Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards 2013

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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.

Author Award Winner

Hand in Hand: Ten Black men who Changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Author Honor Books

Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson

No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Illustrator Awards Winner

I, Too, Am America
by Langston Hughes

Illustrator Awards Honor Books

H.O.R.S.E
by Christopher Myers

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr.
by Martin Luther King, Jr