Ezra Jack Keats

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Ezra Jack Keats


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

Died
May 06, 1983

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Ezra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for illustrating The Snowy Day, which he also wrote. Many of Ezra’s stories are about a group of friends growing up in the city. The neighborhood they live in looks like the streets where Ezra grew up in Brooklyn, New York. ...more

Average rating: 4.18 · 144,476 ratings · 6,603 reviews · 108 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)

4.20 avg rating — 115,853 ratings — published 1962 — 112 editions
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Whistle for Willie

4.25 avg rating — 11,359 ratings — published 1964 — 59 editions
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Peter's Chair

4.21 avg rating — 4,185 ratings — published 1967 — 62 editions
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The Little Drummer Boy

4.26 avg rating — 1,998 ratings — published 1968 — 35 editions
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Goggles!

3.96 avg rating — 1,695 ratings — published 1969 — 34 editions
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A Letter to Amy

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,162 ratings — published 1968 — 36 editions
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Pet Show!

3.89 avg rating — 859 ratings — published 1972 — 38 editions
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Hi, Cat!

3.64 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 1970 — 28 editions
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John Henry: An American Leg...

4.02 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 1965 — 29 editions
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Apt. 3 (Picture Books)

3.85 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1971 — 19 editions
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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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