![]() ![]() DevelopmentĪfter serving in World War II, Keats returned to New York and started a career in illustration, working first in the comic industry, and then working for such publications as Reader’s Digest, The New York Times Book Review, and Collier’s. Peter appears in six more books growing from a small boy in The Snowy Day to pre-adolescence in A Letter to Amy. The inspiration for Peter came from a Life magazine photo article from 1940, and Keats' desire to have minority children of New York as central characters in his stories. It features a boy named Peter exploring his neighborhood after the first snowfall of the season. Keats received the 1963 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book. ![]() The Snowy Day is a 1962 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. ![]()
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