{"product_id":"the-snowy-day-and-the-art-of-ezra-jack-keats-9780300170221","title":"The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats\u003c\/strong\u003e by Nahson, Claudia J.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300170221.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, Ezra Jack Keatss picture book The Snowy Day introduced readers to young Peter, the first African American protagonist in a full-color childrens book, who traipsed alone through the snowy, wondrous sidewalks of New York City. The book was a runaway success, capturing the Caldecott Medal and selling more than two million copies. In The Snowy Day and subsequent books, Keatss awareness of the city, its daily hum, and the role of its children are deeply felt and delicately rendered in words and bright collages and paintings. He made a prominent place for characters and places that had not been represented in childrens books, saying about Peter, \"My book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along.\"\nCoinciding with The Snowy Days 50th anniversary, the current publication features more than 75 illustrations alongside essays by Claudia Nahson and Maurice Berger, who discuss Keatss Jewish background, his advocacy of civil rights, his inventive art, and his wide-ranging influence.\n\nPublished in association with The Jewish Museum, New York\n\nExhibition Schedule:\nThe Jewish Museum, New York\n(09\/09\/11-01\/12\/12)\nThe Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA\n(06\/26\/12-10\/14\/12)\nContemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco\n(11\/15\/12-02\/24\/13)\nAkron Art Museum(March 2013, dates tbd)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984524603445,"sku":"ByrdShop_030017022X","price":41.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300170221_3336f572-8f4f-46c3-8f6a-795acd7ee925.jpg?v=1792831025","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-snowy-day-and-the-art-of-ezra-jack-keats-9780300170221","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}