Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mildred Pitts Walter
14 Total Book Awards
Mississippi Challenge (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 1993
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1993
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 1987
My Mama Needs Me (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1983
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 1984
Alec's Primer (1)
Because We Are (1)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1984
Have a Happy-- (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Kwanzaa: A Family Affair (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Second Daughter: The Story of a Slave Girl (1)
Suitcase (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Trouble's Child (1)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1986
