Coretta Scott King Award Book Club discussion

1996, author, Virginia Hamilton, Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales, Winner
1990, author, Virginia Hamilton, The Bells of Christmas, Honor
1989, author, Virginia Hamilton, Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave, Honor
1986, author, Virginia Hamilton, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, Winner
1986, author, Virginia Hamilton, Junius Over Far, Honor
1985, author, Virginia Hamilton, A Little Love, Honor
1984, author, Virginia Hamilton, The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl, Honor
1983, author, Virginia Hamilton, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, Winner
1979, author, Virginia Hamilton, Justice and Her Brothers, Honor

The Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement is named in memory of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton.
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Coretta Scott King 1986 author winner, Virginia Hamilton for The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales.

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales comes with a CD where Virginia Hamilton and James Earl Jones read half the stories. My favorite is the title story. It is happy/sad and ma-gic. I always like to hear the author read their own works and James Earl Jones is just, just great. I am working through both the CSK Awards/Honors and Newbery Awards/Honors works by her.

Grade Level: Kindergarten - 12
Lexile Measure: 660L
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.

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"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up."--(starred) School Library Journal.