内容简介
EzraJackKeatsiswidelyacknowledgedasoneofthefirstpeopletofeaturerealistic,friendly,multi-ethnicurbansettingsinhispicturebooks-foreverchangingthelandscapeofchildren'sliteratureintheprocess.Nowthisbeautifulcollectionbringstogethernineofhisbest-lovedstories,includingthe1963CaldecottMedal-winningbookTheSnowyDayandCaldecottHonorbookGoggles!,plusWhistleforWillie,Peter'sChair,Apt.3,andothers.Alsoincludedisartworkfromanunfinishedpicturebook,TheGiantTurnip,publishedherefortheveryfirsttime.Anintroductionbycelebratedcriticofchildren'sliteratureAnitaSilveyoutlinesKeats'scareerandinimitablecontributions.Inaddition,fiveofthemostimportantwritersandillustratorsworkinginthefieldtodaysharetheirthoughtsonKeatsandthelegacyheleftbehind.Anafterworddescribeshisincrediblelife,fromhischildhoodinBrooklyntochildren'sbooklegend.