Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Week of January 29, 2012—And the Winner Is

Wednesday, February 1, 2012—2012 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honor Books

Some of my favorite books on my shelves (and ones I use frequently with student writers) have golden Coretta Scott King seals on their covers. There’s Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave; We Are the Ship; Martin’s Big Words; and Down the Road.

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.

Coretta Scott King Author Book Award

Heart and Soul: The Story of American and African Americans

Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson

© 2011

Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

King Author Honor Books

The Great Migration: Journey to the North

Written by Eloise Greenfield

Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist

© 2011

Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Never Forgotten

Written by Patricia C. McKissack

Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

© 2011

Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s BOoks

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award

Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom

Written and illustrated by Shane W. Evans

© 2011

Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership

King Illustrator Honor Book

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson

© 2011

Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers