Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, 2005-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2005 -- honoring outstanding books for young children in which text and illustrations are inseparable, each enhancing the other to produce a singular whole.
- 1,198 Resources including
- 140 Videos
- 67 Book Readings
- 173 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-60 of 85 book results
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith
(Honor, 2022)
35+ Resources12 Awards
The World Belonged to Us
by Jacqueline Woodson and Leo Espinosa
(Honor, 2023)
35+ Resources10 Awards
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
by Dan Santat
(Honor, 2018)
30+ Resources6 Awards
Nana Akua Goes to School
by Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison
(Honor, 2021)
30+ Resources11 Awards
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
by Carmen Agra Deedy and Michael Allen Austin
(Honor, 2008)
20+ Resources6 Awards
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno
(Winner, 2020)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex
(Honor, 2010)
20+ Resources1 Awards
Precious and the Boo Hag
by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi Jean Moss, and Kyrsten Brooker
(Honor, 2006)
20+ Resources4 Awards
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
by Claudette Colvin, Phillip Hoose, and Bea Jackson
(Honor, 2025)
15+ Resources5 Awards
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
by Janice N. Harrington and Shelley Jackson
(Honor, 2008)
15+ Resources6 Awards
What to Do about Alice?
by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham
(Honor, 2009)
15+ Resources4 Awards
The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale
by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, and Kristen Balouch
(Honor, 2009)
15+ Resources1 Awards
Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family
by Nelly Buchet and Andrea Zuill
(Winner, 2021)
15+ Resources3 Awards
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
(Honor, 2012)
15+ Resources1 Awards
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
by Roberta Flack, Tonya Bolden, and Hayden Goodman
(Honor, 2024)
15+ Resources3 Awards
Once I Ate a Pie
by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan, and Katy Schneider
(Honor, 2007)
(Winner, 2007)
15+ Resources4 Awards
Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
by Rob Peñas and Carl Angel
(Honor, 2025)
15+ Resources3 Awards
