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When I think about Ezra Jack Keats I think about color and collage: the exquisite use of papers of differing patterns and the way in which his colors pop out at you. “Inspired by Asian art and h… more →
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Save the Date - KSU/SLIS Alumni & Friends Council reception
wrote 4 weeks ago: Please save the date – The KSU/SLIS Alumni & Friends Council is planning a reception at th … more →
Building a Multi-Ethnic Children's Library - Ezra Jack Keats - Plus Complaints About Weather
wrote 4 weeks ago: It is April 22, and here in Saint Paul we are in the middle of a snowstorm – we are expected t … more →
“Layers” by Charly Palmer Is Signature Artwork For Atlanta Jazz Festival
wrote 1 month ago: “We are delighted to have the beautiful, vibrant work of Charly Palmer as the signature art for the … more →
Ezra Jack Keats Inspired Bookmaking Project: Fox Giving. Watercolor and Ink. Illustrated and Written by J.P., 3rd Grade, 2012-13.
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LOVING BOOKS...MY CHILDHOOD FAVES
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wrote 2 months ago: When I was in kindergarten, my mom started taking me to the library every weekend. I proudly receive … more →
Ezra Keats, a boy named Peter, and a little boy named Ezra Petros
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wrote 2 months ago: Today is the birthday of children’s author and illustrator, Ezra Jack Keats. Keats is known fo … more →
March 11 in history
wrote 2 months ago: 1387 Battle of Castagnaro: English condottiero Sir John Hawkwood led Padova to victory in a factiona … more →
March Awakenings!
wrote 2 months ago: As the spring bulbs and worms poke their pretty heads from the warm, wet, sluggish soil, we can sens … more →
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award goes to Julie Fogliano!
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wrote 2 months ago: Congratulations to Julie Fogliano, friend of TurtleAndRobot and author of And Then It’s Spring … more →
i was born in the year of magic
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wrote 2 months ago: I was born in the year of magic. Not many people can say that, but I can. March 4, I’m celebra … more →
Caldecott Favorites
wrote 2 months ago: On Monday, March 4, we will be celebrating 75 years of the Caldecott Medal. This medal is awarded ea … more →
Making a snowy day into a learning experience for children
wrote 3 months ago: On Monday, ’Punxsutawney Phil’ the groundhog may have predicted that spring is on its wa … more →
for a snowy day.
wrote 3 months ago: Winter wouldn’t be complete without reading Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day (Penguin, $6 … more →
Akron Art Museum
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wrote 3 months ago: Left Wall Right Wall (click to enlarge) Full Mural (click to enlarge) This is a mural I designed for … more →
Janathon Day 25: The snowy day
wrote 3 months ago: In the 1962 children’s book, The Snow Day by Ezra Jack Keats, a young boy, Peter, wakes up to … more →
Snow Days
wrote 3 months ago: Last night, as I was falling asleep, I wished for snow. Not for the parent in me (who dreads school … more →
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
wrote 3 months ago: We are not scientists in this house. I have a very hazy notion of what an atom or a molecule is, and … more →
"A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic"
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wrote 4 months ago: Illustration by Ezra Jack Keats via Every Child A reader Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer and book … more →
Super snowy reads!
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wrote 4 months ago: It’s snoooooooooooooowing! Despite the fact that, certainly where I live, I don’t think … more →
