My Snowy DaySome of our favorite writers, actors and personalities are lifelong fans of Keats and loved The Snowy Day as kids. Just like us! We've asked these admirers for their memories of growing up with the Keats classic. First up: Ben Stiller,
recalling his snow days in New York City.
"Growing up in New York in the 1970s, snow was magical. When it came, the city shut down. It became quiet and beautiful..."
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On the Radio
Tune in to NPR as the EJK Foundation celebrates the winners of New Writer and New Illustrator Awards on select stations! Listen for our sponsored spots,
March 26 - April 8, in New York (WNYC -
93.9 FM), Chicago (WBEZ - 91.5 FM) Los Angeles (KCRW - 89.9 FM) and Atlanta (WABE - 90.1 FM). |
No need to miss a thing! Catch up on old news posts, recent Film Festival videos or previous newsletters by browsing our Archives, one of the innovations we've added to our website.
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Pajama Night
Thursday, March 22 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza |
A Reminder
to Educators March 31
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Dear Friends,
The EJK Foundation is having its own version of March Madness! Now that this year's EJK Book Award winners have been selected, we're gearing up for the award ceremony, taking place in April at the Children's Book Festival, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We'll share highlights of the event in the next newsletter.
March is also the month when Minigrants applications are due. We've extended the deadline to March 31 from the 15th, though applicants will still be notified in mid-May.
And perhaps our favorite day of the month is March 11, Ezra's birthday! Educators often use this occasion as a peg for a Keats author study, complete with fun school or library festivities. We've already heard about some and would love to learn more. Please contact us with details of your Keats classes and images of your students' work, and we may post them on our website!
Sincerely,
Deborah Pope
Executive Director
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Meg Medina
2012 EJK New Writer Award winner
for T́ia Isa Wants a Car
Jennie Sue Kostecki-Shaw
2012 EJK New Illustrator Award winner
for Same, Same but Different
 Click here to read the press announcement and to learn more about the winners
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.Let It Snow!
Watch - and listen - as Peter plays in an animated,
syncopated video of The Snowy Day, the latest
read-aloud on our Fun & Games page. |
A Day to Remember 
The Snowy Day was front and center on World Read-Aloud Day, March 7. The book was read by Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella (above right), to a rapt audience of New York City schoolkids hosted by the literacy organization LitWorld. On the West Coast, LeVar Burton read it for Google+. Both events were livestreamed around the world.
Ezra Jack Keats has fans as far away
as Madina, Ghana, where Bridget and
other members of the Girls LitClub (above) had a read-aloud session with The Snowy Day.
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