Description: Children love it when big, fluffy snowflakes fall from the sky. Our hero Peter wakes up one morning to find snow blanketing everything outside, and he rushes out to play. He tromps through the snow leaving footprints, watches the older kids play, and finally packs a snowball tightly and tucks it into his pocket before heading home. What happens to the snowball? Later, he discovers his pocket is completely empty. This charming story beautifully captures a child's actions and feelings on a snowy day. It was Ezra Jack Keats's very first picture book and won the Caldecott Medal. Caldecott Medal Winner. One winter morning, Peter wakes up and looks out his window to see the world covered in white snow. He quickly puts on his hooded coat and dashes outside. He makes footprints as he walks around, watches the older children play, and packs a snowball tightly into his pocket before going back inside. But later, he's surprised to find his pocket completely empty! This book wonderfully portrays a child's behavior and inner feelings on a snowy day. Author: Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983). Keats is widely recognized for creating stories that listen closely to the child's voice within. He was born in a poor neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family from Poland. As the youngest of three brothers, he was often sickly as a child and spent much of his time alone, finding comfort in drawing. After graduating high school, he got his start as an illustrator almost by chance, drawing illustrations for magazines. He continued illustrating books and magazines until 1962, when he wrote and illustrated his very first original picture book, The Snowy Day, which brought him fame as a picture book author. The Snowy Day won the Caldecott Medal, and his other notable works include Peter's Chair, Whistle for Willie, Apt. 3, and The Letter. Keats was the first to feature a Black child as the protagonist in a children's book, and he is celebrated for his bold, colorful collage technique that vividly captures the everyday life and emotions of children. Media Reviews: Hanuri's Recommended Books: How exciting is it to wake up in the morning and find the whole world covered in white snow? Peter rushes outside to build a big snowman and slide down the snow. Then he tucks a snowball into his pocket to play with tomorrow before heading home. This picture book delicately captures the wonder and emotion children feel when it snows. Children's Book Research Society: On a winter morning, Peter wakes up and sees snow covering everything outside his window. He builds a snowman, makes footprints in the snow, and draws shapes in the snow with a stick. Through the collage technique, the story portrays a snowy day through the eyes of a young Black boy named Peter, capturing the magical feeling of snow beautifully.