The Snowy Day (Picture Puffin Books)

Beautiful short story. I wanted a book with a little black boy protagonist, that didn't problematize / fetishize / highlight blackness, as so many of the contemporary books do. I bought this intending for it to be that special book we read during the Christmas period, every year. But my son so loved the book, we were even reading it during the heatwave! Lovely, charming story - a little boy enjoying the snow, his mum and friend make brief appearancs. Lovely simple, sweet images. My son was about 18 months old when I first bought it and he loved it from the first reading. I bought the large board book version which is very nice quality and I imagine this is the type of book one hands down through the generations.

Stunning art work...the kids loved it, and now the grandkids do...charming...

To me, this is the ultimate picture book. If you were only to buy one picture book ever for your house, class or library, it would be this one. The story is simple but timeless. The collage illustrations are beautiful. It seems a story just begging to be written and utterly universal, yet at the time (1962), Ezra Jack Keats choosing to use a non-white child to centre his story on was a radical choice, The Snowy Day is widely seen as the first picture book with a black child as its hero. Why? Well, as the author said, “my book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along.”

I bought this for my baby nephew to build his book collection, he lives in Singapore and has never seen snow. Shallow creature that i am, i liked the pretty pictures. But this simple book is so much more than it's gorgeous illustrations. Published in 1962, it's "One of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting." I plan on collecting the rest of Peter's stories.

Excellent Amazon Seller. Exactly as expected.

Lovely depiction of a snowy day and a window into a child’s world. Very calming, short and sweet story.

It is a nice simple story, nothing special. The book does not have rhymes which capture young children more. My one and a half toddler is not very interested in this book yet. But I will keep offering it to him in the future. It is a nice book to have in a child's bookshelf for them to connect with nature, in this case, snow.

Had heard of this book for many years but had never read it as a child.Im so glad i got this book for my little girl (2 years old). It is very calming to read... much like when everything is still and quiet on a snowy day.I wasnt sure if my little girl would like it as the pictures are quite simple and have blocks of colour, not like lots of today's books that seem to have lots of things going on on every page. But we have read it many times now and talk about the little boy and the snow and the snow suit.

Great kids book !

Arrived in great condition. Beautiful board book. I remember this when I was little. Glad to have found it in board book version for my baby.

Esta muy bien para que los peques interactuen con la nieve

Vor allem durch die Geschehnisse der letzten Wochen in den USA ist uns bewusst geworden, dass wir genau 0 Bücher haben, in denen auch Kinder mit anderen ethnischen Hintergründen vorkommen. Es ist bewiesen, dass die Bevorzugung der eigenen "Farbe" schon im Säuglingsalter beginnt und Kinder auch schon im Kleinkindalter lieber mit Anderen spielen die ihnen am ähnlichsten sind, so beginnt Rassismus. Es ist aber auch schon belegt, dass man dem entgegen wirken kann, indem man Kinder von Anfang an multikulturellen "Möglichkeiten" aussetzt.Gesagt, getan, Bücher, Filme, Spiele gesucht und gekauft die auch endlich mal andere Kinder in den Vordergund rücken. Unser 2 Jähriger sieht endlich auch afrikanische, asiatische, indische, etc. Kinder die ihre Abenteuer erleben und Geschichten erzählen. Er sieht, dass es normal ist, und dass es mehr als "nur" uns gibt.Dieses Buch ist ein kleines Buch mit Kartonseiten die bestimmt viel aushalten. Man kann sie auch schon einem kleinen Kind schenken. Es geht um Peter, der das erste Mal Schnee erlebt und sich Abenteuer vorstellt. Es ist sehr süß gemacht und wir werden definitiv wieder Bücher von diesem Autor kaufen.Unser Sohn liebt Bücher, er hat das Buch bekommen und er hat gleich nach dem fertig lesen wieder zum Anfang geblättert und von Vorne angefangen. Er liebt Peters Abenteuer und ich freue mich schon sehr auf die nächsten Bücher die wir bestellt haben.

This is a gorgeous book that has stood the test of time. My 2.5 yo loves it. It has a lovely, gentle tone - perfect bed time reading.