Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1998 -- honoring the best text in a picture book

- 4,652 Resources including
- 468 Videos
- 261 Book Readings
- 580 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 314 book results


Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2016)
61 Resources16 Awards


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
50 Resources17 Awards

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Winner, 2016)
44 Resources14 Awards





Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2018)
39 Resources13 Awards






Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Winner, 2017)
36 Resources13 Awards

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(Honor, 2016)
34 Resources9 Awards


Carmela Full of Wishes
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2019)
34 Resources7 Awards


Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Commended, 2012)
33 Resources12 Awards

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
(Commended, 2017)
33 Resources10 Awards


This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
(Honor, 2014)
32 Resources4 Awards







Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
(Commended, 2001)
29 Resources4 Awards




The Patchwork Bike
by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van Thanh Rudd
(Commended, 2019)
29 Resources10 Awards






School's First Day of School
by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2017)
27 Resources8 Awards


A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2009)
25 Resources8 Awards

Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
by Doreen Rappaport and Matt Tavares
(Commended, 2013)
25 Resources3 Awards

