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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books
  • First Book:
    November 1962
  • Latest Book:
    June 2009
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Book List in Order: 27 titles



  • Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book 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 ...



  • Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions of young readers with its nearly wordless text and its striking collage artwork depicting the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog. The New York Times wrote: ...



  • From the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats, Peter's Chair is a picture book classic about a sibling rivalry.Peter, the hero of many of Ezra Jack Keats' award-winning books, has a new baby sister. When she arrives, his p...



  • "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 exclu...



  • Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad.
     
    Have you heard the tale? 

    John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men st...





  • The Spanish translation of Whistle for Willie, a classic picture book by Caldecott Award-winning author Ezra Jack Keats!

    Desde su publicación original en 1964, Sílbale a Willie ha deleitado a millones de jóvenes lectores con su texto breve...



  • Desde su publicacion original en 1964, Silba por Willie ha deleitado a millones de jovenes lectores con su texto breve y poetico y sus maravillosas ilustraciones que narran la historia de Pete y sus ansias de poder silbar par llamar a su perro....



  • 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 exclusiv...






  • In his apartment in the city, Sam hears voices, barking dogs, snoring, and all kinds of other noises. One rainy day he also hears the sad sounds of a harmonica, and wonders who's playing. Sam's search leads him to Apt. 3, where he finds not only the ...



  • On his way to hang out with the neighborhood kids, Archie very innocently greets a stray cat who follows him and gets in the way. The cat ruins everything - Archie's street show is a mess and his audience drifts away. But things aren't all bad: when ...



  • From one red sun to ten playful pooches, preschoolers will delight in counting the bold, colorful objects in Ezra Jack Keats's appealing collages. Extra sturdy pages with safe rounded edges make this oversized board book just right for little hands. ...





  • Keats departs from his traditional style for his one and only wordless picture book, Clementina's Cactus. Clementina and her father are out for a walk in the desert when Clementina discovers a lone cactus, all shriveled and prickly. But Clementina di...



  • Welcome to a lush meadow bustling with activity, where one turtle digs, two fish swim, three bluebirds sing, and so on to ten fireflies that shine in the night. Keats's collage-style illustrations perfectly complement this classic Appalachian countin...



  • Roberto is excited about the paper mouse he made in school, until Amy asks, "Does it do anything?" Roberto isn't sure, so he leaves the mouse on his window sill and goes to bed. Before long his apartment building is quiet, but Roberto can't fall asl...



  • A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer boy comes along, although he is too poor to bring a present fit for a king. Instead, he plays a song on his drum for the Christ Child. Within the little...



  • Ezra Jack Keats's classic picture books about Peter and his friends have delighted children for more than thirty years. Now Viking is pleased to introduce Peter's Neighborhood, original stories designed specifically for beginning readers featuring Pe...



  • When Louie goes looking for a father, he meets Barney. Barney accuses Louie of stealing a music box from his truck, but Louie says he didn't do it. It's up to Louie's mother to settle the conflict and reveal that meeting Barney may be the beginning o...






  • Ezra Jack Keats's classic picture books about Peter and his friends have delighted children for more than thirty years. Now Viking is pleased to introduce Peter's Neighborhood, original stories designed specifically for beginning readers featuring Pe...



  • How can you enter a pet show when your pet runs away? That's the question Archie faces when he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show. Fortunately, he does some fast thinking to win a prize in this beloved classic from awa...



  • Can a puppy be a kitten? This puppy thinks he is. As he plays with four kittens, he tumbles and stumbles, thumps and slurps, spills and falls. Then his mother arrives. Will the five new friends be able to play again? Award-winning author and illustra...



  • Ezra Jack Keats is widely acknowledged as one of the first people to feature realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban settings in his picture books-forever changing the landscape of children's literature in the process. Now this beautiful collection b...



  • Jennie's favorite aunt is sending her a new hat, and Jennie is sure it will be beautiful. But when the box arrives, the hat inside is very plain. She had imagined a wonderful hat with big colorful flowers and even tries to make her own hat from a str...



  • Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show and all of their friends have come to see it, including she Louie.  As the show begins, Louie becomes fascinated by the smiling puppet Gussie and shouts "Hello!" in front of a silent audience. ...



  • When his family moves to a new neighborhood, Louie has to leave his friends behind. Sad and lonely, Louie creates a city scene inside a shoe box. The tiny diorama has a magical effect, sending his imagination back to old friends and old times. Then t...



  • When the other kids make fun of Louie and call his father "the junkman," his dad explains that the so-called junk he loves "can take you right out of this world" with a little imagination. So Louie builds the spaceship Imagination I and blasts off in...


Award-Winning Books by Ezra Jack Keats

Hi, Cat!
1970 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Picture Book
The Snowy Day
1963 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book
2011 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Picture Bk Hall of Fame


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ezra Jack Keats has published 27 books.

Ezra Jack Keats does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Regards to the Man in the Moon, was published in June 2009.

The first book by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day, was published in November 1962.

No. Ezra Jack Keats does not write books in series.