Awards: Ezra Jack Keats Book Winners; Hayek Book Finalists

The Ezra Jack Keats Book Awards, which recognize a writer and illustrator "early in their careers for having created an extraordinary children's book that reflects the diverse nature of our culture," have gone to:

New Writer: John Sullivan for Kitten and the Night Watchman, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo (S&S/Paula Wiseman Books)
New Illustrator: Oge Mora for Thank you, Omu! (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

The winners receive a bronze medallion and an honorarium of $3,000. The awards are presented by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. The 2019 award ceremony will be held April 4 during the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival at the university in Hattiesburg.

Writer Honor
Juana Martinez-Neal for Alma and How She Got Her Name, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick)
Matt James for The Funeral, illustrated by Matt James (Groundwood Books)
Keith Calabrese for Lena's Shoes are Nervous, illustrated by Juana Medina (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Illustrator Honor
Jessica Love for Julián is a Mermaid (Candlewick)
Jane McGuinness for Prickly Hedgehogs! (Candlewick)

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The finalists for the Hayek Book Prize, awarded by the Manhattan Institute to "authors who best represent the principles of F.A. Hayek," the political philosopher and Nobel laureate, consists of:

Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities by Alain Bertaud (MIT Press)
America's Failing Economy and the Rise of Ronald Reagan by Eric Crouse (Palgrave Macmillan)
Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the rise of the Blockchain Economy by George Gilder (Regnery Gateway)
Clashing over Commerce: A History of U.S. Trade Policy by Douglas A. Irwin (University of Chicago Press)
The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller (Princeton University Press)
Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State by Peter J. Wallison (Encounter Books)

The winner, who receives a $50,000 award, will be announced in the spring and will deliver the annual Hayek lecture in New York on June 6.

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