Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2026
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- honoring the most outstanding new poetry books
- 1,332 Resources including
- 115 Videos
- 58 Book Readings
- 157 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 81 book results
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
(Winner, 2019)
40+ Resources7 Awards
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith
(Winner, 2022)
35+ Resources12 Awards
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
(Honor, 2011)
30+ Resources8 Awards
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
by Lee Wardlaw and Eugene Yelchin
(Winner, 2012)
30+ Resources9 Awards
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
(Winner, 2018)
30+ Resources11 Awards
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Winner, 2006)
25+ Resources8 Awards
Rutherford B., Who Was He?: Poems about Our Presidents
by Marilyn Singer and John Hendrix
(Honor, 2014)
25+ Resources2 Awards
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
by Paul B. Janeczko and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
25+ Resources10 Awards
This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness
by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski
(Honor, 2008)
20+ Resources2 Awards
Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
by Andrea Cheng
(Winner, 2014)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso Ruano
(Winner, 2017)
20+ Resources8 Awards
Welcome to the Wonder House
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Georgia Heard, and Deborah Freedman
(Winner, 2024)
20+ Resources4 Awards
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems
by Paul B. Janeczko and Chris Raschka
(Honor, 2002)
20+ Resources4 Awards
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy
by Tony Medina, Javaka Steptoe, R. Gregory Christie, and Ekua Holmes
(Honor, 2019)
20+ Resources4 Awards
The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children
by Janet S. Wong and Jennifer Hewitson
(Honor, 2000)
15+ Resources1 Awards
Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt
by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Honor, 2009)
15+ Resources2 Awards
