ENGL 355 - Literature for Children

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American Library Association Award

Children's Literature Legacy Award (CLLA)

The Children's Literature Legacy Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children's lives and experiences.

2025 Winner

Award winner - Carole Boston Weatherford, titles include:

All Rise: the Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ashley Evans (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593650165
Publication Date: 2023
Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1635925576
Publication Date: 2022
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane by Carole Boston Weatherford; Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250822703
Publication Date: 2022
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Michele Wood (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763691569
Publication Date: 2020
Crowning Glory: a Celebration of Black Hair by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763697945
Publication Date: 2024
Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Weatherford
ISBN: 1880000180
Publication Date: 1995
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786851759
Publication Date: 2006
Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People by Carole Boston Weatherford
ISBN: 9780399237263
Publication Date: 2002
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781541581203
Publication Date: 2021
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1536203254
Publication Date: 2018

For a complete list of previous winners and honor books (1954-present), please see the award page. Check Search It to see if we have a specific title.