Happy birthday, Ezra Jack Keats!

Simcha Fisher - published on 03/11/13

If you can believe it, his very first book was the exquisite The Snowy Day

I love the sense of quiet alertness conveyed with those blocks of color,

love that giant Mama,

love the simple portraits of the little sorrows and the great joys of childhood.

This was one of the first children’s books about a black kid.

More seasonable, another of my favorites illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats is Over in the Meadow:

My favorite counting song, so cozy and satisfying, and the pictures are intense and unforgettable.

Happy birthday, Ezra Jack Keats! Thanks for all the colors.

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