Ezra Jack Keats Awards 2021

by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

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6 books

The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award is an annual U.S. literary award. EJK was created to nurture illustrators and writers, early in their careers, who create extraordinary books that reflect our diverse population, the universal experience of childhood and the strength of family.

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Writer Award

Winner

Nana Akua Goes to School

Tricia Elam Walker, 2020

Honorees

Can Bears Ski?

Raymond Antrobus, 2020

The Old Truck

Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey, 2020

Illustrator Award

Winner

Brick by Brick

Heidi Woodward Sheffield, 2020

Honorees

I'm Sticking with You

Smriti Halls, 2020

Cyclops of Central Park

Madelyn Rosenberg, 2020