Christopher Paul Curtis was burn in Flint, Michigan in 1953 and now lives in Canada. Prior to becoming an author, Curtis worked a variety of manual labor jobs including thirteen years in an automotive factory.
In 2024, Christopher Paul Curtis won the Coretta Scott King / Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In addition to the Hamilton Award, he won the Newbery Medal in 2000 and the Coretta Scott King Award in 2000 and again in 2008. Curtis is the author of eight books and the receiver of many awards for his writing.
| Title | Pub Year | Awards | Versions |
| “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” | 1995 | Coretta Scott King Honor Newbery Honor Jane Addams Peace Award Honor | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Bud, Not Buddy” | 1999 | Newbery Medal Coretta Scott King Author Young Reader’s Choice SCBWI Golden Kite | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money” | 2005 | Parent’s Choice Gold | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Bucking the Sarge” | 2004 | SCBWI Golden Kite | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Elijah of Buxton” | 2007 | Newbery Honor Coretta Scott King Scott O’Dell Award Canadian Library Association Book of the Year | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “The Mighty Miss Malone” | 2012 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle | |
| “The Madman of Piney Woods” | 2014 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle | |
| “The Journey of Little Charlie” | 2018 | National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist (2018) | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |