The Snowy Day
A 1962 picture book by Ezra Jack Keats, following a young Black boy named Peter as he explores his neighborhood after a snowfall.
The book was groundbreaking for featuring an African American protagonist in a mainstream children's book without the story being about race.
It won the Caldecott Medal and remains a classic of children's literature, celebrated for its simple narrative and vivid collage illustrations capturing the wonder of a child's snow day.
- Caldecott MedalChildren's illustration award
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
- PeterMale name, means rock
- snowsuitInsulated one-piece outerwear
- footprintsMarks left by walking
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