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Turn Language Skill Learning Into Fun!
Guideline & Submission Form (updated Nov. 2024)• Teacher & Student Handbook
Meet the 2025 EJK Bookmaking Jury
Amanda Bruns, Senior Editor, Children’s Reviews, Publishers Weekly
Ruth Chan, Author/Illustrator
Shelley Diaz, Reviews Editor, School Library Journal (SLJ)
Vincent Hyland, NYCPS, Library Coordinator
Stephanie Frescas Macías, Assistant Editor, Lee & Low Books
Esther Petrushka, Children’s Librarian, QPL
Donette Riker, Librarian, BPL
Ruth Rodriguez, Artist, Manager of Bilingual Children’s Services, NYPL
Cecilia Ruiz, Author/Illustrator/Educator, School of Visual Arts
Bookmaking Inspires!
Watch this 1:30 minute video and see what Bookmaking can do for you & your students.
Students say: “I’m reading more because of making my own book.” “Making this book has increased my self confidence.” “You get more ideas from making a book.”
Educators say: “Bookmaking gives your students a voice.” “You never know what your students can achieve, so go for it!”
Everything You Need
Check out our Easy to Use Resources, designed to help you run a successful EJK Bookmaking Program. Including
EJK Bookmaking Tutorials Writing and illustrating tutorials with Award Winning author/illustrator Katie Yamasaki
Check out what KidLit Stars say about EJK Bookmaking
(L to R) Kandace Coston, Editor,Lee & Low Books, Shelly Diaz, Reviews Editor, School Library Journal (SLJ),Vashti Harrison, Artist/Author/Illustrator/Filmmaker, Vincent Hyland, NYCPS, Library Coordinator, Cecil Jones, Family Programs Coordinator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Esther Petrushka, Children’s Librarian, QPL, Donette Riker, Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library, Ruth Rodriguez, Artist, Manager of Bilingual Children’s Services, NYPL, Cecilia Ruiz, Author/Illustrator/Educator, School of Visual Arts