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Library Research Guide

American Library Association Award

The Coretta Scott King Book Award

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The Coretta Scott King Book Award is 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.

2025 Winners and Honor Books

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now ... (Author Award Winner) by Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781665961271
Publication Date: 2024
My Daddy Is a Cowboy (Illustrator Award Winner) by Stephanie Seales; C. G. Esperanza (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1419760815
Publication Date: 2024
Black Girl You Are Atlas (Author Honor) by Renée Watson; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0593461703
Publication Date: 2024
Black Star (Author Honor) by Kwame Alexander
ISBN: 0316442593
Publication Date: 2024
One Big Open Sky (Author Honor) by Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN: 0823450163
Publication Date: 2024
Coretta: the Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King (Illustrator Honor) by Coretta Scott King; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1250167108
Publication Date: 2024
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem (Illustrator Honor) by Gary Golio; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1662680554
Publication Date: 2024
Go Forth and Tell: the Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller (Illustrator Honor) by Breanna J. McDaniel; April Harrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593324202
Publication Date: 2024
Kwame Crashes the Underworld (John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner) by Craig Kofi Farmer
ISBN: 9781250900265
Publication Date: 2024
Jimmy's Rhythm and Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin (John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner) by Michelle Meadows; Jamiel Law (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063273474
Publication Date: 2024

For a complete list of previous winners and honor books (1970-present), please see the award page. Check Search It to see if we have a specific title.