Book Awards & Distinctions
for James Ransome

1 Lifetime Achievement Award 87 Total Book Awards

Before She Was Harriet
Before She Was Harriet is on 11 State Lists

The Bell Rang
The Bell Rang is on 3 State Lists

Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association
Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association is on 4 State Lists

My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey

Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams is on 5 State Lists

Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad is on 5 State Lists

This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration is on 8 State Lists

The Creation

Light in the Darkness
Light in the Darkness is on 1 State List

Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building is on 5 State Lists

Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-And-White Jazz Band in History

Do Like Kyla

Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box is on 4 State Lists

Satchel Paige

Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge

Uncle Jed's Barbershop

Visiting Day

All the Lights in the Night

Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)

Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl

Christmas Tugboat: How the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came to New York City

The Creation

Freedom's School
Freedom's School is on 1 State List

How Many Stars in the Sky?

Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio is on 1 State List

The Nutcracker in Harlem

The Old Dog

On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison

A Pride of African Tales

The Story of the Saxophone
The Story of the Saxophone is on 1 State List

Under the Quilt of Night

The Wagon