2005 Author Award

Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison

Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison pays tribute to the fiftieth anniversary of school desegration with a volume of unforgettable archival photographs and a fictional account of the children who lived during the era of "separate but equal." (read more)

2005 Honor Books
	The Legend of Buddy Bush by Sheila P. Moses
	Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives by Sharon G. Flake
	Fortune's Bones by Marilyn Nelson

2005 Illustrator Award

Ellington Was Not a Street written by Ntozake Shange and illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Synopsis
Ashley Bryan's adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia resonates both with rhythm and the tale's universal meanings — appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within. His cut-paper artwork is a joy. (read more)

2005 Honor Books
	God illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Billie Holiday
	Jazzy Miz Mozetta illustrated by Frank Morrison and written by Brenda C. Roberts
	The People Could Fly illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon written by Virginia Hamilton

2004 Author Award The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
2004 Illustrator Award Beautiful Blackbird written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan

2003 Author Award Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
2003 Illustrator Award Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman illustrated by E. B. Lewis, written by Nikki Grimes

2002 Author Award The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
2002 Illustrator Award Goin' Someplace Special illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Patricia McKissack

2001 Author Award Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
2001 Illustrator Award Uptown illustrated and written by Bryan Collier

2000 Author Award Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
2000 Illustrator Award In the Time of the Drums illustrated by Brian Pinkney and written by Kim L. Siegelson

1999 Author Award Heaven by Angela Johnson
1999 Illustrator Award I See the Rhythm illustrated by Michele Wood and written by Toyomi Igus

1998 Author Award Forged by Fire by Sharon Mills Draper
1998 Illustrator Award In Daddy's Arms I am Tall illustrated by Alan Schroeder and written by Javaka Steptoe

1997 Author Award Slam! by Water Dean Myers
1997 Illustrator Award Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and written by Alan Schroeder