My Snowy DayChef, author and entrepreneur Mario Batali is not only a fan of Keats and The Snowy Day, he regards the book as an essential ingredient
of his charitable work with children. Read more about why the
Mario Batali Foundation and
its partner Books for Kids consider Ezra's classic a must-read
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Read All About It!
Is there a connection between Ezra and ...
The Hunger Games? The answer might surprise you! Plus, more media coverage on Keats |
Let It Snow!
 Watch - and listen - as Peter plays in an animated,
syncopated video of The Snowy Day, the latest read-aloud on our |
Pajama Night
Thursday, April 26 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza |
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Dear Friends,
Happy spring!
I'm off to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to welcome the recipients of the 2012 EJK Book Award to our winner's circle. Starting this year, the award is being given during the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, hosted by the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. The roster of workshops, speakers and awards make this event an annual destination for children's book specialists, and it's a great opportunity for our New Writer, Meg Medina, and New Illustrator, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, to rub shoulders with some of the giants in the field.
We're also looking ahead to the EJK/New York City Department of Education Bookmaking Award celebrations coming up in May. Our new co-presenter, the Brooklyn Public Library, promises an amazing schedule of events (listed below) to go with its month-long display of the winning books. Stay tuned for a preview on our website, coming soon.
Sincerely,
Deborah Pope
Executive Director
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
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Meet the EJK Book Award Winners
Allow us to introduce Meg Medina (New Writer, Tía Isa Wants a Car) and Jennie Sue Kostecki-Shaw (New Illustrator, Same, Same but Different)!Read their interviews with the EJK Foundation's Associate
Director Margot Abel and see why their picture books
were our top titles for 2012.
 Click here to read the press announcement and to learn more about the winners
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Book 'em!
Join us in May for a month of festivities at the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza,
honoring the 26th annual Ezra Jack Keats/NYC Department of Education Bookmaking Competition:
* Display of the winning books * Meet the Author-Illustrators: Bryan Collier, Kristen Balouch, David Ezra Stein, all celebrated past winners of the EJK Book Award
* Ezra Jack Keats Family Festival/Snowy Day in May,
with readings, music, art workshops, book signings and more! * Click here for dates and times
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If you love The Snowy Day...
have you read A Letter to Amy?
Peter is having a birthday party, and he's asked all of his
friends to come. But Amy is a special friend because she's a girl, so Peter decides to send her a special invitation. When he rushes out in a thunderstorm to mail it, he bumps smack into Amy herself and knocks her to the ground.
Will she come to his party now?
Bonus: Playful parrots, the art of letter writing,
and all about rain |
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