The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Wake up with Peter to a snow-covered day where adventure awaits. In simple words and beautiful pictures, this Caldecott-winning book conveys the silent wonder of a city snowfall and a small boy's solitary delight in it.

Praise for The Snowy Day

"In this book sparkling with atmosphere, a small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. The brief, vividly expressed text points out his new awareness". — The Horn Book

A Caldecott Medal Winner

Ages: 3, 6, 4, 7, 5
Interest Level: Grades PreK - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5
Lexile Measure: 500L
DRA: 16
Guided Reading: J
Publisher: Viking Books
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Classics, Realistic Fiction

About the Author and Illustrator

Ezra Jack Keats An American author and illustrator of children's books, Ezra Jack Keats illustrated jackets for adult and juvenile books and provided drawings for almost a dozen children's books by other authors before he wrote The Snowy Day (1962), one of the first picture books in which the central character is a minority child. It won the Caldecott Medal.