Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced: The winners of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Awards were announced in early March 2021. The author winner was Tricia Elam Walker for Nana Akua Goes to School, and Heidi Woodward Sheffield won the illustrator award for Brick by Brick which she also wrote. This is the 35th anniversary of the award, given to honor those early in their careers who celebrate the multicultural nature of our world. Several honor books were also named: Tricia Elam Walker and Heidi Woodward Sheffield Win Ezra Jack Keats Awards | School Library Journal (slj.com).
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