Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack wrote over one hundred books about the African-American experience and won countless awards before Fredrick passed in 2013. They were honored with the 2014 ALA Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Before this the couple had recieved Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors seven times. Patricia recieved the same recognition twice for novels she wrote on her own. Their works include DAYS OF JUBILEE: THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WHALERS, CHRISTMAS IN THE BIG HOUSE, CHRISTMAS IN THE QUARTERS and many more.

Books by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll

written by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney - Children's 4-6, Children's 5-8, Holiday

Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763

by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack - Historical Fiction

Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba: Angola, Africa 1595, The Royal Diaries

by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North

by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack - Historical Fiction

A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl

by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Mirandy and Brother Wind

written by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney - Art, Children's 4-6, Culture