The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Genre: pre-1970
The Snowy Day, winner of the Caldecott Medal, is a classic children's story about a boy who spends a day exploring, playing, and enjoying the snow. Peter wakes up to find the ourdoors covered in snow, so he spends the day making snow angels, drawing shapes in the snow, and making a snowball which he puts in his pocket. At the end of the day the snowball has melted, and he dreams of all the snow melting away--but when he wakes up, the snow is still there, and even more is falling! This book is charming. It's also excited to see representation (Peter is African American) in a pre 1970s book. Most of the books I've encountered from before 1970 feature a very whitewashed world.
Lesson ideas: Have students talk about the things they love to do in the snow. Students can create a snowy self portrait with cotton balls.
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Genre: pre-1970
The Snowy Day, winner of the Caldecott Medal, is a classic children's story about a boy who spends a day exploring, playing, and enjoying the snow. Peter wakes up to find the ourdoors covered in snow, so he spends the day making snow angels, drawing shapes in the snow, and making a snowball which he puts in his pocket. At the end of the day the snowball has melted, and he dreams of all the snow melting away--but when he wakes up, the snow is still there, and even more is falling! This book is charming. It's also excited to see representation (Peter is African American) in a pre 1970s book. Most of the books I've encountered from before 1970 feature a very whitewashed world.
Lesson ideas: Have students talk about the things they love to do in the snow. Students can create a snowy self portrait with cotton balls.
Learn more about the author
Watch and listen
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