Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, 2005-2020
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.
Sponsored by Bank Street College of Education

- 933 Resources including
- 100 Videos
- 51 Book Readings
- 126 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
by Dan Santat
(Honor, 2018)
28 Resources5 Awards




The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno
(Winner, 2020)
22 Resources6 Awards

Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex
(Honor, 2010)
21 Resources1 Awards



Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
by Carmen Agra Deedy and Michael Allen Austin
(Honor, 2008)
20 Resources6 Awards












Precious and the Boo Hag
by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi Jean Moss, and Kyrsten Brooker
(Honor, 2006)
15 Resources4 Awards



All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
(Honor, 2012)
14 Resources1 Awards




The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
by Janice N. Harrington and Shelley Jackson
(Honor, 2008)
13 Resources6 Awards

The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale
by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, and Kristen Balouch
(Honor, 2009)
13 Resources1 Awards







Once I Ate a Pie
by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan, and Katy Schneider
(Winner, 2007)
10 Resources4 Awards



