Author record · 2007 to 2020
Kadir Nelson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kadir Nelson has won 6 awards, including the Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2007) for Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, with 9 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 18 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Kwame Alexander, Carole Boston Weatherford, Ellen Levine, Martin Luther King Jr., Sarvinder Naberhaus
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Undefeated | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2020 | The Undefeated | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2020 | The Undefeated | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2019 | The Undefeated | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2019 | The Undefeated | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2019 | The Undefeated | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Blue Sky White Stars | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | If You Plant a Seed | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | If You Plant A Seed | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | If You Plant A Seed | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Nelson Mandela | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2013 | I Have a Dream | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2013 | Nelson Mandela | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books | |
| 2013 | Nelson Mandela | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Nelson Mandela | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Author | |
| 2012 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2012 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Author | |
| 2009 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2009 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2009 | We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2008 | Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2008 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Readers | |
| 2008 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2007 | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book |
Books
- Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans8 sources · 2011 to 2012
- We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball7 sources · 2008 to 2009
- The Undefeated6 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Nelson Mandela4 sources · 2013 to 2014
- If You Plant a Seed3 sources · 2015
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom2 sources · 2007
- Blue Sky White Stars1 source · 2017
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad1 source · 2008
- I Have a Dream1 source · 2013