First published 50 years ago, “The Snowy Day” is a gentle story that revels in the wonder of an urban snowfall. It also was quietly groundbreaking, both as what is widely considered the first picture book to star a black child and in its use of collage, for which Ezra Jack Keats won the 1963 Caldecott Medal.
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omg! i used to love his books!!
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one of my favorites. was so happy to bring this book to my new 3 week old cousin who’s mommy also digs this book above...
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…50 years ago…wow…this was one of my favorite books as a kid.
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This book takes me back…
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i’d like to think every kid that read this book loved it - and read it over and over. i know i did. back then snow was a...
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I think I still own this book somewhere
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I think every black kid has either owned, or read this book before.
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i loved this book!
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