
The Snowy Day
“The Snowy Day was one of the first children’s books to focus on a non-caricatured African-American character. It remains a favorite for both parents and kids.”
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Winner of the Caldecott Medal
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner
No story has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snow Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child’s wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
“Ezra Jack Keats’s classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow.”—Publisher’s Weekly
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