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Author record · 2007 to 2024

Langston Hughes: Awards and Best-of Lists

Langston Hughes has won 2 awards, including the Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2010) for My People, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Benny Andrews, Bryan Collier, Charles R. Smith Jr., E.B. Lewis

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Aunt Sue’s StoriesSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2017That Is My Dream! A Picture Book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015Sail AwayNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015Sail AwayKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2015Sail AwaySchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2013I, Too, Am AmericaCoretta Scott King Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Illustrator
2012I, Too, Am AmericaChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Folk and Fairy Tales and Poetry
2012I, Too, Am AmericaPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Picture
2010My PeopleCoretta Scott King Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Illustrator
2010The Negro Speaks of RiversCoretta Scott King Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Illustrator
2009my peopleChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Folk and Fairy Tales and Poetry
2009The Negro Speaks of RiversBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Young
2007Poetry for Young People: Langston HughesCoretta Scott King Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Illustrator

Books

  1. I, Too, Am America3 sources · 2012 to 2013
  2. Sail Away3 sources · 2015
  3. My People2 sources · 2009 to 2010
  4. The Negro Speaks of Rivers2 sources · 2009 to 2010
  5. Aunt Sue’s Stories1 source · 2024
  6. Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes1 source · 2007
  7. That Is My Dream! A Picture Book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"1 source · 2017