Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ekua Holmes
81 Total Book Awards
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (16)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2016
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2025
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Black Girl You Are Atlas (15)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2025
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2025
Older Readers Winner, 2025
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2025
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2025
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2025
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2025
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Young Adult Winner, 2025
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
Black Is a Rainbow Color (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2021
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2018
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2019
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020
Dream Street (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2021
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Crowning Glory (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese-American Poet Khalil Gibran (3)
The Stuff of Stars (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2019







