Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2011

Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society.

The award is 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.

Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards

Author Award Winner

One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia

Illustrator Award Winner

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill
Bryan Collier(Ill.)

Honor Books

Author

Lockdown
by Walter Dean Myers

Author

Ninth Ward
by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Author

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
by  G. Neri

Illustrator

Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix 
by Gary Goli
Javake Steptoe(Ill.)

John Steptoe Awards for New Talent

Zora and Me
by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon

Seeds of Change
by Sonia Lynn Sadler