Ezra Jack Keats, prominent children's picture-book author and illustrator, was born 11 March 1916, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Benjamin and Augusta Podgainy Keats. He is best known for his bold,...
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With the United States fighting an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, stories of espionage and critiques of foreign policy were winners at the 58th annual National Book Awards.Denis Johnson's "Tre...
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Ezra Jack Keats
'Tree of Smoke' wins National Book Award
