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The Snowy Day (Hardcover)
by Ezra Jack Keats
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Award-winning books, Story, Ages 0-3, Children's books |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Mr. Keats' gentle, engaging text captures the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall and the essence of the child in all of us on a snowy day. |
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Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pub. in: January, 1996
ISBN: 0670867330
Pages: 28
Measurements: 5.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00283
Other information: Board edition
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- Awards & Credential -
A winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal |
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Do you remember the first time you awoke to find the world all filled with white snow and the quiet that follows a large snowfall? It was beautiful, and its stillness and pristine appearance drew you out into the cold very quickly. This book wonderfully recreates that experience, making us all young again, and helping youngsters appreciate the potential joys of snow. The book has remarkable artwork that combines imaginative snowflake cut-outs with collages of hand-made papers and figure cutouts to make you feel like you've entered a fairy land, which you have.
"Snow had fallen during the night. It covered everything as far as he could see." After breakfast, the boy puts on his snowsuit and is out the door. There are enormous snow piles from where the sidewalks have been cleared. He walks carefully through them. He makes funny shaped tracks in the snow, and admires his handiwork. He thinks about joining the older boys in a snowball fight, but realizes he isn't ready yet. Instead, he draws with a stick in the snow, builds a smiling snowman, makes snow angels, and pretends he is a mountain climber. After scaling the snow piles, he slides down. Before going in to get warm, he makes a snowball and puts it in his pocket. He tells his mother all about his fun while he takes off his wet socks. Soon he is thinking in the tub. Before going to sleep, he checks his snowball. It has melted! He is sad before drifting off. He dreams that all the snow has melted. Good news! He awakes in the morning to find more snow falling, and heads across the hall to find his friend to go out to play some more after breakfast. After all, you can't make snow angels every day. But you can use your imagination, always! Look for the beauty in every moment and in every one! The Snowy Day received the Caldecott Medal in 1963 for the most distinguished picture book for children.
Target readers:
Baby-Preschool
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Ezra Jack Keats, 1916-1983, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he discovered art at an early age. The Snowy Day was the first book he both wrote and illustrated, a story which was inspired by the photograph of a small boy in Life magazine which Mr. Keats hung on his studio wall, "Just to get the feeling of this wonderful little boy. I wanted to convey the joy of being a little boy alive on a certain kind of day-of being for that moment," he wrote. "The air is cold; you touch the snow, aware of the things to which all children are so open."
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No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
If you don't know the name Ezra Jack Keats, then you just might miss out on one of the ultimate treasures of the literary world. This simple story of young Peter is a delight to read any time of the year as the protagonist wakes up to a snow-filled scene that he explores and enjoys. He even tries to capture a bit to bring home! Read this with your young ones as they anticipate the coming season or read it by the fire as you dry your feet after a winter day. |
Beatrice Izzey (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
After all these years, the pictures, text, and message still endure. The art has not become dated, nor has the language. Proof that "less is more" means a classic story. The extra good aspect is that this book features an African American urban boy as a main character without making a big deal of it. That is a big deal, considering in most children's books if there are any minority characters, they are featured as peripheral side characters. In fact, I remember this book fondly from my childhood, and only after buying it, as an older mom, for my two year old did I realize that the main character is urban and from a minority group. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
The little boy named Peter made footprints in the snow. He made a new track with a stick, He hit a tree and snow came on his head! He put a snowball in his pocket but it melted. He took off his snow gear and took a bath and went to bed. He had a dream there was no snow. In the morning, the snow was still there! I like this book because the snowball melted in his pocket and it was so funny when he hit the tree with the stick. This book has good colors and pictures. |
E. R. Bird (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
When I was a child I loved (and still do) stories that took place in the big cities. Keats never draws an inordinate amount of attention to Peter's surroundings. So while you won't see skyscrapers or taxi cabs, there's a distinctly urban feel to the lay of the land. The text is nice and easy for the youngsters to understand. As for the cut-outs, they're a delight to look at. Picture books featuring cut-outs may be remembered best as belonging to such artists as Eric Carle or Leo Lionni, but I consider Mr. Keats to be the granddaddy of the art form. Aside from the beauty of the landscaping in these pictures, I loved the papers used in the book. The section in which Peter sits on the snow, a snowball embedded on his chest, the black sky is a-swirl in greens, blues, and browns. When Peter slides down a snow covered embankment, the sky is then a delightful twisty series of white smoke-like curlicues. And Peter's home itself is eloquently rendered. From the wrought iron bed frame to the multicolored wallpaper and tiles that enhance the setting, the book is the best possible combination of elegance and realism. If it came out today, The Snowy Day wouldn't garner an overly enthusiastic response from publishers and critics, which isn't to say that it's unworthy of the praise already received. As I've tried to show, the book is a wonderful amalgamation of text, pattern, and emotion. One of the finest books written for children, and a great evocative story. (E. R. Bird, Manhattan, NY) |
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