The boy is first happy, maybe happy to be photographed, (“carefree” says the caption), then curious, asking if the blood test will hurt, then “trusting” as he puts out his hand, and finally, the caption says, “test hurt he starts to cry,” though I think the boy looks as much betrayed as hurt. The photos are of a young Black boy before and after he gets a blood test. His inspiration came from four photos, arranged almost like comic panels, in a 1940 issue of Life magazine. The Snowy Day was published in 1976, but Keats found his first piece of inspiration for the book in 1940. It’s the perfect book on the subject: the colors are vivid (because a snowy day doesn’t have to be gray), the story is quiet (because snow makes everything sound like a whisper) and the text is simple (because wonder doesn’t have to be complicated). Of course, the first and most important board book that I could suggest has to be The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. You could read those books with your little one and pass on the wonder. 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. In the event that you’re finding yourself shut in to protect against a very cold world, I thought it would be fun to suggest some books that might help you look out your window and see the sparkle instead of the slush. Ezra Jack Keats (né Jacob Ezra Katz MaMay 6, 1983) was an American writer and illustrator of childrens books.
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