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EZRA JACK KEATS BOOK AWARDS Known collectively as the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, the New Writer Award was established in 1985, and the New Illustrator Award in 2001, to recognize and encourage authors and illustrators starting out in the field of children's books. The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator of picture books for children (age 9 and under) and are presented by The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation.
NEW-WRITER AWARD BOOKS Year
Author
Title
Call Number
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
Laurel Croza Tonya Cherie Hegamin Stian Hole David Ezra Stein Kelly Cunnane Mary Ann Rodman Janice Harrington Jeron Ashford Frame Shirin Yim Bridges Deborah Wiles D.B. Johnson Soyoung Pak Sephanie Stuve-Bodeen No Award Juan Felipe Herrera No Award Cari Best No Award Faith Ringgold No Award Angela Johnson No Award Yoriko Tsutsui No Award Juanita Havill Valerie Flournoy
I Know Here Most Loved in All the World Garmann’s Summer Leaves For You Are a Kenyan Child My Best Friend Going North Yesterday I Had the Blues Ruby’s Wish Freedom Summer Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Dear Juno Elizabeti’s Doll No Award Calling the Doves No Award Taxi! Taxi! No Award Tar Beach No Award Tell Me a Story, Mama No Award Anna’s Special Present No Award Jamaica’s Find The Patchwork Quilt
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NEW-ILLUSTRATOR AWARD BOOKS Year Illustrator 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Tao Nyeu Taeeun Yoo Shadra Strickland Jonathan Bean Kristen Balouch Yunmee Kyong Ana Juan Gabi Swiatkoska Sophie Blackall Jerome Lagarrigue Bryan Collier
Title
Call Number
Bunny Days Only a Witch Can Fly Bird The Apple Pie that Papa Baked Mystery Bottle Silly Chicken The Night Eater My Name is Yoon Ruby’s Wish Freedom Summer Uptown
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