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

- 4,646 Resources including
- 465 Videos
- 262 Book Readings
- 576 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)
55+ Resources17 Awards


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





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




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



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

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

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

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







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


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


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









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


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


