Junketing around the Junction, Nov. 27 Nov 27, 2008
Featured books include The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats; Gingerbread Friends, written and illustrated by Jan Brett; Paddington Here and Now, by Michael Bond, illustrated by R.W. Alley; and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett, illustrated by Don Barrett. I do a tree in the West Concord Post Office with decorations from the tree decorators at the museum. (Concord Journal, MA)
My Name is Yoon Aug 24, 2008
A school girl from Korea struggles to feel at home in America. After school I said to my father, "We should go back to Korea. It is better there." "Do not talk like that," he said. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Aug 16, 2008
There is also a nod to a few older books in the opening "Touchstone" section of the exhibit, which will likely delight adults who grew up with Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Maurice Sendak and Ezra Jack Keats. The Dr. Seuss offering is from Cat in the Hat (1957). (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Books About Sibling Relationships Jun 21, 2008
Ezra Jack Keats' Peter's Chair. A brightly coloured Reading Rainbow book, originally published in 1967 (Harper Trophy), Keat's tale concerns a boy's feelings about his brand new sister. (Suite101.com)
All rage and heart May 3, 2008
Carrie by Stephen King The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Little Big Man directed by Arthur Penn The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Basketball. guardian. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Hat trick at Miller School Mar 27, 2008
As the spring approaches, teachers read the book Jenny s Hat by Ezra Jack Keats. Jenny s Hat tells the story of a girl who receives a plain hat as a gift and has to decorate it herself with the help of her friends, the birds. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Selecting Daycare Books Mar 18, 2008
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats [Viking, 1962. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein [HarperCollins, 1964. (Suite101.com)
O Christmas screen... Dec 8, 2007
Today the lineup includes "A Snowy Day", a film based on the classic book by Ezra Jack Keats, and "Once Upon a Christmas Village," a movie about Santa Claus' magic watch that is now being considered for an Academy Awards nomination. And because the MFA is equal opportunity, tomorrow morning's films are both about Hanukkah. (Boston Globe)
Vietnam novel wins National Book Award in U.S. Nov 16, 2007
A member of the Spokane Coeur d'Alene tribe, he gave an emotional speech in which he remembered Ezra Jack Keats' classic The Snowy Day, the first book Alexie read that included characters who resembled him both physically and in all his gorgeous loneliness and splendid isolation. Writing about young people, of course, isn't the same as being with them. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Pens Sharpen Swords Nov 15, 2007
Alexie, best known for such adult novels as "Ten Little Indians," gave an emotional speech in which he recalled being inspired by Ezra Jack Keats' "The Snowy Day" and the feeling of reading something that included characters who resembled him physically and "spiritually," in all his "gourgeous loneliness" and "splendid isolation," said Alexie, a member of the Spokane Coeur d'Alene tribe. The National Book Awards, founded in 1950, are sponsored by the nonprofit National Book Foundation. (Fox News)
A Down-to-Earth Christmas Oct 30, 2007
Check out of your local library copies of The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell, The Mitten by Jan Brett, The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats and your children s favorites, ending with the story of Jesus birth from Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas Eve. Give Classic Gifts. (Suite101.com)
Curious college collections: Famous manuscripts, artwork, music boost the profile of state's campuses Oct 16, 2007
The University of Southern Mississippi is the repository for the work of Ezra Jack Keats, who won the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1963 for his book, The Snowy Day. Keats, born in 1916 in New York, was the first American picture book maker to feature an African-American child as the protagonist. (The Clarion-Ledger)
• Connecticut Book Awards Presented Sep 24, 2007
Since 1953, when Schindel founded Weston Woods studio in Connecticut, he has reproduced children's books ("The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats; "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak) on film in a way that preserved their original integrity, by simply passing a camera over the illustrations while narrating the text and adding music and sound effects. He eventually branched into animated films, and his movies were shown in schools throughout the country, some even appearing on "Captain... (FOX61, CT)
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During his early years as a graphic designer, Simms Taback worked in the same Manhattan building as children's illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. One day, Keats invited Taback into his studio to see the art for his new book, "The Snowy Day." The now-classic book later won the 1963 Caldecott Medal, and Taback never forgot his first look at Keat's artwork, some of it hanging from the ceiling. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Event aims to increase literacy rate Sep 19, 2007
These core books are Black on White by Tana Hoban, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, A Chair For My Mother by Vera B. Williams, Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh, Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. This is a high quality group of books, and most of them are classics. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
Children's book illustrator depicts African American heroes, history 09-09-2007 Sep 9, 2007
Other books have won prestigious honors such as the Coretta Scott King Award, the New York Times Best Illustrated Children s Book Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. Collier s work incorporates a unique style of watercolor and collage, creating texture and contrast in each piece. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Keats grant buys books for Cortland, DeKalb libraries Apr 4, 2007
MALTA The Family Literacy Program at Kishwaukee College partnered with the Cortland Community Library and the DeKalb Public Library for a series of programs aimed at preschool children and their families that was made possible by grants from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation ... Pictured with several of the books received via the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation grant are (from left) Barb Coward, director of the Cortland Community Library; Carla Raynor, coordinator of the Family Literacy Program; and... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Out with the normal and in with what speaks to us Apr 4, 2007
And, as a child, he took special note of the illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats, who won the Caldecott Award in 1963 for his illustrations in he Snowy Day. liked him partly because the characters he painted were black like me, he said. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Rachel Veal, kindergarten teacher: Gordon Lee High grad carries love of teaching to Macon Mar 16, 2007
Organizations: GAE, Empire of Who s Who Among Working Professionals, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Church: Vineville North Baptist (Macon), Old Bethel (Chickamauga) Favorite authors: Jane Austen, Maurice Sendak, Vera B. Williams, Ezra Jack Keats, Margaret Wise Brown, J.M. Barrie Favorite fiction books: Pride and Prejudice , Peter Pan , The Chronicles of Narnia. Most of my non-fiction reading is spent in the children s literature arena so I love Curious George books, The Velveteen Rabbit , The... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Read-in at Elliston-Lafayette Feb 14, 2007
Some of the people being highlighted include Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Ezra Jack Keats, Douglas Wilder, Maggie Walker and Arthur Ashe. There are also links on the Belview website leading students to exploration of black history information. (Salem Mainstreet Newspapers, VA)
Valentine Letter Writing Jan 29, 2007
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary. (Suite101.com)
Sandwich library has events set for February Jan 28, 2007
This is the third in a series of three programs offered in conjunction with Kishwaukee College's Family Literacy Program and is sponsored by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Sign up at the Youth Services desk or call (815) 756-9568, Ext. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
What's Up Jan 13, 2007
Youth Theater's production of "Adventures from Ezra Jack Keats: Maggie and the Pirate & Apt. 3" should be a big hit with them. Cast members ages 8 to 16 enact the musical tale of a girl whose cricket was stolen by pirates. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
