NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children explained
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the children's literature category.
Winners and finalists
1990s
Award winners and finalists, 1996, 1999Year | Book | Author | Illustrator | Result | |
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1996 | Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales | | | Winner | [1] |
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1999 | Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color | and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. | | Winner | [2] | |
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2000s
Award winners and finalists, 2000-2009[3] Year | Book | Author | Illustrator | Result | |
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2000 | If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks | | | Winner | | |
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God Inside of Me | | | Finalist | |
Happy to Be Nappy | | |
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Through My Eyes | | |
2001 | Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children | | (photos) | Winner | | |
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Dancing in the Wings | | | Finalist | |
Nikki Giovanni: Poet of the People | | |
Teens Can Make It Happen | | |
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2002 | Just the Two of Us | | | Winner | [4] |
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2003 | Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | | | Winner | [5] |
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2004 | My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | | | Winner | | |
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Events that Shaped America) | and Frank Walsh | | Finalist | |
God Created | | |
Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story | | |
Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? | | |
2005 | | | | Winner | | |
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African Princess: The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women | | | Finalist | |
Ellington Was Not a Street | | |
Langston's Train Ride | | |
Maya's World: Angelina of Italy | | |
2006 | Girls Hold Up This World | | (photos) | Winner | | |
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I Can Make a Difference | | | Finalist | |
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Honey Baby Sugar Child | | |
Please, Puppy, Please | and Tonya Lewis Lee | |
2007 | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | | | Winner | | [6] |
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Dear Mr. Rosenwald | | | Finalist | [7] |
I Like You But I Love Me | Common | |
Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round | | |
Whoopi's Big Book of Manners | | Olo |
2008 | Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson | | | Winner | | [8] |
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Friendship for Today | | | Finalist | [9] |
Elijah of Buxton | | |
Let It Shine | | |
Young Pele | | |
2009 | Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope | | | Winner | | |
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Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem | | | Finalist | [10] |
Say a Little Prayer | , David Freeman Wooley, and Tonya Bolden | |
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | | |
You Can Do It! | | | |
2010s
Award winners and finalists, 2010-2019Year | Book | Author | Illustrator | Result | |
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2010 | Our Children Can Soar | | | Winner | [11] |
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Peeny Butter Fudge | | |
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble | | |
Child of the Civil Rights Movement | and Raul Colon | |
2011 | My Brother Charlie | Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete | | Winner | | [13] |
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Grandma’s Gift | | | Finalist | |
Mama Miti: Wangai Maathai and the Tree of Kenya | | |
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez | | |
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2012 | You Can Be a Friend | | | Winner | | [14] |
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Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band | | | Finalist | |
Before There Was Mozart | | |
Heart and Soul | | |
White Water | and Eric Stein | |
2013 | What Color is My World | , with Raymond Obstfeld | and Ben Boos | Winner | | [15] |
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Fifty Cents and a Dream | | | Finalist | |
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills | | |
In the Land of Milk and Honey | | |
Indigo Blume and the Garden City | | |
2014 | Nelson Mandela | | | Winner | | [16] |
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I'm A Pretty Little Black Girl! | | | Finalist | |
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me | | |
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song | | |
You Never Heard of Willie Mays?! | | |
2015 | Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After
| | | Winner | | [17] |
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Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer | | | Finalist | |
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone | | |
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X | | |
Searching for Sarah Rector | | |
2016 | Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America | | | Winner | | [18] [19] |
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Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts | | | Finalist | |
Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box | and Eric Stein | |
If You Plant a Seed | | |
New Shoes | | |
2017 | Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas | | | Winner | | [20] |
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| | and Lou Fancher | Finalist | |
Daddy’s Little Girl | | |
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat | | |
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2018 | Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History | | | Winner | | [21] |
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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court | | | Finalist | |
Before She Was Harriet | | |
Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee! | | |
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2019 | Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race | | | Winner | | [22] |
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man | | | Finalist | |
I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can't | | |
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| Peter H. Reynolds | | |
2020s
Award winners and finalists, 2020-presentYear | Book | Author | Illustrator | Result | |
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2020 | Sulwe | | | Winner | | [23] |
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A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation | | | Finalist | |
Hair Love | | |
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment | and Jessica Curry | |
Ruby Finds a Worry | | |
2021 | She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm | | | Winner | | [24] [25] |
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I Promise | | | Finalist | [26] |
Just Like a Mama | | |
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice | | |
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver | | |
2022 | Stacey’s Extraordinary Words | | | Winner | [27] [28] [29] |
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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy | | | Finalist | [30] |
Change Sings | | |
Time for Bed, Old House | | |
When Langston Dances | | |
2023 | Stacey’s Remarkable Books | | | Winner | [31] [32] |
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Black Gold | | | Finalist | [33] |
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas | | |
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Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky | | |
2024 | Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora | | | Winner | [34] |
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I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots | | |
Is This Love? | | |
Like Lava In My Veins | | | |
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Outstanding Literary Work, Children's Awards:
Wins | Author |
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2 | Carole Boston Weatherford |
2 | Vashti Harrison |
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The following individuals received two or more Outstanding Literary Work, Children's nominations:
Nominations | Author |
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4 | Kadir Nelson |
Carole Boston Weatherford |
3 | Nikki Grimes |
Vashti Harrison |
2 | Kwame Alexander |
Maya Angelou |
Michael S. Bandy |
Tonya Bolden |
Alice Faye Duncan |
Tony Dungy |
Whoopi Goldberg |
Patricia McKissack |
Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Lesa Cline-Ransome |
Doreen Rappaport |
Katheryn Russell-Brown |
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Notes and References
- News: 1996 Image Awards . April 8, 1996 . . July 14, 2016 . September 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912085248/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-04-08/entertainment/ca-56035_1_image-awards . live .
- Web site: YEAR NAACP Image Awards Winners for Recording, Television & Motion Picture . 2024-06-10 . Info Please . en . February 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223125821/https://www.infoplease.com/awards/film/1999-naacp-image-awards . live .
- Web site: All NAACP Image Award Winning and Honored Books for Since 1970 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909013141/https://aalbc.com/books/naacp-list.php . September 9, 2023 . 2024-06-08 . . en.
- Web site: 2002 Image Award Winners . Infoplease . May 11, 2016 . June 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603095303/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0900802.html . live .
- Web site: 2003 Image Award Winners . Infoplease . May 11, 2016 . March 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317050601/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0907880.html . live .
- Web site: Sneider . Jeff . 2007-01-09 . NAACP announces nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219225813/https://variety.com/2007/biz/awards/naacp-announces-nominees-1117957008/ . 2022-12-19 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2006 Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194756/http://aalbc.com/reviews/38th_naacp_image_awards.htm . March 4, 2016 . June 24, 2016 . AALBC.
- Web site: McCarthy . Libby . Peters . Derek . 2008-02-15 . ‘Debaters’ dominates Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225033453/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/debaters-dominates-image-awards-1117980967/ . 2023-12-25 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2008-01-08 . The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408142801/https://variety.com/2008/biz/awards/the-39th-naacp-image-award-nominations-1117978663/ . 2023-04-08 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Hite . N'neka . 2009-02-13 . ‘Bees’ big at NAACP Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725042640/https://variety.com/2009/biz/awards/bees-big-at-naacp-image-awards-1118000120/ . 2019-07-25 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2010-03-02 . Awards: Indies Choice Finalists; NAACP Image Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214118/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1127 . 2023-02-23 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: Engelbrektson . Lisa . 2010-01-06 . ‘Precious’ tops NAACP nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822064709/https://variety.com/2010/biz/awards/precious-tops-naacp-nominations-1118013381/ . 2019-08-22 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2011-03-07 . Awards: NAACP Image Awards; Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123042530/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1408 . 2023-11-23 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: Allin . Olivia . 2012 Image Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106204213/http://abc7.com/archive/8548831/ . January 6, 2016 . May 10, 2016 . ABC7.
- Web site: 2013 Image Award Winners . Couch . Aaron . February 1, 2013 . . May 11, 2016 . February 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203205102/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553 . live .
- Web site: 2014 Image Winners . Couch . Aaron . Washington . Arlene . February 22, 2014 . . May 11, 2016 . March 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313195908/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-682585 . live .
- Web site: 2015 Image Winners . Washington . Arlene . February 6, 2015 . . May 11, 2016 . April 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427142348/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-2015-winners-771018 . live .
- Web site: 6 February 2016 . 2016 Image Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160227131516/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/ . 27 February 2016 . May 10, 2016 . Variety.
- Web site: 2016-02-09 . Awards: NAACP Image Literature; Arabic Fiction . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001220229/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=860#m6194 . 2017-10-01 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: 2017 Image Award Winners . Washington . Arlene . Lewis . Hilary . February 10, 2017 . . February 21, 2017 . February 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170221110337/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-naacp-image-award-winners-televised-966471/item/outstanding-actor-a-motion-picture-955946 . live .
- Web site: 14 January 2018 . NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners . 2020-06-10 . . en . January 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115095441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-1064208 . live .
- Web site: 30 March 2019 . NAACP Awards: 'Black-ish,' 'Black Panther' Top Winners List . 2020-06-10 . . en . January 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119190841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-naacp-image-awards-winners-complete-list-1191277 . live .
- Web site: Schaffstall . Katherine . Howard . Annie . 22 February 2020 . NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200223025246/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-updating-1276771 . 2020-02-23 . 2024-06-10 . The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: Bosselman . Haley . NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List . . April 6, 2021 . March 28, 2021 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412143639/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-naacp-image-awards-winners-list-1234939378/ . live .
- Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 2021-03-25 . Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Insecure’ Win Big at Final Night of Non-Televised NAACP Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323011409/https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/2021-naacp-image-award-non-televised-winners-1234936136/ . 2021-03-23 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Carras . Christi . 2021-02-02 . Netflix, HBO and Beyoncé lead 2021 NAACP Image Award nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228135340/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-02-02/naacp-image-awards-2021-nominees-nominations-full-list . 2021-02-28 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work . 2024-06-08 . . en . July 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720202106/https://aalbc.com/books/image-award-winning-books.php . live .
- Web site: Brathwaite . Lester Fabian . 2022-02-27 . Angela Bassett, Will Smith, and Meghan Markle among 2022 NAACP Image Award winners: See full list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309094212/https://ew.com/awards/2022-naacp-image-awards-full-list-winners/ . 2022-03-09 . 2024-06-10 . . en.
- Web site: McBride . Carrie . 2023-02-23 . Read the 2022 NAACP Literary Image Award Winners . 2024-06-09 . . en . December 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219220930/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/02/23/naacp-image-awards-literary-booklist . live .
- Web site: Spivey . Kemberlie . 2022-01-20 . 2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119025807/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kemberliespivey/2022/01/18/2022-naacp-image-awards-nominations-the-full-list/ . 2022-01-19 . 2024-06-10 . . en.
- Web site: McBride . Carrie . 2023-02-27 . Read the 2023 NAACP Literary Image Award Winners . 2024-06-09 . . en . March 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326080923/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/27/read-2023-naacp-literary-image-award-winners . live .
- Web site: Tinoco . Armando . Hipes . Patrick . 2023-02-26 . Angela Bassett “Did The Thing” & Is Crowned As Entertainer Of The Year At NAACP Image Awards – Complete Winners List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221030411/https://deadline.com/2023/02/naacp-image-awards-2023-complete-winners-list-1235265968/ . 2023-02-21 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Lewis . Hilary . 2023-01-12 . NAACP Image Awards 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ Among Top Film Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123024208/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2023-nominations-list-nominees-1235297888/ . 2023-01-23 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Hipes . Patrick . Tinoco . Armando . 2024-03-17 . NAACP Image Awards Winners List: ‘The Color Purple’ Tops Night As Usher Takes Entertainer Of The Year Trophy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327143857/https://deadline.com/2024/03/2024-naacp-image-awards-winners-1235854560/ . 2024-03-27 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 25 January 2024 . Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét and Usher Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506200309/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/naacp-image-award-nominations-2024-1235887287/ . 2024-05-06 . 2024-06-10 . Variety.