Coretta Scott King Awards

1970 - 1989

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1989
Author Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers
Author Honor A Thief in the Village and Other Stories James Berry
Author Honor Anthony Burns Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator Mirandy and Brother Wind Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator Honor Under the Sunday Tree Amos Ferguson
Illustrator Honor Storm in the Night Pat Cummings
1988
Author The Friendship Mildred Taylor
Author Honor An Enchanted Hair Tale Alexis De Veaux
Author Honor The Tales of Uncle Remus Julius Lester
Illustrator Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe
Illustrator Honor What a Morning! Ashley Bryan
Illustrator Honor The Invisible Hunters JoeSam
1987
Author Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World Mildred Pitts Walter
Author Honor Lion and the Ostrich Chicks Ashley Bryan
Author Honor Which Way Freedom Joyce Hansen
Illustrator Half a Moon and One Whole Star Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator Honor Lion and the Ostrich Chicks Ashley Bryan
Illustrator Honor C.L.O.U.D.S. Pat Cummings
1986
Author The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton
Author Honor Junius Over Far Virginia Hamilton
Author Honor Trouble's Child Mildred Pitts Walker
Illustrator The Patchwork Quilt Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator Honor The People Could Fly Leo and Diane Dillon
1985
Author Motown and Didi Walter Dean Myers
Author Honor Circle of Gold Candy Dawson Boyd
Author Honor A Little Love Virginia Hamilton
1984
Author Everett Anderson's Goodbye Lucille Clifton
Special Citation The Words of Martin Luther King Jr. Coretta Scott King
Author Honor The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl Virginia Hamilton
Author Honor Lena Home James Haskins
Author Honor Bright Shadow Joyce Carol Thomas
Author Honor Because We Are Mildred Pitts Walker
Illustrator My Mama Needs Me Pat Cummings
1983
Author Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush Virginia Hamilton
Author Honor This Strange New Feeling Julius Lester
Illustrator Black Child Peter Magubane
Illustrator Honor All the Colors of the Race John Steptoe
Illustrator Honor I'm Going to Sing Ashley Bryan
Illustrator Honor Just Us Women Pat Cummings
1982
Author Let the Circle Be Unbroken Mildred Taylor
Author Honor Rainbow Jordan Alice Childress
Author Honor Lou in the Limelight Kristin Hunter
Author Honor Mary Mary Mebane
Illustrator Mother Crocodile John Steptoe
Illustrator Honor Daydreamers Tom Feelings
1981
Author This Life Sidney Poitier
Author Honor Don't Explain Alexis De Veaux
Illustrator Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum Ashley Bryan
Illustrator Honor Grandmama's Joy Carole Byard
Illustrator Honor Count on Your Fingers African Style Jerry Pinkney
1980
Author The Young Landlords Walter Dean Myers
Author Honor Movin' Up Berry Gordy
Author Honor Childtimes Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little
Author Honor Andrew Young James Haskins
Author Honor James Van Der Zee James Haskins
Author Honor Let the Lion Eat Straw Ellese Southerland
Illustrator Cornrows Carole Byard
1979
Author Escape to Freedom Ossie Davis
Author Honor Benjamin Banneker Lillie Patterson
Author Honor I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf Jeanne Peterson
Author Honor Justice and Her Brothers Virginia Hamilton
Author Honor Skates of Uncle Richard Carol Fenner
Illustrator Something on My Mind Tom Feelings
1978
Author Africa Dream Eloise Greenfield
Author Honor The Days When Animals Talked William Faulkner
Author Honor Marvin and Tige Frankcina Glass
Author Honor Marcy McCleod Bethune Eloise Greenfield
Author Honor Barbara Jordan James Haskins
Author Honor Coretta Scott King Lillie Patterson
Author Honor Portia Ruth Ann Stewart
Illustrator Africa Dream Carole Byard
1977
Author The Story of Stevie Wonder James Haskins
1976
Author Duey's Tale Pearl Bailey
1975
Author The Legend of Africania Dorothy Robinson
1974
Author Ray Charles Sharon Bell Mathis
Illustrator Ray Charles George Ford
1973
Author I Never Had It Made Jackie Robinson, Alfred Duckett
1972
Author Seventeen Black Artists Elton Fax
1971
Author Black Troubador Charlemae Rollins
1970
Author Martin Luther King, Jr. Lillie Patterson