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| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
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| Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
Publication date | 1967 |
| ISBN | 0-14-0564411 |
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Peter's Chair is a 1967 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
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| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
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| Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
Publication date | 1967 |
| ISBN | 0-14-0564411 |
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Peter's Chair is a 1967 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Peter's Chair is the third in a series of books by Keats, following the 1963 Caldecott Medal winner The Snowy Day (1962) and Whistle for Willie (1964), that follow an African American boy named Peter throughout his childhood. The book, edited by Ursula Nordstrom, is the first in the series to be published by Harper. [1] It was originally set to be titled The Blue Chair. [2]
The story of Peter's Chair addresses family conflicts such as sibling rivalry and running away from home, echoing events in Keats' own childhood. [3] Kirkus Reviews called the story "a soupcon of security for displaced preschoolers." [4]
Peter has a new baby sister, Suzy. First his father paints Peter's old cradle pink, then his crib. Then his parents want to paint Peter's blue chair. "Let’s run away, Willie," he says to his dog. They do, Peter taking his chair with him. However, he finds that the chair is too small for him, and he returns home. The final two pages show Peter sitting in an adult-sized chair and helping his father paint his old chair pink.
In 1971 in an iconographic film produced by Weston Woods Studios, Loretta Long narrated the story.
Sophie Aldred also read the story in a 1992 episode of Words and Pictures featuring the letter G.
Danny Dunn is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of American juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams beginning in 1956.
Ezra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for illustrating The Snowy Day, which he also wrote. Keats wrote A Letter to Amy and Hi, Cat! but he was most famous for The Snowy Day. It is considered one of the most important American books of the 20th century.
The Snowy Day is a 1962 American children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. It features Peter, an African American boy, who explores his neighborhood after the season's first snowfall. Keats’ illustrations helped pave the way for more inclusive and diverse children's literature. Keats received the 1963 Caldecott Medal for his collage artwork, which made The Snowy Day the first picture book with an African American protagonist to win a major children's award. The book's reception was largely positive, although some critics pointed out subtle stereotypes, such as how Peter's mother was portrayed. Since its publication The Snowy Day has sold millions of copies and has been translated, adapted, and honored leaving a lasting impression on generations of readers.
The Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival is an annual book festival that was founded in 1968 and is sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi.
Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint is the first novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1956 and originally illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
Angela Johnson is an American writer of children's books and poetry, with over 40 books to her credit since beginning her writing career in 1989. Her children's picture books are simple yet poetic stories about African-American families, friendships, and common childhood experiences such as moving. Her books for older children revolve around similar themes but also explore deeper issues such as teen pregnancy and divorce. Her characters are realistic and the treatment sensitive, positive, and hopeful. Many of Johnson's books have connections to Alabama and Alabama history.
Bryan Collier is an American writer and illustrator known best for illustrating children's books. He won both the Coretta Scott King Award, as illustrator, and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for Uptown, the first book he both wrote and illustrated. He has won six King Awards as illustrator and he is a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient.
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island is the second novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1957 and originally illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
A Letter to Amy is a 1968 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Clementina's Cactus is a 1982 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats, his last children's book before his death the next year.
Goggles! is 1969 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats published by the Penguin Group in 1998. The book is about two boys finding motorcycle goggles. Goggles won a Caldecott Honor in 1970. The illustrations consist of mellow colors created using Keats' signature style of a combination of painting and collage.
Keats's Neighborhood is a 2002 children's picture book collecting several works by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. The collection brings together nine of his stories, including the 1963 Caldecott Medal-winning book The Snowy Day, Caldecott Honor book Goggles! and Peter's Chair. It includes an introduction to his work by Anita Silvey, a brief biography, and a section of comments on his legacy by other writers and illustrators.
Whistle for Willie is a 1964 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Brian Alderson is an author, translator, critic, and children's book historian. He has translated fairy tales, is a contributor to Books for Keeps and was children's books editor for The Times. He founded the Children's Books History Society.
Jennifer Deirdre Jane Lanthier is a Canadian children's author and journalist. Since August 2016 she has been the Director, U. of T. News at the University of Toronto.
Meg Medina is an American children’s book author of Cuban descent whose books celebrate Latino culture and the lives of young people. She is the 2023 – 2024 National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. Medina is the recipient of the 2019 John Newbery Medal for her middle grade novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears and the Pura Belpré Award for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2014) and the Pura Belpré Award Honor Book in 2016 for Mango, Abuela and Me).
Don Tate is an American author and illustrator of books for children. He is also an activist promoting racial and cultural inclusiveness in children's literature. He notes that as a child he had to read the encyclopedia to discover a multicultural world; based on the children's books of his day he "thought the world was white". He co-founded the young African American blog The Brown Bookshelf and helps run the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign to improve diversity of material in children's books.
The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award is an annual U.S. literary award.
Christian Robinson is an American illustrator of children's books and an animator. He is based in Sacramento, California and has worked with The Sesame Street Workshop and Pixar Animation Studios. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts.
Bird, written by Zetta Elliott and illustrated by Shadra Strickland, is a picture book written in 2008. It won the New Voices Award Honor from its publishing company Lee & Low Books Incorporation.
