Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor Books

Writer Honor

Matthew Farina

Lawrence in the Fall

Illustrated by Doug Salati

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Writer Honor

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

Layla's Happiness

Illustrated by Ashleigh Corri

Enchanted Lion Books

Illustrator Honor

Kate Read

One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller

Written by Kate Read

Peachtree Publishing Company

Illustrator Honor

Doug Salati

Lawrence in the Fall

Written by Matthew Farina

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Illustrator Honor

Zeke Peña

My Papi Has a Motorcycle

Written by Isabel Quintero

Kokila an imprint of Penguin Young Readers

Writer Honor

Juana Martinez-Neal

Alma

Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Candlewick

Writer Honor

Keith Calabrese

Lena’s Shoes are Nervous

Illustrated by Juana Medina

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Writer Honor

Matt James

The Funeral

Illustrated by Matt James

Groundwood Books

Illustrator Honor

Jessica Love

Julián is a Mermaid

Written by Jessica Love

Candlewick

Illustrator Honor

Jane McGuinness

Prickly Hedgehogs!

Written by Jane McGuinness

Candlewick

Illustrator Award

Oge Mora

Thank you, Omu!

Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Writer Honor

Rachael Cole

City Moon

Illustrated by Blanca Gómez

Schwartz & Wade

Writer Honor

Jessixa Bagley

Laundry Day

Roaring Brook Press

Writer Honor

Elaine Magliaro

Things to Do

Illustrated by Catia Chien

Chronicle Books

Illustrator Honor

Gordon C. James

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Written by Derrick Barnes

Agate Bolden

Illustrator Honor

Bianca Diaz

The One Day House

Charlesbridge

Illustrator Honor

E.B. Goodale

Windows

Written by Julia Denos

Candlewick Press

Writer Honor

Illustrator Honor

Bao Phi / Thi Bui

A Different Pond

published by Capstone Young Readers

Writer Honor

Illustrator Honor

Francesca Sanna

The Journey

Writer Honor

Stacy McAnulty

Excellent Ed

Illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Illustrator Honor

Daisy Hirst

The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head

Written by Daisy Hirst

Writer Honor

Megan Dowd Lambert

A Crow of His Own

Charlesbridge

Writer Honor

Julia Sarcone-Roach

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Illustrator Honor

Ryan T. Higgins

Mother Bruce

Illustrator Honor

Rowboat Watkins

Rude Cakes

Chronicle Books

Writer Honor

Adam Auerbach

Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School

Christy Ottaviano Books

Writer Honor

Alan Rabinowitz

A Boy and a Jaguar

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Writer Honor

Misty Copeland

Firebird

G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Illustrator Honor

Evan Turk

Grandfather Gandhi

Atheneum

Illustrator Honor

Mike Curato

Little Elliot, Big City

Henry Holt)

Writer Honor

Pat Zietlow Miller

Sophie’s Squash

Schwartz & Wade Books

Writer Honor

Linda Davick

I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes!

Beach Lane Books

Illustrator Honor

K.G. Campbell

Tea Party Rules

Viking

Illustrator Honor

Aaron Meshon

Take Me Out to the Yakyu

Atheneum

Illustrator Honor

Marta Altés

My Grandpa

Abrams

Writer Honor

Mara Rockliff

My Heart Will Not Sit Down

knopf

Writer Honor

Jennifer Lanthier

The Stamp Collector

Writer Honor

Don Tate

It Jes’ Happened

Illustrator Honor

K.G. Campbell

Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters

Illustrator Honor

Sanjay Patel

Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth

Writer Honor

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Same, Same but Different

Writer Honor

Nicola Winstanley

Cinnamon Baby

Writer Honor

Illustrator Honor

Anna Witte (writer) and Micha Archer (illustrator)

Lola’s Fandango

Barefoot Books

Illustrator Honor

David Ercolini

Not Inside this House!

Orchard Books