Award committee members, thank you for all the love for these two books. And congratulations to illustrators Jeffery Weatherford and Gregory Christie on our collaborations! It’s been a wonderful year.
YOU CAN FLY: THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. Illustrated by Jeffery Weatherford
ALSC Notables for Older Readers (Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association)
Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Verse
NCTE Best Verse Novels (National Council of Teachers of English)
New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading & Sharing
Fuse 8 Productions Best Poetry Books for Kids
Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction Books
CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE. Illustrated by Gregory Christie
Caldecott Honor Medal
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
Charlotte Zolotow Award (for picture book text, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
ALSC Notables for all ages (Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association)
Illustrators Society Original Art Show
School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Books of 2016
NCTE Best Poetry Books of 2016 (National Council of Teachers of English)
New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading & Sharing
Washington Post Best Children’s Books of 2016
New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016
Huffington Post Most Powerful Picture Book of the Year honor
Center for Study of Multicultural Literature Best Books of 2016
Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Capitol Choices
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