Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1998 -- honoring the best text in a picture book

- 4,650 Resources including
- 469 Videos
- 263 Book Readings
- 563 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 314 book results


Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2016)
60 Resources16 Awards


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
50 Resources17 Awards

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Winner, 2016)
44 Resources14 Awards






Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2018)
39 Resources13 Awards




Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Winner, 2017)
36 Resources13 Awards



Carmela Full of Wishes
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2019)
34 Resources7 Awards

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Commended, 2012)
33 Resources12 Awards

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(Honor, 2016)
33 Resources9 Awards

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
(Commended, 2017)
33 Resources10 Awards








This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
(Honor, 2014)
30 Resources4 Awards

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
(Commended, 2001)
29 Resources4 Awards

The Patchwork Bike
by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van Thanh Rudd
(Commended, 2019)
29 Resources10 Awards









School's First Day of School
by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2017)
26 Resources8 Awards


A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2009)
25 Resources8 Awards



