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2021 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honorees Announced
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Annual Book Award The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in...
Dawn Smith
Apr 13, 20215 min read
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Silent Auction Highlights EJK Award's 35th Anniversary Events
35th EJK Silent Auction Co-Hosted by the R. Michelson Galleries, with special guest commentary. 6:30-7:30 p.m. CT / Auction ends at 7:45...
Dawn Smith
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Sharon Draper to Deliver de Grummond Lecture at the Children's Book Festival
Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator, as well as an accomplished writer of over thirty award-winning books for adolescents and...
Dawn Smith
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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35th Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony
The 35th annual EJK Awards will be presented to this year's winners and honorees at the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival on April...
Dawn Smith
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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Emma Walton Hamilton to Present de Grummond Lecture
Emma Walton Hamilton will present the de Grummond Lecture at the 2020 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Virtual Lectures on...
Dawn Smith
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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Mock EJK Award Lesson Plans & Materials
The Mock EJK Award Toolkits provide guidance for a group activity in which you and your students discuss, evaluate and together make a...
Dawn Smith
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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Ezra Jack Keats Award Marks 35th Anniversary in 2021
EJK Foundation Kicks Off Yearlong Celebration with Variety of Online Resources for Kids and Adults to Honor the Legacy of Ezra Jack Keats...
Dawn Smith
Jul 10, 20205 min read
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2020 Virtual EJK Award Ceremony
Meet this year’s winners and honorees at our virtual award ceremony held on June 4th. Read more about the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
Dawn Smith
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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34th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern...
Dawn Smith
Jul 3, 20205 min read
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Register to Win a Snowy Day Gift Package
Are you interested in winning a chance to receive The Snowy Day gift package? Sign up here to learn more about the EJK Award 35th...
Dawn Smith
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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Ezra Jack Keats Award Featured in Online Exhibit
The Ezra Jack Keats Award at the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection provides an in-depth look at the authors, illustrators, and...
Dawn Smith
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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Mississippi Roads Visits the de Grummond Collection
Watch October 24 at 7 p.m. and October 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on MPB Television. Join host Walt Grayson on an extraordinary tour of...
Dawn Smith
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Curious George Returns Home to the de Grummond Collection
On June 10, the Curious George Collection arrived back in Hattiesburg to its home at The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) de...
Dawn Smith
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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de Grummond Marks 50th Anniversary of Coretta Scott King Award & Pays Tribute to Author Richard Peck
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Award, and the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection is celebrating...
Dawn Smith
Apr 24, 20192 min read
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2019 Ezra Jack Keats Awards
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi to Present Awards...
Dawn Smith
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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Work of Syd Hoff and Madeleine L’Engle Featured in new de Grummond Exhibit
Syd Hoff was one of the foremost and prolific cartoonists in the United States, a regular contributor to newspapers, magazines, and...
Dawn Smith
May 9, 20182 min read
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Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Recipients Recognized at Children’s Book Festival
The 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award winners are creating a legacy in accord with that of the honor’s namesake. The Keats Book Award,...
Dawn Smith
Apr 16, 20183 min read
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Children’s Book Festival Medallion Recipient Treats Area Children to Free Books
Approximately 2,000 schoolchildren gathered in Reed Green Coliseum on The University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus April...
Dawn Smith
Apr 16, 20182 min read
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Area School Children Invited to Hear Dav Pilkey, Author of Captain Underpants, on April 11
Calling all 6-10 year olds! Children in the Hattiesburg area are invited to hear Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man,...
Dawn Smith
Mar 2, 20181 min read
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32ND ANNUAL EZRA JACK KEATS BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at The University of Southern...
Dawn Smith
Feb 5, 20185 min read
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