Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor Books
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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
Keith Calabrese
Lena’s Shoes are Nervous
Illustrated by Juana Medina
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Illustrator Award
Oge Mora
Thank you, Omu!
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Illustrator Honor
Gordon C. James
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Written by Derrick Barnes
Agate Bolden
Writer Honor
Illustrator Honor
Bao Phi / Thi Bui
A Different Pond
published by Capstone Young Readers
Writer Honor
Adam Auerbach
Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School
Christy Ottaviano Books
Writer Honor
Illustrator Honor
Anna Witte (writer) and Micha Archer (illustrator)
Lola’s Fandango
Barefoot Books