The 2005 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Toni Morrison, author of Remember: The Journey to School Integration, is the recipient of the 2005 Coretta Scott King Author Award. The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Company. (Compare prices.)According to Award Committee Chair Chrystal Carr Jeter,
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"Toni’s powerful words combine the experiences of school integration with simple text and archival photographs. In this easy-to-read book, readers are asked to remember and understand the past, present and future of African Americans in society.” (ALA Award news release)
The 2005 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books
- The Legend of Buddy Bush, by Shelia P. Moses, published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster (Compare prices.)
- Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives, written by Sharon G. Flake, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children (Compare prices.)
- Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem, by Marilyn Nelson, published by Front Street (Compare prices.)
The 2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Illustrator Kadir Nelson received the 2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Ellington Was Not a Street, which was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. (Compare prices.)According to the ALA news release,
- "Kadir Nelson evokes the feelings of a family album in rich, deep-toned oil paintings which provide a tribute to the legendary African American men whose contributions changed the culture of 20th century America."
The 2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books
- God Bless the Child, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr., and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Inc. (Compare prices.)
- The People Could Fly: The Picture Book, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, written by Virginia Hamilton, and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books (Compare prices.)
