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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 Laurel Croza I Know Here 813 C954i Juv 2010 Tonya Cherie Hegamin Most Loved in All the World 813 H462m Juv 2009 Stian Hole Garmann’s Summer 839.823 H729g Juv 2008 David Ezra Stein Leaves 813 S8183l Juv 2007 Kelly Cunnane For You Are a Kenyan Child 813 C9725f Juv 2006 Mary Ann Rodman My Best Friend 813 R693my Juv 2005 Janice Harrington Going North 813 H299g Juv 2004 Jeron Ashford Frame Yesterday I Had the Blues 813 F813y Juv 2003 Shirin Yim Bridges Ruby’s Wish 813 B8518rw Juv 2002 Deborah Wiles Freedom Summer 813 W676fr Juv 2001 D.B. Johnson Henry Hikes to Fitchburg 813 J663h Juv 2000 Soyoung Pak Dear Juno 813 P152de Juv 1999 Sephanie Stuve-Bodeen Elizabeti’s Doll 813 S937e Juv 1998 No Award No Award 1997 Juan Felipe Herrera Calling the Doves 811 H565ca Juv 1996 No Award No Award 1995 Cari Best Taxi! Taxi! 1994 No Award No Award 1993 Faith Ringgold Tar Beach 813 R581t Juv 1992 No Award No Award 1991 Angela Johnson Tell Me a Story, Mama 813 J66te Juv 1990 No Award No Award 1989 Yoriko Tsutsui Anna’s Special Present 1988 No Award No Award 1987 Juanita Havill Jamaica’s Find 813 H388jsf Juv 1986 Valerie Flournoy The Patchwork Quilt 813 F643p Juv
NEW-ILLUSTRATOR AWARD BOOKS Year Illustrator Title Call Number 2011 Tao Nyeu Bunny Days 813 N9938b Juv 2010 Taeeun Yoo Only a Witch Can Fly 813 M145o Juv 2009 Shadra Strickland Bird 813 E469b Juv 2008 Jonathan Bean The Apple Pie that Papa Baked 813 T4738ap Juv 2007 Kristen Balouch Mystery Bottle 2006 Yunmee Kyong Silly Chicken 2005 Ana Juan The Night Eater 813 J91n Juv 2004 Gabi Swiatkoska My Name is Yoon 813 R311my Juv 2003 Sophie Blackall Ruby’s Wish 813 B8518rw Juv 2002 Jerome Lagarrigue Freedom Summer 813 W676fr Juv 2001 Bryan Collier Uptown 813 C699u Juv MAS 12.15.2011