{"product_id":"a-poem-for-peter-isbn-9780425287682","title":"A Poem for Peter","description":"\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats’s obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra’s dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later, jobs followed with the WPA and Marvel comics. But it was many years before Keats’s greatest dream was realized and he had the opportunity to write and illustrate his own book.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For more than two decades, Ezra had kept pinned to his wall a series of photographs of an adorable African American child. In Keats’s hands, the boy morphed into Peter, a boy in a red snowsuit, out enjoying the pristine snow; the book became \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Caldecott Medal, the first mainstream book to feature an African American child. It was also the first of many books featuring Peter and the children of his — and Keats’s — neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Andrea Davis Pinkney’s lyrical narrative tells the inspiring story of a boy who pursued a dream, and who, in turn, inspired generations of other dreamers.A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year 2016\u003cbr\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year 2016\u003cbr\u003eA Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAn ALSC 2017 Notable Children’s Books list pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Those who love Peter (and who does not?) will relish the illustrations, particularly that of Keats holding hands with Peter under a snow-dappled tree. More to the point, Pinkney lets readers know what Peter meant and still means as a milestone in inclusive children's literature. \"He brought a world of white \/ suddenly alive with color.\" A loving and forceful reminder that Keats' Peter is our Peter—always.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \"Fancher and Steve Johnson’s acrylic, collage, and pencil illustrations seamlessly integrate images from Keats’ books into their own art, which employs a style complementary to the originals. Equally important they skillfully represent Pinkney’s lyrical text, which sometimes requires historical accuracy, magic realism, and nods to future possibilities, all within one spread . . . This is an important book.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Pinkney’s poem sheds fascinating light on Keats’s long-lived achievement.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pinkney’s verse seamlessly weaves together story and fact to craft an intimate conversation about the artist’s history and impact . . . Lovely.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"In lively verse, Pinkney presents a picture book biography of Ezra Jack Keats . . . The resonances are immediate and cathartic. Fancher and Johnson, who, like Keats, are known for their collage illustrations, thoughtfully incorporate \u003ci\u003eSnowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e motifs and other images from Peter’s world along with photos and additional archival material; the color palette and textures, too, effectively pay homage to Keats’s work.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A heartfelt and thoughtful look at an artist’s growth and a single individual’s effect on a genre.\" —\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e says, “As an African American child growing up in the 1960s, at a time when I didn’t see others like me in children’s books, the expressiveness of Keats’s illustrations had a profound effect.”  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Today, Ms. Pinkney is the distinguished and bestselling author of many books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels, and non-fiction. Her books have received multiple Coretta Scott King Book Awards, Jane Addams Honor citations, nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, the Boston Globe\/Horn book Honor medal, and many other accolades. In recognition of her significant contributions to literature for young people through her body of work, she was selected to deliver the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Andrea Davis Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and frequent collaborator, Brian Pinkney, and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Johnson and Lou Fancher\u003c\/b\u003e have illustrated numerous books together. Among the most critically acclaimed are \u003ci\u003eMy Many Colored Days \u003c\/i\u003eby Dr. Seuss; \u003ci\u003eThe Frog Prince, Continued\u003c\/i\u003e by Jon Scieszka; and \u003ci\u003eSilver Seeds \u003c\/i\u003eby Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Steve and Lou live in Moraga, California.","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304235061477,"sku":"NP9780425287682","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425287682.jpg?v=1767720727","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-poem-for-peter-isbn-9780425287682","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}