We are
continuing our look at the Youth
Media Awards that were announced on Monday. Today we take a look at the Coretta Scott King Awards.
The Coretta Scott King Book
Awards are given
annually to outstanding African American authors and 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.
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author
and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
AUTHOR AWARD WINNER: “Hand
in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America” written by Andrea
Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian
Pinkney.
This book presents the stories of ten African-American men
from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a
scope from slavery to the modern day.
AUTHOR AWARD HONOR
BOOKS:
“Each
Kindness” by Jacqueline
Woodson, illustrated by
E. B. Lewis. When Ms. Albert teaches
a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong
in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with
her.
“No
Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux,
Harlem Bookseller” by Vaunda
Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R.
Gregory Christie . In
this work of historical fiction, Nelson tells the story of a man with a passion
for knowledge and of a bookstore whose influence has become legendary. (teen
fiction)
ILLUSTRATOR AWARD WINNER: “I,
Too, Am America,” illustrated by Bryan
Collier, written by Langston
Hughes.
Presents the popular poem by one of the central figures in
the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the courage and dignity of the African
American Pullman porters in the early twentieth century.
ILLUSTRATOR AWARD HONOR BOOKS:
“H.
O. R. S. E.,” illustrated and written by Christopher
Myers . Two friends try to outdo each other on the basketball court in an
out-of-this-world game of H.O.R.S.E
“Ellen’s
Broom,” illustrated by Daniel
Minter, written by Kelly
Starling Lyons. Ellen has always
known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of
her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the
courthouse when the marriage becomes legal.
“I
Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr.” illustrated by Kadir
Nelson, written by Martin
Luther King, Jr. Presents illustrations and the text of the speech given by
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in
which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for
humankind.
More awards tomorrow!
--Desiree S. HQ
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