Ezra Jack Keats





Ezra Jack Keats

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born
March 11, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

died
May 06, 1983

gender
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FROM WEBSITE:
Long before multicultural characters and themes were fashionable, Ezra Jack Keats crossed social boundaries by being the first American picture-book maker to give the black child a central place in children’s literature.

In the books that Keats wrote and illustrated, he used his special artistic techniques to portray his subjects in a unique manner. One of these was his blending of gouache with collage. Gouache is an opaque watercolor mixed with a gum that produces an oil-like glaze.

The characters in Keats’ books come from the community around him. Many of his stories illustrate family life, the simple pleasures and more complex problems, that a child often encounters in his daily routine. To create his books, Keats drew upon hi...more


Average rating: 4.06 · 24,414 ratings · 1,066 reviews · 57 distinct works
The Snowy Day
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 20,133 ratings — published 1962 — 40 editions
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Whistle for Willie
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,484 ratings — published 1964 — 20 editions
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Peter's Chair
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1973 — 24 editions
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A Letter to Amy
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions
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Goggles
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions
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Pet Show!
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions
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The Little Drummer Boy
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1968 — 14 editions
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Over in the Meadow
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1960 — 21 editions
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Apt. 3
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions
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Hi, Cat!
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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More books by Ezra Jack Keats…
The Snowy Day Whistle for Willie Peter's Chair A Letter to Amy Goggles Hi, Cat! Pet Show!
Peter (7 books)
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“One winter morning Peter woke up and looked out the window. Snow had fallen during the night. It covered everything as far as he could see.”
Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day

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