Apply for a Mini-Grant!

Approximately 70 grants, up to $500 each, will be awarded to teachers and librarians in public schools and libraries whose proposals reflect imagination and a desire to make learning fun.

Winning an EJK Award is the beginning of a great career.

John Sullivan/EJK Award, Writer for Kitten and the Nightwatchman also won a Margaret Wise Brown Prize; and Oge Mora/EJK Award, Illustrator for Thank You, Omu! also won a Caldecott Honor!

• EJK Award for Writer, Illustrator & Honor Books

Bookmaking Competition for public schools (grades 3–12)

Mini-Grants for public schools & libraries (grades pre-K–12)

Performance & Scholarship

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• Keats & Your Curriculum

Ezra Jack Keats broke the color barrier in children’s literature with the success of The Snowy Day, in 1962. He believed that all children should be able to see themselves in books they love.

• Read More about Ezra Jack Keats
• Ezra’s Books
• Ezra’s Bio for Kids