Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2020
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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- 1,196 Resources including
- 93 Videos
- 72 Book Readings
- 126 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Author Winner, 2018)
48 Resources12 Awards

My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
(Illustrator Honor, 2020)
37 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)
28 Resources10 Awards

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




It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
by Don Tate and R. Gregory Christie
(Author Honor, 2013)
25 Resources3 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

Elizabeti's Doll
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and Christy Hale
(Author Winner, 1999)
19 Resources4 Awards










Layla's Happiness
by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Ashleigh Corrin
(Author Winner, 2020)
16 Resources4 Awards








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






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






My Name Is Yoon
by Helen Recorvits and Gabi Swiatkowska
(Illustrator Winner, 2004)
10 Resources3 Awards