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=Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards for Children’s Books=

The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award is an annual award presented by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation to a writer and an illustrator of outstanding picture books for children (age 9 and under). The award was established in honor of the late picture-book creator to recognize and encourage early talent in the field of children’s books. Recipients must have previously published no more than three picture books.

The New Writer Award was first presented in 1986, then given biennially from 1987 through 1999 and annually thereafter; the New Illustrator Award was added in 2001. From 1986 through 2011, the award was co-presented by the New York Public Library. As of 2012, the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection, at the University of Southern Mississippi, hosts the award presentation at the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival in April, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Also for the first time in 2012, the selection committee recognized Honor Books for writing and illustrating.

Winners receive a cash award of $1,000 and a medallion at the award ceremony, and their books are expected to carry an Ezra Jack Keats Book Award seal on the cover upon reprinting.[1]


Criteria

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Books submitted by publishers for the New Writer and New Illustrator Awards are expected to be in the spirit of Ezra Jack Keats. They must:

  • highlight the universal qualities of childhood and the strength of the family
  • reflect the multicultural nature of our world
  • unify illustrations and text
  • avoid stereotypes
  • be respectful of the child’s intelligence, sensitivity, curiosity and love of learning
  • display freshness and originality of story and literary expression
  • display freshness and originality in artistic style and expression[2]

Recipients

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Year Award Recipient Title
2012 New Writer Meg Medina Tía Isa Wants a Car
2012 New Illustrator Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Same, Same but Different
2011 New Writer Laurel Croza I Know Here
2011 New Illustrator Tao Nyeu Bunny Days
2010 New Writer Tonya Cherie Hegamin Most Loved in All the World
2009 New Writer Garmann's Summer Stian Hole
2009 New Illustrator Shadra Strickland Bird
2008 New Writer David Ezra Stein Leaves
2008 New Illustrator Jonathan Bean The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
2007 New Writer Kelly Cunnane For You Are a Kenyan Child
2007 New Illustrator Kristen Balouch Mystery Bottle
2006 New Writer Mary Ann Rodman My Best Friend
2006 New Illustrator Yunmee Kyong Silly Chicken
2005 New Writer Janice N. Harrington Going North
2005 New Illustrator Ana Juan The Night Eater
2004 New Writer Jeron Ashford Frame Yesterday I Had the Blues
2004 New Illustrator Gabi Swiatkowska My Name is Yoon
2003 New Writer Shirin Yim Bridges Ruby's Wish
2003 New Illustrator Sophie Blackall Ruby's Wish
2002 New Writer Deborah Wiles Freedom Summer
2002 New Illustrator Jerome LaGarrigue Freedom Summer
2001 New Writer D.B. Johnson Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
2001 New Illustrator Bryan Collier Uptown
2000 New Writer Soyung Pak Dear Juno
1999 New Writer Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Elizabeti's Doll
1997 New Writer Juan Felipe Herrera Calling the Doves (El canto de las palomas)
1995 New Writer Cari Best Taxi! Taxi!
1993 New Writer Faith Ringgold Tar Beach
1991 New Writer Angela Johnson Tell Me a Story, Mama
1989 New Writer Yoriko Tsutsui Anna's Special Present
1987 New Writer Juanita Havill Jamaica's Find
1986 New Writer Valerie Flournoy The Patchwork Quilt
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References

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  1. ^ "Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards for Children's Books". Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Retrieved -08-13-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Collection Highlights". De Grummond Children's Literature Collection. Retrieved 08-13-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards for Children's Books". Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Retrieved -08-13-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)