Order History
Premium Membership & Rewards
Help Center / FAQ
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day
Hardcover
$19.99
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More
Select a store to view item availability.
A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day.
The story of The Snowy Day 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. ...
The story of The Snowy Day 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. ...
You May Also Like
American History: A Visual Encyclopedia of United States History
DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias
Paperback
$21.99
From the B&N Reads Blog
The Snowy Day Shows the Way: An Exclusive Guest Post from Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of A Poem for Peter
There are few stories as recognizable and influential as Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day. Peter’s adventure into the snow-swept city captures the attention and wonderment of readers at any age. It’s a must-have for any and every bookcase and a story you’ll enjoy sharing for years to come. Here, award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney discusses the remarkable influence this […]
Read More