If you haven't seen "Our Voices: Celebraring the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards" at Central Library yet, what are you waiting for? To celebrate this exhibit, LAPL's Children's Book List Committee is proud to highlight some (it was hard to choose!) of their favorite works by Coretta Scott King Award receipients.
Rosa
One Crazy Summer
Three sisters make the trip from New York to California during the summer of 1968 to visit their mother. The sisters have an unforgettable time, learning about themselves and the world, by finding power in the community. A National Book Award finalist, winner of both the Coretta Scott King and Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction awards and a Newberry Honor book.
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream For Me
The Crossover
Thank You, Omu!
Trombone Shorty
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Finding Langston
The year is 1946 and Langston and his father have moved from their family home in Alabama to the big city of Chicago to make a fresh start. A 2019 Coretta Scott-King honor book, this story also won the Scott O’Dell award for historical fiction.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Watsons go to Birmingham—1963
My People
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Brown Girl Dreaming
The Season of Styx Malone
The Parker Inheritance