Coretta Scott King Award

Giovanni, Nikki. (2005). Rosa. (B. Collier, Illus.). New York: Henry Holt and Company.

Summary:
Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier have come together and created a beautiful story about the day Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white man and the bus boycott that followed. Rosa Parks was a seamstress who was heading home to cook her husband his favorite meal – meatloaf. When she got on that bus, the only thing she was thinking about was that dinner. When the bus driver asked her to move she realized she was tired. She was not physically tired, but she was tired of being treated unequally. That day she decided to stand up for all African Americans. After her arrest, a series of events followed that led to the Supreme Court reminding us that all citizens are equal. Children young and old will learn about Rosa by reading this book.

Genre: Biography
Format: Picture Book
Suggested Grade Level(s): 3rd – 6th
Awards:
2006 Caldecott Award Honor Book
2006 ALA Notable/Best Book
2006 Coretta Scott King Award Winner - Illustrator

Nelson, Kadir. (2008). We are the ship: the story of negro league baseball. New York: Jump at the Sun.

Summary:
Taking the voice of an elderly African American baseball player, Kadir Nelson tells the story of the Negro National Baseball League. Turning the chapters into innings, each covers the ups and downs of the teams, players, managers, and owners of the league. Incorporating beautiful, realistic paintings into each inning, Kadir Nelson will have readers believing they have been transported back in time. The book includes author’s notes, bibliography, filmography, endnotes, and index.

Genre: Informational
Format: Picture Book
Suggested Grade Level(s): 3rd – 6th
Awards:
2009 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book – Illustrator
2009 Coretta Scott King Award Winner – Author
2009 - 2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee
2009 Robert F. Sibert Award Winner
2009 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book