1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor winners for writing were Juana Martinez-Neal for “Alma and How She Got Her Name,” Matt James for “The Funeral” and Keith Calabrese for “Lena’s Shoes are Nervous: A First Day-of-School Dilemma. Julin Is a Mermaid (Kindle Edition) Published June 18th 2019 by Candlewick Press. In addition, Jane McGuinness also won an Illustrator Honor Award for “Prickly Hedgehogs!” which she also wrote. The winning writer and illustrator each received $3,000 and a bronze medallion. Other winners include John Sullivan, who won the writer’s award for “Kitten and the Night Watchman,” and Oge Mora, who won the illustrator award for “Thank you, Omu!” which she also wrote. “In fact, Jessica is one of the incredible artist/authors who’ve come to Brooklyn and found special inspiration to create wonderful books, like ‘Julian is a Mermaid. “It also gives me a special thrill to know that many of these authors and illustrators, who like Ezra, are celebrating this country’s diverse population, have migrated to Brooklyn to do their work,” she went on. “I’m proud that children’s book authors and illustrators across the country, and even some from around the world, are being given a career boost by an award honoring one of Brooklyn’s greats, Ezra Jack Keats, who was born and grew up here in East New York,” Pope told this paper. Brooklyn author Jessica Love wins prestigious book award - The Brooklyn Home Reporter
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