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Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2019

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2019

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1986 -- honoring new writers and new illustrators of children's books for our multicultural world

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 56 Videos
  • 47 Book Readings
  • 111 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 887 resources

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
  • by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
    Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
  • by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Alma and How She Got Her Name
    Alma and How She Got Her Name
  • by Juana Martinez-Neal
  • Multimedia Resources: 29
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    Grandfather Gandhi
    Grandfather Gandhi
  • by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, and Evan Turk
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2015)
    Notable Social Studies (Selection, 2015)
    Ridgway Award (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Tar Beach
    Tar Beach
  • by Faith Ringgold
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1993)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 1992)
    Caldecott Medal (Honor, 1992)
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Bird
    Bird
  • by Zetta Elliott and Shadra Strickland
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2009)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2009)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
    It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
  • by Don Tate and R. Gregory Christie
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Julián is a Mermaid
    Julián is a Mermaid
  • by Jessica Love
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
    Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
  • by Michael Mahin and Evan Turk
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
    Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
  • by Don Tate
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    And Then It's Spring
    And Then It's Spring
  • by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Patchwork Quilt, The
    The Patchwork Quilt
  • by Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1986)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 1986)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Windows
    Windows
  • by Julia Denos and E.B. Goodale
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Tia Isa Wants a Car
    Tia Isa Wants a Car
  • by Meg Medina and Claudio Muñoz
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2012)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2012)
    Zolotow Award (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Thank You, Omu!
    Thank You, Omu!
  • by Oge Mora
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Boy and a Jaguar, A
    A Boy and a Jaguar
  • by Alan Rabinowitz and Catia Chien
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
    Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
  • by Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Elizabeti's Doll
    Elizabeti's Doll
  • by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and Christy Hale
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1999)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 1999)
    Zolotow Award (Commended, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Rain!
    Rain!
  • by Linda Ashman and Christian Robinson
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Shh! We Have a Plan
    Shh! We Have a Plan
  • by Chris Haughton
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2015)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2015)
    Irma Black Award|Bank Street (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Journey, The
    The Journey
  • by Francesca Sanna
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2017)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2017)
    SLJ Best Books (Selection, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Journey, The
    The Journey
  • by Francesca Sanna
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2017)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2017)
    SLJ Best Books (Selection, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Uptown
    Uptown
  • by Bryan Collier
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2001)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2001)
    Ridgway Award (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
    Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
  • by D.B. Johnson
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2001)
    BGHB Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Tell Me a Story, Mama
    Tell Me a Story, Mama
  • by Angela Johnson and David Soman
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1991)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Firebird
    Firebird
  • by Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2015)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2015)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Little Elliot, Big City
    Little Elliot, Big City
  • by Mike Curato
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
    Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
  • by Juan Felipe Herrera and Elly Simmons
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1997)
    Américas Award (Commended, 1995)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    I Know Here
    I Know Here
  • by Laurel Croza and Matt James
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Mother Bruce
    Mother Bruce
  • by Ryan T. Higgins
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2016)
    Dewdney Award (Finalist, 2017)
    Junior Library Guild (Selection, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Piece of Home, A
    A Piece of Home
  • by Jeri Watts and Hyewon Yum
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Excellent Ed
    Excellent Ed
  • by Stacy McAnulty and Julia Sarcone-Roach
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Freedom Summer
    Freedom Summer
  • by Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2002)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2002)
    Once Upon a World Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Freedom Summer
    Freedom Summer
  • by Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2002)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2002)
    Once Upon a World Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Ruby's Wish
    Ruby's Wish
  • by Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Ruby's Wish
    Ruby's Wish
  • by Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Same, Same But Different
    Same, Same But Different
  • by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2012)
    South Asia Book Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Sophie's Squash
    Sophie's Squash
  • by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2014)
    SLJ Best Books (Selection, 2013)
    Zolotow Award (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Same, Same But Different
    Same, Same But Different
  • by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2012)
    South Asia Book Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Sonya's Chickens
    Sonya's Chickens
  • by Phoebe Wahl
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Winner, 2016)
    SLJ Best Books (Selection, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Bear Ate Your Sandwich, The
    The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
  • by Julia Sarcone-Roach
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2016)
    Horn Book Fanfare (Selection, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Jamaica's Find
    Jamaica's Find
  • by Juanita Havill and Anne Sibley O'Brien
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 1987)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Yesterday I Had the Blues
    Yesterday I Had the Blues
  • by Jeron Ashford Frame and R. Gregory Christie
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Tea Party Rules
    Tea Party Rules
  • by Ame Dyckman and K.G. Campbell
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Tea Party Rules
    Tea Party Rules
  • by Ame Dyckman and K.G. Campbell
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Take Me Out to the Yakyu
    Take Me Out to the Yakyu
  • by Aaron Meshon
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2014)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    My Heart Will Not Sit Down
    My Heart Will Not Sit Down
  • by Mara Rockliff and Ann Tanksley
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Things to Do
    Things to Do
  • by Elaine Magliaro and Catia Chien
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Honor, 2018)
    Margaret Wise Brown Prize (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    One Day House, The
    The One Day House
  • by Julia Durango and Bianca Diaz
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Illustrator Honor, 2018)
    Junior Library Guild (Selection, 2017)
    Zolotow Award (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    My Best Friend
    My Best Friend
  • by Mary Ann Rodman and E.B. Lewis
    • Ezra Jack Keats Award (Author Winner, 2006)
    Zolotow Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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