The Coretta Scott King Awards: 50th Anniversary

Carole J. McCollough
Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps
Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
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978-0-8389-1869-2
Published
2019
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248
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6"
Height
9"
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Softcover
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  • About the authors

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards, this invaluable guide celebrates the legacy of these prestigious honors, which have enlarged the prominence of literature for children and youth about the Black experience. Spotlighting the work of the author and illustrator winners and honorees since the awards’ inception, this unique resource is an excellent tool for collection development, readers' advisory, and classroom use. More than just a bibliography, this book includes

  • a history of the origin, development, and evolution of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards;
  • coverage of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Lifetime Achievement Award and the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent;
  • excerpts and color plates from many of the titles; and
  • a complete listing of the 1970-2019 Award and Honor Books as well as a subject index, ideal for curriculum planning.

Educators, librarians, and others who work with children will find this one of-a-kind guide essential.

Foreword by Dr. Claudette S. McLinn
Acknowledgments
History of the Award

  • Author Awards
  • Illustrator Awards

Contributors
Subject Index
Index

Carole J. McCollough

Carole J. McCollough was an associate professor and dean of the library and information science program at Wayne State University in Detroit. With the Children’s Defense Fund, McCollough conducted workshops for college interns training to run summer literacy (Freedom School) programs. She was chair of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Task Force from 2000 to 2004, chaired the Coretta Scott King Book Award jury six times, and coedited two editions of The Coretta Scott King Awards, including the 50th anniversary edition published in 2019. McCollough also served on the boards of Southfield (Mich.) Public Library and Langston Hughes Library in Clinton, Tennessee.

Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps

Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps has a master's degree in library and information science from Wayne State University in Detroit and a second master's degree in English literature from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She is the recently retired coordinator of the Educational Resources Lab in the School of Education and Human Services at Oakland University and a former lecturer in children's literature for the reading department there. She is a member of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee and served two terms (2007-2008) on the awards jury. In addition, she was a reviewer for the journal Multicultural Review; a contributing reviewer for the fourth edition of The Coretta Scott King Awards book, edited by Henrietta M. Smith; a contributing author for the article (2008), "Weaving the Threads of Diversity: A School of Education's Reflection on Current Practices" in the journal Issues in Education: Preschool through Graduate School; and coauthor of the chapter, "Information and Instruction Services" in A Guide to the Management of Curriculum Materials Centers for the 21st Century: The Promise and the Challenge (2001), edited by Jo Ann Carr and prepared by the Ad Hoc Management of Curriculum Materials Committee, Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)

The Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS), an Office of the American Library Association, supports and promotes literacy and equity of information access initiatives for traditionally underserved populations.