Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury

Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats TreasuryEzra Jack Keats is widely acknowledged as one of the first people to feature realistic, friendly, multi ethnic urban settings in his picture books forever changing the landscape of children's literature in the process. Now this beautiful collection brings together nine of his best loved stories, including the 1963 Caldecott Medal winning book The Snowy Day and Caldecott Honor book Goggles , plus Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, Apt. 3, and others.

Ezra Jack Keats is widely acknowledged as one of the first people to feature realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban settings in his picture books-forever changing the landscape of children's literature in the process. Now this beautiful collection brings together nine of his best-loved stories, including the 1963 Caldecott Medal-winning book The Snowy Day and Caldecott Honor book Goggles , plus Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, Apt. 3, and others. Also included is artwork from an unfinished picture book, The Giant Turnip, published here for the very first time. An introduction by celebrated critic of children's literature Anita Silvey outlines Keats's career and inimitable contributions. In addition, five of the most important writers and illustrators working in the field today share their thoughts on Keats and the legacy he left behind. An afterword describes his incredible life, from his childhood in Brooklyn to children's book legend.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/28/2002
ISBN: 9780670035861
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 10.54w x 0.68d

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 10/28/2002 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 39 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Publishers Weekly 10/28/2002