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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:09:32 -0600
Today we'll begin our discussion of the Coretta Scott King Award winners and honor books, as well as the recepients of the CSK John Steptoe New Talent Award.
2005 Coretta Scott King Author Award (outstanding writing by a Black author)
Winnger: Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison.
Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Honor Books:
Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives by Sharon G. Flake.
Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 2004.
The Legend of Buddy Bush by Shelia P. Moses. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004.
Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem by Marilyn Nelson. Notes and annotations by Pamela Espeland.
Front Street, 2004.
2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (outstanding illustrations by a Black artist)
Winner: ellington was not a street illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Written by Ntozake Shange. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Honor Books:
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Written by Virginia Hamilton.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
God Bless the Child illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
Amistad / HarperCollins, 2004.
2005 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe/New Talent (Author) Award:
Missy Violet & Me by Barbara Hathaway. Houghton Mifflin, 2004
2005 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe/New Talent (Illustrator) Award:
Jazzy Miz Mozetta illustrated by Frank Morrison. Written by Brenda C. Roberts. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
The criteria for the Coretta Scott King Awards state:
"The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood."
For complete information about the awards, go to
We invite you to share your thoughts about any of these books, and/or your experiences with child and young adult readers.
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Fri 04 Mar 2005 09:09:32 AM CST
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:09:32 -0600
Today we'll begin our discussion of the Coretta Scott King Award winners and honor books, as well as the recepients of the CSK John Steptoe New Talent Award.
2005 Coretta Scott King Author Award (outstanding writing by a Black author)
Winnger: Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison.
Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Honor Books:
Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives by Sharon G. Flake.
Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 2004.
The Legend of Buddy Bush by Shelia P. Moses. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004.
Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem by Marilyn Nelson. Notes and annotations by Pamela Espeland.
Front Street, 2004.
2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (outstanding illustrations by a Black artist)
Winner: ellington was not a street illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Written by Ntozake Shange. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Honor Books:
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Written by Virginia Hamilton.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
God Bless the Child illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
Amistad / HarperCollins, 2004.
2005 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe/New Talent (Author) Award:
Missy Violet & Me by Barbara Hathaway. Houghton Mifflin, 2004
2005 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe/New Talent (Illustrator) Award:
Jazzy Miz Mozetta illustrated by Frank Morrison. Written by Brenda C. Roberts. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
The criteria for the Coretta Scott King Awards state:
"The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood."
For complete information about the awards, go to
We invite you to share your thoughts about any of these books, and/or your experiences with child and young adult readers.
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Fri 04 Mar 2005 09:09:32 AM CST
