Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ekua Holmes
60 Total Book Awards
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (16)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2016
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
![Original Art Medal, 2002-2023](/images/awards/202.png)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2023
Silver Winner, 2015
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2016
![Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024](/images/awards/54.jpg)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2016
![Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023](/images/awards/87.jpeg)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Black Is a Rainbow Color (10)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
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](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
![Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/105.png)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2018
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2017
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
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](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2019
![Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024](/images/awards/54.jpg)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2020
Dream Street (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Character Building Selection, 2022
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy (4)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2019
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese-American Poet Khalil Gibran (3)
The Stuff of Stars (2)
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2019