Children's Africana Book Awards
Past Winners, Young Children

In 1991, the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association accepted a proposal from Africa Access to establish awards
honoring outstanding books on Africa published or republished in the United States. The first Children's Africana Book Awards
were presented in 1992. Annually since that time awards are presented to authors and illustrators in two categories, Young
Children and Older Readers. Click here for Past Winners for Older Readers

Winner 2007

Past Best Books for Young Children
Winner 2006	Winner 2005	Winner 2004	Winner 2003
Winner 2002	Winner 2001	Winner 2000	Winner 1999
Winner 1998	Winner 1997	Winner 1996	Winner 1995
Winner 1993	Winner 1992
Past Honor Books for Young Children Honor 2007
Honor 2005	Honor 2004	Honor 2004	Honor 2003
Honor 2002	Honor 2002	Honor 2002	Honor 2001
Honor 2001	Honor 2000	Honor 2000	Honor 1999
Honor 1996	Honor 1996

Babu's Song written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Illustrator: Aaron Boyd (Lee & Low Books 2003)

Fatuma’s New Cloth by Leslie Bulion. Illustrator Nicole Tadgell (Moon Mountain 2002)

What's Cooking, Jamela written and illustrated by Niki Daly (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux 2001)

Africa is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight and Mark Melnicove. Illustrator Anne Sibley O'Brien
(Millbrook Press, 2000)

My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa Mollel. Illustrator E. B. Lewis (Clarion Books, 1999).

The Master Weaver From Ghana by Gilbert Ahiagble and Louise Meyers with photographs by Nester Hernandez (Open Hand Publisher, 1998).

Only a Pigeon by Christopher and Jane Kurtz. Illustrator E.B. Lewis (Simon and Schuster, 1997).

The Day Gogo Went to Vote by Elinor Sisulu. Illustrator Sharon Wilson (Little, Brown 1996).

The New King by Doreen Rappaport.  Illustrator E.B. Lewis (Dial, 1995).

It Takes a Village written and illustrated by Jane Cowen-Fletcher (Scholastic, 1994).

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali written and illustrated by David Wisniewski (Clarion Books, 1992).

The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth by David Anderson. Illustrator Kathleen Atkins (Sights Productions, 1991)

Circle Unbroken: the Story of a Basket and its People written by Margot Theis Raven. Illustrator E. B. Lewis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004)
(2004)

Once Upon a Time written and illustrated by Niki Daly (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2003).

The Magic Gourd written and illustrated by Baba Wague Diakite (Scholastic 2003).

Silly Mammo by Gebregeorgis Yohannes, Bogale Belachew, Illustrator (African Sun Publishing  2002).

Sosu’s Call written and illustrated by Meshack Asare, (Kane/Miller Books 2002).

Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier. Illustrator Lori Lohstoeter (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Book for Young Readers 2001).

Gugu's House, written and illustrated by Catherine Stock (Clarion Books 2001).

Bikes for Rent by Isaac Olaleye. Illustrator Chris Demarest (Orchard Books 2001).

My Great-Grandmother's Gourd  by Cristina Kessler. Illustrator Walter Lyon Krudop (New York: Orchard Books/Grolier, 2000). 

Subira Subira by Tololwa Mollel. Illustrator Linda Saport (New York: Clarion/ Houghton Mifflin, 2000).

Jamela's Dress written and illustrated by Niki Daly (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999).

Vacation in the Village written and illustrated by Pierre Yves Njeng (Boyd's Mill Press, 1999).

Halala Means Welcome: A Book of Zulu Words written and illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max (Hyperion, 1998).

Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman. Illustrator Caroline Binch (Dial, 1995).

Big Boy by Tololwa Mollel.  Illustrator E.B. Lewis (Clarion, 1995).