Author/Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: PK-1
Award: Caldecott Medal
The Snowy Day is a book about a little boy's adventure in a snowy city. As he plays, he learns to deal with problems as they arise. He has the best day playing in the snow, making snow angels and snowmen. That night he dreams that the sun came out and melted all the snow, but when he wakes up, he finds that it has actually snowed again.
This book's illustrations are done by the writer who won the Caldecott Medal for these illustrations. These illustrations are done in collage by cut-outs and watercolors. The illustrations are simplistic and compliment the equally simple texts.
This book's simple texts are great for readers three and up. Peter's actions are very accurate to a child's first encounter with snow. Children will be intrigued to see and hear all about Peter's fun day in the city snow. This book has a wonderful way of capturing childhood innocence.
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