March 11 is Ezra’s 103rd birthday! Feel free to celebrate “the spirit of Keats” anytime this spring. Check out our EJK Author Study and Birthday Kit for inspiration.”

Congratulations to this year’s winners

John Sullivan/EJK Award, Writer for Kitten and the Nightwatchman; and Oge Mora/EJK Award, Illustrator for Thank You, Omu!.

• 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