Ezra Jack Keats

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal!
No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever.
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
"Keats's sparse collage illustrations capture the wonder...

Peter wants to run away from home when his baby sister arrives, but soon learns something very important about growing up.

Peter and his friend Archie call upon faithful dog Willie to outsmart a gang of tough bullies who want Peter's motorcycle goggles.

When Maggie's pet cricket is stolen. She and her friends embark on a search for the "pirate" thief which ends in a small tragedy, but the making of a new friend.