Awards & Winners

Ezra Jack Keats

Date of Birth 11-March-1916
Place of Birth Brooklyn
(United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ezra Keats
Profession Author, Illustrator, Writer
Ezra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for illustrating The Snowy Day, which he also wrote. It is considered one of the most important American books of the 20th century. Keats is best known for introducing multiculturalism into mainstream American children's literature. He was one of the first children’s book authors to use an urban setting for his stories and he developed the use of collage as a medium for illustration.

Awards by Ezra Jack Keats

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ezra Jack Keats.

1970


Caldecott Medal
Honored for : Goggles!

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Caldecott Medal Goggles!

1963


Caldecott Medal
Honored for : The Snowy Day

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Caldecott Medal The Snowy Day