Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ekua Holmes
64 Total Book Awards
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (16)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2016
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Black Is a Rainbow Color (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2019
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2020
Dream Street (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese-American Poet Khalil Gibran (3)
Black Girl You Are Atlas (2)
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2024
The Stuff of Stars (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2019