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Author record · 2007 to 2025

Cheryl Willis Hudson: Awards and Best-of Lists

Cheryl Willis Hudson has 10 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Wade Hudson, Richard Sobol

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025When I Hear SpiritualsHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2025When I Hear SpiritualsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2021Recognize!Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2020The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & TruthChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers
2020The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & TruthNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & TruthBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers
2020The TalkKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2018We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our VoicesKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2018We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices: Words and Images of HopePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2007Construction ZoneNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children

Books

  1. The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth4 sources · 2020
  2. We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices2 sources · 2018
  3. When I Hear Spirituals2 sources · 2025
  4. Construction Zone1 source · 2007
  5. Recognize!1 source · 2021