Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2022
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
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- 1,461 Resources including
- 133 Videos
- 87 Book Readings
- 140 Lesson Plans
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Author Winner, 2018)
(Illustrator Honor, 2018)
48 Resources12 Awards


My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
(Illustrator Honor, 2020)
38 Resources12 Awards

Grandfather Gandhi
by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, and Evan Turk
(Illustrator Honor, 2015)
33 Resources5 Awards

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
(Author Winner, 2016)
33 Resources10 Awards




It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
by Don Tate and R. Gregory Christie
(Author Honor, 2013)
28 Resources4 Awards




Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
by Michael Mahin and Evan Turk
(Illustrator Winner, 2018)
27 Resources7 Awards



Nana Akua Goes to School
by Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison
(Author Winner, 2021)
26 Resources12 Awards


The Patchwork Quilt
by Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney
(Author Winner, 1986)
23 Resources3 Awards


Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng
(Author Winner, 2015)
21 Resources7 Awards



Layla's Happiness
by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Ashleigh Corrin
(Author Honor, 2020)
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
20 Resources5 Awards

Everybody in the Red Brick Building
by Anne Wynter and Oge Mora
(Author Honor, 2022)
20 Resources4 Awards








Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
by Juan Felipe Herrera and Elly Simmons
(Author Winner, 1997)
16 Resources3 Awards


Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
(Author Winner, 2002)
(Illustrator Winner, 2002)
15 Resources4 Awards






Ruby's Wish
by Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall
(Author Winner, 2003)
(Illustrator Winner, 2003)
14 Resources3 Awards

Tea Party Rules
by Ame Dyckman and K.G. Campbell
(Author Winner, 2014)
(Illustrator Honor, 2014)
14 Resources3 Awards



My Heart Will Not Sit Down
by Mara Rockliff and Ann Tanksley
(Author Honor, 2013)
13 Resources2 Awards


