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    Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 2011

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Award Winners Book Lists
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: January 10, 2011

    As announced by the American Library Association (ALA) …

    Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award

    Recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults:

    Coretta Scott King Award books

    “One Crazy Summer,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia is the 2011 King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

    Three King Author Honor Books were selected:

    “Lockdown,” by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Ninth Ward,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; and “Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty,” written by G. Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke and published by Lee & Low Books Inc.

    Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award

    Recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:

    Coretta Scott King Award books

    “Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the 2011 King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

    One King Illustrator Honor Book was selected:

    Coretta Scott King Award books

    “Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix,” illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, written by Gary Golio and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

    Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award

    Coretta Scott King Award books

    “Zora and Me,” written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, is the 2011 Steptoe author winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.

    Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award

    Coretta Scott King Award books

    “Seeds of Change,” illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler, is the 2011 Steptoe illustrator winner. The book is written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and published by Lee & Low Books Inc.

    Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement

    Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith is the winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton’s contributions through her literature and advocacy for children and youth.

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    Bryan Collier Coretta Scott King Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith G. Neri Gary Golio Javaka Steptoe Jen Cullerton Johnson Jewell Parker Rhodes Laban Carrick Hill Randy DuBurke Rita Williams-garcia Sonia Lynn Sadler T. R. Simon Victoria Bond Walter Dean Myers
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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