Working Cotton
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 6 honored in 1993
1992
Now Is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom
Winner · Author Award
Tar Beach
Winner · Illustrator Award
Night on Neighborhood Street
Honor · Author Award
All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 2 honored in 1992
1991
The Road to Memphis
Winner · Author Award
Aïda
Winner · Illustrator Award
Black Dance in America: A History Through Its People
Honor · Author Award
When I Am Old with You
Honor · Author Award
- See all 2 honored in 1991
1990
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter
Winner · Author Award
Nathaniel Talking
Winner · Illustrator Award
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement
Honor · Author Award
The Bells of Christmas
Honor · Author Award
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 3 honored in 1990
1989
Fallen Angels
Winner · Author Award
Mirandy and Brother Wind
Winner · Illustrator Award
Under the Sunday Tree
Honor · Illustrator Award
A Thief in the Village and Other Stories
Honor · Author Award
Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
Honor · Author Award
Storm in the Night
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 4 honored in 1989
1988
The Friendship
Winner · Author Award
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Winner · Illustrator Award
An Enchanted Hair Tale
Honor · Author Award
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Honor · Author Award
The Invisible Hunters: A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua
Honor · Illustrator Award
What a Morning!: The Christmas Story in Black Spirituals
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 4 honored in 1988
1987
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Winner · Author Award
Half a Moon and One Whole Star
Winner · Illustrator Award
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks and Other African Folk Tales
Honor · Author Award
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement
Honor · Author Award
Which Way Freedom?
Honor · Author Award
C.L.O.U.D.S.
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 4 honored in 1987
1986
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Winner · Author Award
The Patchwork Quilt
Winner · Illustrator Award
Junius Over Far
Honor · Author Award
Trouble's Child
Honor · Author Award
- See all 2 honored in 1986
1985
Motown and Didi: A Love Story
Winner · Author Award
A Little Love
Honor · Author Award
Circle of Gold
Honor · Author Award
- See all 2 honored in 1985
1984
Everett Anderson's Goodbye
Winner · Author Award
My Mama Needs Me
Winner · Illustrator Award
Because We Are
Honor · Author Award
Bright Shadow
Honor · Author Award
Lena Horne
Honor · Author Award
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
Honor · Author Award
- See all 4 honored in 1984
1983
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
Winner · Author Award
Black Child
Winner · Illustrator Award
This Strange New Feeling
Honor · Author Award
All the Colors of the Race
Honor · Illustrator Award
I'm Going to Sing: Black American Spirituals, Volume Two
Honor · Illustrator Award
Just Us Women
Honor · Illustrator Award
- See all 4 honored in 1983
1982
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Winner · Author Award
Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from Senegal
Winner · Illustrator Award
Rainbow Jordan
Honor · Author Award
Daydreamers
Honor · Illustrator Award
Lou in the Limelight
Honor · Author Award
Mary: An Autobiography
Honor · Author Award
- See all 4 honored in 1982