When Ezra Jack Keats died in 1983 in the early morning hours, his best friend Martin Pope, who’d held his hand as he passed, gazed at the skies above New York Hospital.

In 1962, the children’s book author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) published “The Snowy Day,” the tale of a boy named Peter ...

Ezra Jack Keats never finished the autobiography he began writing late in life. After a career creating picture books for children, Keats—born Jacob Ezra Katz—had gone back in memory to the ...

The first full-color children’s book to break with minority stereotypes here and feature an African-American protagonist is highlighted in the exhibit “The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack ...

Ezra Jack Keats’s 1962 book The Snowy Day—about a Black boy who immerses himself in the magic of snowfall—remains a staple of children’s literature.In Ezra Jack Keats at Play in the World ...

A Poem for Peter is such a beautiful book! It is a tribute to Ezra Jack Keats and his children’s picture book, The Snowy Day, the 1963 Caldecott Medal winner for collage art.Written in free ...

In honor of Black History Month (February), the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation has selected a list of illustrated books that highlight the contributions of African-Americans. This list of more than a ...

She is a recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Updated July 29, 2015, 3:31 AM If you like “What Pet Should I Get?” by Dr. Seuss, then you might enjoy “Pet Show” by Ezra Jack Keats .

Ezra Jack Keats’s parents immigrated to America from the country of Poland, where they were treated very badly because they were Jewish. They were in hopes of a better life in the United States ...