The Snowy Day Still Rocks!
January 2020 kicks off the 125th Anniversary of the New York Public Library (#NYPL125). The Snowy Day is their #1 checked out book, of all time, across all genres. We are over the moon with this news!
To celebrate, a limited-edition library card and even a NYC Metrocard featuring artwork from The Snowy Day are being issued.
The Ezra Jack Keats Award
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 Educational Programs
Bookmaking Competition for public schools (grades 3–12)
Mini-Grants for public schools & libraries (grades pre-K–12)
Performance & Scholarship
About Ezra
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.
