Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats?s award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, Peter?s Chair, A Letter to Amy, and Goggles! are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin. ?A more charming or contemporary child than Peter...is hard to bring to mind.? -- Library Journal
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Ezra Jack Keats's luminous paintings of city life and his unerring sense of the truly important dramas of childhood have been enchanting children for years. He began his career in children's books by illustrating other people's texts, but after a number of years decided to write his own. This decision gave him the freedom to circumvent the contrivance and rigidity he sometimes found in the texts he illustrated. His first attempt, The Snowy Day, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1963, and the books that followed won numerous awards and distinctions, including a Caldecott Honor.
In 1965 Mr. Keats was a contributing artist to UNICEF, and in 1973 the children's reading room of the Warrensville Public Library in Ohio was named after him. In 1974 he presided as the guest of honor at the opening of a children's roller-skating rink in Tokyo, Japan. The rink, which has a plaque bearing his name, was built in response to the enthusiasm for roller skating sparked by his book Skates!
Mr. Keats grew up in a tenement apartment in Brooklyn and began painting at a very early age, with the indulgent approval of his mother. He taught himself how to paint, using whatever materials he could find. One of the first times he received some paint...[there were] just a few colors, two of which were blue and white-and I covered a board with my blue paint. I dipped my brush into the white paint and dabbed it onto the board, shook the brush a little and let it trail off. I stepped back and got the greatest thrill I can remember. I saw a little cloud floating across a blue sky. It was very real to me, and I'll always remember it. What a tremendous feeling of gratification, to havecreated something like this! Even today, when I look up and see a tiny cloud floating across the sky with little wispy ends trailing off, I think of that time."
A recognized painter in his own right, Mr. Keats had his work displayed in some of the finest art collections in America. His books appear in seventeen languages, and a movie adaptation of The Snowy Day won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Ezra Jack Keats died in 1983. His manuscripts, original art, and correspondence are now in the outstanding De Grummond Collection of children's literature at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't know what ken32 is talking about but Peter's Chair has nothing to do with gender difference. It is about a boy, Peter, who is disgruntled at the change that is occuring around the house for his new baby sister Susie. Peter sees that his baby items are being painted over in pink, which is the color that will identify if the baby is going to be a girl. Babies don't care what color their furniture is.
But Peter feeling that everything he has is going to be given to his sister, takes his childhood chair and runs away from home. But he realizes that he isn't a little boy anymore. He is a boy but not a baby. He has to accept change in the household when a sibling is born. Peter is not seen as a spoiled brat. He just doesn't want to have to give in to Susie. Peter learns a valuable lesson and is willing to help his family any way he can.
Ezra Jack Keats, rest in peace, is a good storyteller. His stories are centered around the urban areas. He doesn't paint a negative view of the city. He rather illustrates it as a community of supporting and close-knit citizens. His books dispel the media misconception of the dying city.
But Peter feeling that everything he has is going to be given to his sister, takes his childhood chair and runs away from home. But he realizes that he isn't a little boy anymore. He is a boy but not a baby. He has to accept change in the household when a sibling is born. Peter is not seen as a spoiled brat. He just doesn't want to have to give in to Susie. Peter learns a valuable lesson and is willing to help his family any way he can.
Ezra Jack Keats, rest in peace, is a good storyteller. His stories are centered around the urban areas. He doesn't paint a negative view of the city. He rather illustrates it as a community of supporting and close-knit citizens. His books dispel the media misconception of the dying city.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful story with delightful illustrations about a young boy who is feeling displaced because he has a baby sister on the way. He is upset to see his old layette painted pink for baby Susie and his infant toys passed down to her.
The one thing that has escaped the fate of the pink paint is his old toddler chair. Peter stashes his chair away and later sets up a clever trap to fool everyone into thinking he is hiding behind the curtains. Peter tries to reclaim his old seat, but he has long outgrown it.
Sadder, but wiser, he accepts his new sister and even gives her a prized gift. This is a wonderful classic!
The one thing that has escaped the fate of the pink paint is his old toddler chair. Peter stashes his chair away and later sets up a clever trap to fool everyone into thinking he is hiding behind the curtains. Peter tries to reclaim his old seat, but he has long outgrown it.
Sadder, but wiser, he accepts his new sister and even gives her a prized gift. This is a wonderful classic!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I have 2 boys in 1st grade with little sisters. This book reflects the struggle that they go through in sharing things with younger siblings.
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Great for classroom and for older Sibling
Great used addition to classroom favorites for Reading Workshop and a favorite for students' browsing box! Great connection to getting ready for new baby!
Published 13 days ago by Jennifer McCreary
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A classic
The go-to book for giving to newly minted older siblings. This picture book by Ezra Jack Keats is a classic that holds its own up against anything written recently. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Heather Forsythe
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introduces running away
Books content introduces running away, in addition to the concept of jealousy. It eventually comes back to acceptance of having a new child in the home.
Published 1 month ago by Savvy Mom
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Yay!
I got this book to help my daughter cope with having a new baby in the house and I must say it was a big help. Read more
Published 3 months ago by E. Roberts
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New Big Brother Gift
I purchased this book for my son; who is an avid reader, in hopes that it would help him to understand the new role he would have as a Big Brother. Read more
Published 3 months ago by KeSta
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favorite book
My three year old granddaughter loves this book. She always would check it out at the library everytime she went. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Donna Albright
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Grandson loves this book
This book is perfect for any child who is dealing with having a new baby join the family. The book arrived on time and was in perfect condition.
Published 7 months ago by M. Sider
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I remember this book from when I was a kid, and it's great to read to my son, as we are expecting a baby sister for him in a few months. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Indy Mom
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The Chair
We all know what it was like to be little children. We would love to play around our house, draw with our crayons and make a big mess and love to sit in our little chair. Read more
Published 11 months ago by VCanete
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Cute story!
I've borrowed this book from our school library every year to read to my 1st graders. I decided it was time to purchase my own copy. Read more
Published on July 25, 2010 by mj
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