Books That Shaped America
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Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day (1962)

Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day (1962) (086.00.00)

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Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day was the first full-color picture book with an African American as the main character. The book changed the field of children’s literature forever, and Keats was recognized by winning the 1963 Caldecott Medal (the most prestigious American award for children’s books) for his landmark effort.
Ezra Jack Keats’s <em>The Snowy Day</em> was the first full-color picture book with an African American as the main character. The book changed the field of children’s literature forever, and Keats was recognized by winning the 1963 Caldecott Medal (the most prestigious American award for children’s books) for his landmark effort.