Congratulations to Derrick Barnes, for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (illustrated by Gordon C. James) and Evan Turk, for Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (written by Michael Mahin) for winning the 32nd Annual Ezra Jack Keats Book Award.
Kudos also to the honor winners:
New Writer Honors
- Rachael Cole, for City Moon (illustrated by Blanca Gómez, published by Schwartz & Wade)
- Jessixa Bagley, for Laundry Day (illustrated by Jessixa Bagley, published by Roaring Brook Press)
- Elaine Magliaro, for Things To Do (illustrated by Catia Chien, published by Chronicle Books)
New Illustrator Honors
- Gordon C. James, for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (written by Derrick Barnes, published by Agate Bolden/Denene Millner Books)
- Bianca Diaz, for The One Day House (written by Julia Durango, published by Charlesbridge)
- E.B. Goodale, for Windows (written by Julia Denos, published by Candlewick Press)
New Writer Honor & New Illustrator Honor
- Bao Phi (writer) and Thi Bui (illustrator), for A Different Pond (published by Capstone Young Readers)
