Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award is given annually to outstanding African American illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

Underground
Underground
by Shane Evans
Aïda
Aïda
by Leontyne Price
Beat the story-drum, pum-pum
Beat the story-drum, pum-pum
Beautiful blackbird
Beautiful blackbird
by Ashley Bryan
Cornrows
Cornrows
by Camille Yarbrough
Dave, the potter
Dave, the potter
by Laban Carrick Hill
Firebird
Firebird
by Misty Copeland
Ellington was not a street
Ellington was not a street
by Ntozake Shange
Goin' someplace special
Goin' someplace special
by Pat McKissack
I see the rhythm
I see the rhythm
by Toyomi Igus
I, too, am America
I, too, am America
by Langston Hughes
In daddy's arms I am tall : African Americans celebrating fathers
In daddy's arms I am tall : African…
Knock knock : my dad's dream for me
Knock knock : my dad's dream for me
by Daniel Beaty
Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom
Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people…
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Minty : a story of young Harriet Tubman
Minty : a story of young Harriet Tubman
by Alan Schroeder
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Let it shine : three favorite spirituals
Let it shine : three favorite spirituals
In the time of the drums
In the time of the drums
by Kim L Siegelson
Mirandy and Brother Wind
Mirandy and Brother Wind
by Pat McKissack
Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale
Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African…
by John Steptoe
My mama needs me
My mama needs me
by Mildred Pitts Walter
Nathaniel talking
Nathaniel talking
by Eloise Greenfield
Something on my mind
Something on my mind
by Tom Feelings
Rosa
Rosa
by Nikki Giovanni
My people
My people
by Langston Hughes
Soul looks back in wonder
Soul looks back in wonder
by Tom Feelings
Talkin' about Bessie : the story of aviator Bessie Coleman
Talkin' about Bessie : the story of…
by Nikki Grimes
Tar Beach
Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold
The Creation
The Creation
by James Weldon Johnson
The blacker the berry : poems
The blacker the berry : poems
by Joyce Carol Thomas
The middle passage : white ships/black cargo
The middle passage : white ships/black cargo
by Tom Feelings
Uptown
Uptown
by Bryan Collier
The patchwork quilt
The patchwork quilt
by Valerie Flournoy
Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty
by Troy Andrews
Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the Civil Rights Movement.
Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer,…
by Carole Boston Weatherford
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