We took a look at books coming in 2017 from past Geisel winners, how about authors and illustrators who have won Coretta Scott King awards (including author, illustrator, and new talent)?
If I missed one, let’s hear it in the comments.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney (May 9)
When’s My Birthday? by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Christian Robinson (Sept. 5)
Antoinette by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Jan. 24)
Reign of Outlaws by Kekla Magoon (Oct. 24)
One Last Word : Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes (Jan. 3)
Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden (May 30)
Miles Morales (A Spider-Man Novel) by Jason Reynolds (Aug. 1)
Patina by Jason Reynolds (Aug. 29)
Calico Girl by Jerdine Nolen (Feb 14)
In Your Hands by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Sept. 12)
Our Story Begins : Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids by Various
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Oct. 17)
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by Shadra Strickland (Jan. 31)
Pathfinders : The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls by Tonya Bolden (Jan. 3)
A Child’s Book of Prayers and Blessings : From Faiths and Cultures Around the World by Deloris Jordan, illustrated by Shadra Strickland (Sept. 26)
Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt, Selina Alko, illustrated by Sean Qualls
The New Kid : The Carver Chronicles, Book Five by Karen English, illustrated by Laura Freeman (Dec. 5)
Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
The Thumbtack Dancer by Leslie Tyron, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Aug. 1)
My Daddy Rules the World : Poems about Dads by Hope Anita Smith (May 16)
Germs : Fact and Fiction, Friends and Foes by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome (Jan 10)
Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Jun. 13)
It’s Shoe Time! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Book 4) by Bryan Collier (Oct. 24)
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers, Floyd Cooper
The Nutcracker in Harlem by T. E. McMorrow, illustrated by James Ransome (Sept. 19)
The Ring Bearer by Floyd Cooper (Apr. 4)
Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out! : Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Jan. 10)
Muhammad Ali : A Champion Is Born by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrations by Frank Morrison (May 9)
The Playbook : 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander (Feb. 14)
Cleo Edison Oliver in Persuasion Power by Sundee T. Frazier (Jan. 31)
A Time to Act : John F. Kennedy’s Big Speech by Shana Corey, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
It All Comes Down to This by Karen English (Jul. 11)
Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri (Nov. 7)
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