2012 CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARDS . . .
Given to African-American authors and illustrators 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.
Winner/Author: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Nadir Nelson, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Honor/Author: The Great Migrations: Journey to the Northby Jan Spivey Gilchrist and Published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins
Honor/Author: Never Forgotten by Leo and Diane Dillon, published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Winner/Illustrator: Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom, illustrated and written by Shane W. Evansl and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Honor/Illustrator: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Nadir Nelson, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
