Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day

Child explores magic and wonder in urban snowy day after freshly fallen snow

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Ezra Jack Keats

Ezra Jack Keats was the American creator of The Snowy Day, the first picture book with a Black child as the main character to win the Caldecott Medal. His collage-based art style and urban settings broke new ground in children's publishing.

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