Ezra Jack Keats (1916тАУ1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of┬аThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,┬аThe Snowy Day┬аhas come to be regarded as both a childrenтАЩs classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack KeatsтАЩ legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, PeterтАФthe star of┬аThe Snowy Day,┬аWhistle for Willie,┬аPeter's Chair,┬аA Letter to Amy,┬аGoggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at┬аwww.ezra-jack-keats.org