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: 4.17 · 141,682 ratings · 6,458 reviews · 137 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)

4.19 avg rating — 113,539 ratings — published 1962 — 96 editions
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Whistle for Willie

4.26 avg rating — 11,216 ratings — published 1964 — 61 editions
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Peter's Chair

4.21 avg rating — 4,117 ratings — published 1967 — 59 editions
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The Little Drummer Boy

4.25 avg rating — 1,972 ratings — published 1968 — 44 editions
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Goggles!

3.97 avg rating — 1,660 ratings — published 1969 — 33 editions
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A Letter to Amy

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 1968 — 36 editions
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Pet Show!

3.88 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 1972 — 37 editions
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Hi, Cat!

3.65 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 1970 — 28 editions
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John Henry: An American Leg...

4.02 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1965 — 28 editions
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Apt. 3 (Picture Books)

3.85 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1971 — 18 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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