Coretta scott king has 57 books on goodreads with 15472 ratings. The award is given to an african american author and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions. Coretta scott king virginia hamilton practitioner award for lifetime achievement. Each winter either january or february, the coretta scott king book awards are given to outstanding african american authors and illustrators of books for. Aug 20, 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coretta scott king csk book awards, the dewey decibel podcast invited five past winners and honorees to discuss the award, its history, and importance at the 2019 american library association ala annual conference in washington, d.
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