2020 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Celebration

Book Gallery

Click on any title to view the Art Scavenger Hunt. Find the answers by looking closely at the virtual exhibit.

City Wide Winners


Children in World War II, by Patrick Szewczyk

The Telephone, by Andre Kulikov (Grade 8)

The Comforts of Home, by Nadine Baidan (Grade 11)

Borough Wide Winners


Earth: Our Only Home, by Sophia Wright (Grade 4)

The Boy Who Colored The World, by Sam Lin and Anthony Ye (Grade 5)

The Clash of the Foods, by Jessica Yao (Grade 5)

What Are Those!?, by Sophia Poltoratsky and Michelle Pavlov (Grade 5)

When I Moved to America, by Tahirah and Sanni (Grade 5)

Are You Okay?, by Maya Ortega (Grade 8)

Different, by Jenny Huang (Grade 7)

Kali: The Goddess of Bloodlust, by Prosenjit Sen (Grade 8)

Save Yourself, by Lena Goings (Grade 6)

The Tickle Monster, by Arian (Grade 7)

Hospital, by Malakai Vega (Grade 10)

Iffy, by Jessie Li (Grade 12)

Little Boo’s Costume Party, by Amana Alam (Grade 12)

Snail Garden, by Aemilia Harbutt (Grade 10)

The Lighted Window, by Hafsa Habib (Grade 12)
Honorable Mention

A Gorilla’s Wish To Be Big, by Victor David (Grade 5)

Alice: A Short Story, by Kierstin Li (Grade 3)

Family, by Tucker Hollman (Grade 4)

Opal the Bird Watcher, by Johanna Zhu (Grade 4)

Space Legends, by Oscar Liu (Grade 3)

The Art of Joy, by Lilla Burke (Grade 5)

The Real Story “Birds of a Feather Flock Together”, by Kyaiza and Archambault (Grade 4)

The Tale of Captain Candy, by Liam Fitzpatrick and Jon Shkembi (Grade 4)

Cat Attack, by Mahjabin Saba (Grade 6)

Dancing Under the Stars/Bailando Bajo Las Estrellas, by Lillian Fain (Grade 8)

Drifted, by Tehra Hamid (Grade 8)

More to Life than Grades!, by Yingyi (Jenna) Chen (Grade 7)

The Violin, by Harry Anagnostou (Grade 6)

Thread of Life, by Selina Zheng (Grade 8)

To the Sun, by Angeline Song (Grade 8)

Flame and Spade, by Isamar Rea (Grade 12)

Heart, by Marisol Wynter and Floyd-Smith (Grade 12)

Jordan, by Mohammad Alvafati (Grade 12)

Life of Tree, by Mailyn Salto-Rosales (Grade 11)

The Cavemen, by Adam Khayi (Grade 12)

What You Capture In A Snap, by Daisy Hernandez (Grade 12)
School Winners

The ABC's of Dinosaurs, by David Ramirez (Grade 3)

The World of Emotions, by Kelly Shi (Grade 9)

The Best Thing in the World is a Friend, by Kiroulos Sidra and Mario Hernandez (Grade 11)

Not-So-Expected Birthday, by Rodina Yahya (Grade 6)

Koalas In Trouble, by Carter Regis and Axell Alavez (Grade 6)

Don't Toil With Oil, by Disha Basra (Grade 7)

Woman Fighter, by Fatima Shahjahan (Grade 8)

The Power of Polite, by Maria Kosynskaya (Grade 6)

What Matters to Me, by Lillian Zou (Grade 8)

The One Thing I Wanted, by Enaiyah Martini and AnnMarie Russo (Grade 7)

The Sad Lonely Bear, by Muhammad Azam and Isiah Rodriguez (Grade 7)

The Copied Relationship, by Marcella Krieger and Emma Pica (Grade 6)

Following My Dreams, by Nelfrany Adames (Grade 8)

Me and My Friends, by Katelyn Perez (Grade 10)

My Happy Christmas, by Henry Cordova (Grade 9)

Back Home, by Noemi Maldonado (Grade 4)

The Winter, by Elena Skandalakis (Grade 5)

Bully's Mistake, by Brianna Andrews and Yanivett Romero (Grade 5)

Kindness....In the Most Unexpected Places, by Aiden Truscelli (Grade 4)

Werepires, by Chris Li and Marc Hoang (Grade 5)

Alex's Trip to the Moon, by Casey McCullough and Jenna Mitchell Guzman (Grade 3)

Jumping Horror!, by Meghan Lawless (Grade 3)

The New Kids, by Leah Solomon and Elina Kayumova (Grade 5)

Detective Cases, by Mamadou Sow (Grade 5)

Clover World, by John Quezada (Grade 4)

A Muslim Girl's Life, by Massama Sillah (Grade 4)

Grandma Tears Followed Mummy, by Titania Cambell and Malachai Cumberbatch (Grade 4)

Let's Learn the Seasons with the Giraffe Terry, by Isabella Rodriguez and Valentina Perez (Grade 5)

The Legend of the Heart, by Angely Estrella (Grade 4)

A Time for Change, by Zainah Syed (Grade 5)

WWE Battle of the Arena, by Jeremy King and Gabriel Goodluck (Grade 3)

School Hope, by Tenzin Tsering (Grade 5)

Moving to A New School, by Jacqueline Hernandez (Grade 4)

A New Start for Parker Larrs Perry, by Thomas LoBraico (Grade 5)

On Top of the Rainbow, by Zabelle Shil and Yelizaveta (Liza) Putsykovich (Grade 5)

Friends, by Eve Darrell (Grade 3)

Sophie, by Kenyerly Cabrera (Grade 3)

A Super Smelly Surprise, by William Luo (Grade 4)

Ramadan Kareem, by Noha Alkaifi (Grade 5)

Coopers New School, by Matthew Matias (Grade 5)

Love is, by Naomi Vender-Wilson (Grade 4)

The Case of Sofia's Missing Hamster, by Karen Rojas (Grade 3)

Photosynthesis, by Xiri Hutchinson (Grade 5)

Spa Fins, by Elizabeth Nikolopoulos and Zohal Ghafoori (Grade 3)