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2. The Snowy Day - Wikipedia

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   The Snowy Day. The Snowy Day is a 1962 American children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. It features Peter, an African American boy, who explores his neighborhood after the season's first snowfall. Keats’ illustrations helped pave the way for more inclusive and diverse children's literature. [1]

3. The Undefeated (picture book) - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-1-328-78096-6. The Undefeated is a 2019 poem by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The poem's purpose is to inspire and encourage black communities, while also delivering a tribute to black Americans of all occupations in past years. The poem describes the toughness black Americans faced during times such as slavery, and ...

4. Caldecott Medal - Wikipedia

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   The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are considered the most prestigious American children's book awards. Besides the Caldecott Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to runners-up they deem worthy, called the Caldecott Honor or Caldecott Honor Books. The Caldecott Medal was first proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in 1937.

5. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

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   First edition. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans is an American illustrated picture book for young adult readers, originally published by HarperCollins in 2011. Kadir Nelson, both the author and illustrator, writes from the perspective of an unnamed narrator and reviews significant events in African-American history.

6. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children

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   Award winners and finalists, 1996, 1999 Year Book Author Illustrator Result Ref. 1996 Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales: Virginia Hamilton: Leo and Diane Dillon: Winner 1999 Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color: Patricia McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. James E. Ransome : Winner

7. Coretta Scott King Award - Wikipedia

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   The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., this award recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience.

8. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-1-57284-224-3. OCLC. 1039547840. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut is a 2017 picture book by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James. The book, Barnes' first picture book, is a poem describing a boy's feelings and experience while getting a haircut. James, who was not the first choice to be the illustrator, wanted the oil color ...

9. Ezra Jack Keats - Wikipedia

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   Ezra Jack Keats. Ezra Jack Keats (né Jacob Ezra Katz; March 11, 1916 - May 6, 1983) 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. Keats wrote A Letter to Amy and Hi, Cat! but he was most famous for The Snowy Day. [1][2] It is considered one of ...