The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Keats, E. J. (1962). The snowy day. New York, NY: The Viking Press.
Young Peter awakes one morning to find that snow
had fallen while he slept and now covers everything as far as he can see. After eating breakfast, he throws on his
snowsuit and runs outside to discover that snow is piled up very high along the
street. As he walks along the snow he
tries making different patterns with his feet and then with a stick he finds. He smacks snow covered trees, makes a snowman
and snow angels, and contemplates joining in a snowball fight with older
boys. He is a typical young boy doing
all the things any young child would do when they awaken to the first snow
fall. He pretends to be a mountain
climber, then slides down. He gathers up
some snow and packs it tight to save in his pocket for tomorrow. Then Peter goes in, takes off his wet clothes
and takes a nice warm bath while telling his mom all about his adventures of
the day. Before bed that night, Peter
sadly discovers that his snowball is no longer in his pocket; only a large wet
spot remains. That night Peter dreams of
the sun shining in the sky, melting away all the snow. However when he wakes the next morning, he finds
there is even more snow falling, and he ventures out again, this time with a
friend, to have new adventures. This Caldecott Honor book would be the perfect addition to a K-1 unit study on Winter or an author study on Ezra Jack Keats.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
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