CONGRATULATIONS 2024 WINNERS
Special Thanks
2024 EJK Bookmaking Teachers and Librarians
Vashti Harrison, Guest Judge and Speaker
Take a Peak inside the Winning Books
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Ephraim Smith Jr.
(Grade 3)
Emma Chu and Tanisha Mozumder
(Grade 8)
Jiamin Zeng
(Grade 12)
Ephraim Smith Jr.
(Grade 3)
Emma Chu and Tanisha Mozumder
(Grade 8)
Jiamin Zeng
(Grade 12)
Borough Winners
Grades (3-5)
Grades (6-8)
Grades (9-12)
Vashti Harrison, Artist/Illustrator
Guest Judge and Speaker
Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends,and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe, Matthew A. Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty’s I Love You Like Yellow among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online at vashtiharrison.com.
Our Partners
Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts, NYC Public Schools, Melissa Jacobs, Director, NYC School Library System, NYC Public Schools, Judy Zuckerman, Director of Youth & Family Services, Brooklyn Public Library, Benjamin Perry, Coordinator School Age Services, Brooklyn Public Library, Sally Chen, EJK Bookmaking Competition Manager, Brooklyn Public Library
Special Thanks
To the teachers, librarians, administrators and families who facilitated the work of all the students who created books for this competition.
To the EJK Bookmaking Jury, a group of dedicated professionals who gathered in person to serve as judges for the 2024 EJK Bookmaking Competition:
Kandace Coston, Editor, Lee & Low Books
Shelley Diaz, Reviews Editor, School Library Journal (SLJ)
Vashti Harrison, Guest Author/Illustrator/Filmmaker
Vincent Hyland, Library Coordinator, NYCPS
Cecil Jones, Family Programs Coordinator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
Esther Petrushka, Children’s Librarian, Queens Public Library
Donette Riker, Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library
Ruth Rodriguez, Artist, Manager of Bilingual Children’s Services, New York Public Library
Cecilia Ruiz, Author/Illustrator/Educator, School of Visual Arts
To Penguin Random House, who generously donates gift bags filled with new books for the student winners and honorable mentions, and their teachers and librarians every year.