2016 Books from Coretta Scott King Winners
We’ve looked at new books from past Caldecott and Newbery recipients, why not let the good times roll? Below are all the 2016 books from past Coretta Scott King winners. If I missed one, let me know in the comments.
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Coretta Scott King Illustrator:
Lift Your Light a Little Higher by Heather Henson, illustrated by Bryan Collier (September 6)
Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Frank Morrison (February 9)
Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan (September 13)
In Plain Sight: A Game by Richard Jackson, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (September 20)
The Christmas Boot by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (October 18)
We Came to America by Faith Ringgold (May 10)
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson (June 28)
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Christian Robinson (March 1)
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko (January 5)
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness by Donna Janell Bowman, illustrated by Daniel Minter (May 15)
City Shapes by Diana Murray, Bryan Collier (June 21)
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial by Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by E. B. Lewis (January 5)
Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland, illustrated by Christopher Myers (August 26)
Coretta Scott King Author:
Another Brooklyn: A Novel by Jacqueline Woodson (August 9)
Rebellion of Thieves by Kekla Magoon (October 18)
Infinity Riders (Voyagers, Book 4) by Kekla Magoon (March 1)
Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis (February 9)
Trouble Next Door (The Carver Chronicles, Book 4) by Karen English, Laura Freeman (December 6)
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday by Julius Lester, illustrated by Carl Angel (May 10)
American Ace by Marilyn Nelson (January 12)
The Last True Love Story by Brendan Kiely (September 13)
Ghost by Jason Reynolds (August 30)
As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds (May 3)
You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen by Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford (May 3)
Tru and Nelle by G. Neri (March 1)
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes (July 12)
Booked by Kwame Alexander (April 5)
March (Book Three) by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell (August)
A Million Fish … More or Less by Patricia McKissack, Dena Schutzer (June 14)
Don’t Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Nelson, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (February 1)
Zoe in Wonderland by Brenda Woods (August 16)
Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator:
Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (January 5)
John Steptoe Award for New Talent:
Looking for Bongo by Eric Velasquez (January 30)
Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire by Sundee T. Frazier (January 26)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Thanks Travis!
I *believe* that while Brendan Kiely is the co-author of a CSK Author Award-winning book, he is not actually a CSK awardee since he is not African American. I haven’t confirmed this with anyone official, though; do others know for sure?
I’ve written a book that is illustrated by a CSK awardee Michele Wood. The book is Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song and will be out in September 2016. 🙂
Nikki Grimes’ middle-grade novel-in-verse, GARVEY’S CHOICE, will be published in October 2016 by Boyds Mills Press.
Dean Robbins spoke to the K through 4th graders at my school about Two Friends. A wonderful story and vibrant illustrations incorporating passages from the two friends’ writings. Teachers are thrilled with it.
Thank you for including my forthcoming book, STEP RIGHT UP, illustrated by Daniel Minter. What an impressive list of new books! The STEP RIGHT UP cover you have posted is an unfinished version. I have no idea how you came upon that. The final cover is even better. Would you mind replacing it with the final just-released cover? I would be happy to email it to you. Thanks:)