![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He believed all children should be able to see themselves in books they love. When he saw those signs, he changed his name to Ezra Jack Keats. Ezra Jack Keats changed children’s literature with the success of his groundbreaking book, The Snowy Day, in 1962. "There were literally signs in windows that said: 'Jews need not apply.' Ezra was born with the name Jacob (Jack) Ezra Katz. ![]() After serving in the Army, Keats returned to face discrimination at home. As a child, Keats wanted to become an artist, but his father died when he was a teen, World War II broke out, and his dreams were put on hold. City streets, sidewalks, stoops - everything that I held so dear."Īs she worked on the biography, Pinkney learned that Keats was also a city kid, the child of immigrants who fled anti-Semitism in Poland. "And here was this book that made my life, my experience, valid. "Up to that point, there were many picture books but they were in rural settings," she says. The Snowy Day Hardcover Picture Book, Novemby Ezra Jack Keats (Author) 9,746 ratings Book 1 of 4: Picture Puffin Books Teachers' pick See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 10.59 217 Used from 1.30 31 New from 10.00 4 Collectible from 34. When Pinkney was asked to write a book about Keats, she says she jumped at the chance "like a kid on a sled." The Snowy Day was her favorite book as a child she says it brought her comfort to see her own life reflected on the page. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Poem for Peter Subtitle The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day Author Andrea Davis Pinkney, Lou Fancher, et al ![]()
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