{"title":"Ezra Jack Keats","description":"Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written\/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats' legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter--the star of The Snowy Day,  Whistle for Willie,  Peter's Chair,  A Letter to Amy,  Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ezra-jack-keats.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}