The Snowy Day - by Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day - by Ezra Jack Keats

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal!

No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favourite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

'Ezra Jack Keats broke the colour barrier in children’s literature with the success of The Snowy Day, in 1962. He believed that all children should be able to see themselves in books they love.' – Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

'The very first full-colour picture book to feature a small black hero' – Horn Magazine

"Keats's sparse collage illustrations capture the wonder and beauty a snowy day can bring to a small child." – Barnes & Noble