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The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
Author: Ezra Jack Keats
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. The Snowy Day reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. Winner of the Caldecott Medal.
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ISBN-13: 9780590030311
ISBN-10: 0590030310
Publication Date: 1962
Pages: 32
Reading Level: All Ages
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 4
My mother bought this book for me 12 years ago after I had my first son. The moment I opened the book and saw the illustrations I was almost swept away with my own childhood memories. The simple text sets up the reader to really experience the beautiful illustrations, and each page vividly depicts the simple (and sometimes alarming!) discoveries of a young child experiencing the joys of a snowy day. A melancholy moment at the end turns into a moment of excitement and possibility.

We read it many times when my children were young, and I just took it out to read to my 3 year old nephew. I love the quietness of the book - it also made me think about how many new experience my children had, and how a child takes those experiences and thinks about them, organizes them, and then makes them part of their "self". I have to admit, this book will never end up on my PBS bookshelf - I'm saving it to read to my grandchildren!
needin2read avatar reviewed The Snowy Day on + 50 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Caldecott book. Also a children's classic!
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Helpful Score: 1
a childerns book for preschoolers
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One of the all time classic greats! Caldecott Award Book that dared in 1962 to have a non-Anglo main character.
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This was my favorite book as a child. I always thought that Peter was my real best friend! :)
harmony85 avatar reviewed The Snowy Day on + 982 more book reviews
One of my childhood favorites!
moondog77 avatar reviewed The Snowy Day on + 21 more book reviews
This book is a CLASSIC. Every child should have or at least read this story, I loved it as a child and all 3 of my children enjoyed it also. Its about a snowy day...its perfect considering the weather were having here in the Northeast...12/2010...lol
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Caldecott Winner. A lovely little book.
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Young Peter wakes up one morning to find it snowed overnight. Great preschool book.
celeria avatar reviewed The Snowy Day on + 174 more book reviews
Beautiful artwork.
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Winner of the caldecott medal. Celebrates the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snow.
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A classic in the field of children's books, this one is a must-buy for parents with pre-school children. One of the first to usean African-American child in the story.

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