Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2013 -- honoring the best multicultural books for children and youth.
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2015)
55 Resources15 Awards



Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Selection, 2020)
52 Resources7 Awards




Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Selection, 2017)
49 Resources12 Awards

March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Selection, 2016)
46 Resources14 Awards

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Selection, 2014)
45 Resources16 Awards


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2015)
44 Resources12 Awards


Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Selection, 2019)
44 Resources10 Awards

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2020)
44 Resources9 Awards



When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2020)
43 Resources12 Awards


Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2015)
41 Resources15 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2019)
41 Resources12 Awards






Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Selection, 2017)
39 Resources12 Awards

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2017)
38 Resources9 Awards




Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2014)
37 Resources10 Awards

Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
(Selection, 2016)
37 Resources14 Awards





Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Selection, 2016)
36 Resources10 Awards

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2019)
36 Resources6 Awards

Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
(Selection, 2015)
35 Resources11 Awards

Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2016)
35 Resources12 Awards