The snowy day

A small boy enjoys various ways of playing in the snow.

Main Author:	Keats, Ezra Jack.
Other Authors:	Terheyden, Linda.
Format:	Kits Kit Books Print Book Kit Audiobooks Kit
Language:	English
Published:	[Pine Plains, N.Y.] : Live Oak Media, cp1974, c1976.
Subjects:	Snow > Juvenile fiction. Caldecott medal book.

Summary:	A small boy enjoys various ways of playing in the snow.
Item Description:	Track 1 has narration with page turn signals; track 2 has narration with no page turn signals. Compact disc.
Physical Description:	1 sound disc (11 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bk. ([32 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
ISBN:	0140501827 9780140501827
Author Notes:	Ezra Jack Keats was born Jacob Ezra Katz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1916. He was a mural painter for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for three years before taking a job as a comic book illustrator. During World War II, he joined the United States Air Corp and was a camouflage pattern designer. After the war, he changed his name to make his Jewish heritage less noticeable. He wrote and/or illustrated more than 85 children's books. The first book he illustrated was Jubilant for Sure by Elizabeth Hubbard Lansing, which was published in 1954. The first book he wrote was My Dog is Lost, which was published in 1960. His other works include Pet Show and The Snowy Day, which won a Caldecott Medal in 1963. He was also awarded the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children's literature in 1980. He died of a heart attack on May 6, 1983. (Bowker Author Biography)