The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM), the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), and the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) are pleased to announce the winners of the twelfth annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Project! The project promotes the art and craft of bookmaking in the classroom, inviting students in grades K–12 in SFUSD to write, illustrate, and assemble their own books.
This year, we were thrilled to receive 44 book submissions from 17 schools across SFUSD. We would like to thank our panel of expert judges, including Tamra Marshall, retired teacher librarian, SFUSD; Emily Byrne, Senior Visitor Experience Manager, The CJM; Julie Grigoryan, Senior Education Manager, The CJM; Lyn Davidson, Adult Services Manager, Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Library, SFPL; and Deborah Krant, former developer and organizer of Kidquake. The project would not have been possible without the support of SFUSD teacher librarians Susan Stroman, Lawton Alternative School, and Lauren Sidle, Lakeshore Elementary School. Thank you as well to Jen Woo, Family Engagement Coordinator, SFPL, for liaising with local San Francisco library branches, where student books will be on view from late March to early May.
All participating students, families, and teachers are invited to The CJM for a Bookmaking Celebration and Family Day on Sunday, March 10, 2024, from 11am–2pm. All book submissions will be on display in the lobby; winners and participants should visit the lobby for prizes and recognition.
All participating books will be exhibited at SFPL branches around the city from late March to early May. View the books from participating schools at the following library branches:
March 25–May 1:
March 25–May 3
March 25–May 9:
Los Maravillosos Niños de Salón 3 (The Wonderful Children of Room 3), Second Grade, Spring Valley
Walking, Walking, Second Grade, Guadalupe
San Francisco ABC’s… A Journey Through the City, Third Grade, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Rainbow Book, Kindergarten, New Traditions Creative Arts
A Map of Our Hearts, Kindergarten, El Dorado
The Octopus and the Squid Poem, First Grade, Tenderloin Community
The Adventures of Mr. Paws, by Addison Chivvis, Fifth Grade, Rooftop
There Once was a Cow, by Zoe Burton, Fifth Grade, Jefferson
Moonlight Piano, by Paulina Makaranka, Third Grade, S.F. Public Montessori
Guess Who I Am!, by Julia Becker and Adele Thibodeau, Fourth and Fifth Grade, Grattan
All About Me, by Ella Huang, Mandy Liang, and Carey Zhu, Third Grade, West Portal
Eight Blessings for the Chinese New Year, by Olivia Huang, Fifth Grade, West Portal
The Cooers and the Missing Loaves, by Ajax Baker and Grace Setter, Fifth Grade, S.F. Public Montessori
May I Have This Dance?, by Elle Fairbanks, Fifth Grade, Jefferson
Fierce, by Elliette Chivvis, Second Grade, Rooftop
Buns and Baguettes, by William Chivvis, Ninth Grade, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
The Pebble, by Benjamin Isbister, Eleventh Grade, Mission High School
4 Seasons of Korea, by Wryan Lucky, Ninth Grade, Lowell
Book of Poems, by Serena Tu, Elena Barkl, Yichen Deng, Ashlee Faina, Nisha Halfen, Sean Lee, Janice Chan, Kimberly Hwang, Ninth Grade, Lowell
You Can Be Anything, by Marilin Flores, Eleventh Grade, Burton