Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1998 -- honoring the best text in a picture book
Sponsored by Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

- 3,935 Resources including
- 344 Videos
- 193 Book Readings
- 440 Lesson Plans
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2016)
55 Resources15 Awards



Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Winner, 2016)
44 Resources12 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
41 Resources12 Awards

Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2018)
39 Resources12 Awards

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(Honor, 2016)
38 Resources8 Awards




Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Winner, 2017)
35 Resources12 Awards



This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
(Honor, 2014)
34 Resources3 Awards


Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
(Commended, 2017)
33 Resources7 Awards

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

Carmela Full of Wishes
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2019)
32 Resources5 Awards




Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Commended, 2012)
30 Resources11 Awards



What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
(Commended, 2004)
29 Resources6 Awards


School's First Day of School
by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2017)
29 Resources7 Awards




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





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



Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
(Honor, 2015)
24 Resources6 Awards



The Patchwork Bike
by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van Thanh Rudd
(Commended, 2019)
24 Resources8 Awards


The Pot That Juan Built
by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and David Diaz
(Commended, 2003)
22 Resources8 Awards

Trashy Town
by Andrea Zimmerman, Dan Yaccarino, and David Clemesha
(Commended, 2000)
22 Resources3 Awards