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Peter's Chair

Ezra Jack Keats

Reader Score

84%

84% of readers

recommend this book

From the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats, Peter's Chair is a picture book classic about a sibling rivalry.

Peter, the hero of many of Ezra Jack Keats' award-winning books, is upset when his parents paint his old baby furniture pink for his new little sister. There's one thing they haven't painted yet, though: his little blue chair. He'll do whatever it takes to save it--even run away! Now this perennial favorite is accessible to even the youngest child in a durable board book edition, with reinforced pages, a handy trim size, and safe, rounded corners.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Sep 21st, 2006
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 5.94in - 5.26in - 0.66in - 0.53lb
  • EAN: 9780670061907
  • Recommended age: 00-02
  • Categories: Family - New BabyAfrican American & BlackFamily - Siblings

About the Author

Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The 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, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats' legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter--the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org

Praise for this book

"A more charming or contemporary child than Peter . . . is hard to bring to mind."--School Library Journal