Last week, I had the honor of accepting the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for new writer, for my book POET: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF GEORGE MOSES HORTON. The awards ceremony was held at the University of Southern Mississippi, as a part of the 49th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival. It was a grand event, to say the least. They made us feel like rock stars! While there, I also toured the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection, which archives many of the original materials of Ezra Jack Keats. Here is a photo report of the event!
