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Bibliography

Brodie, Carolyn S. "Celebrate Ezra Jack Keats." School Library Media Activities Monthly, vol. 19, no. 7, Mar. 2003, pp. 43-45.

• This article contains biographical information about Keats. This could be used in the “About the Author” section as it contains key information such as his family situation and family support for his writing career that the current article leaves out.

Chamberlain, Julia, and Dorothy Leal. "Caldecott Medal books and readability levels: Not just 'picture' books." The Reading Teacher, vol. 52, no. 8, May 1999, pp. 898-902.

• This source contains information on Keats’ Caldecott Medal for The Snowy Day. I’m not sure exactly which section I would place this in, but I think it is important to elaborate a bit more on this prestigious award because the article now only mentions that he won it, and not really any more on its significance.

Falkner, Anna. "Racialized space and discourse in the picture books of Ezra Jack Keats." Journal of Social Studies Research, vol. 42, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 171-84.

• This source is complex and covers information about the story’s illustrations and how they connect to race. This source could be used in the “Illustrations” section or the “Analysis” section although it may be too complex for a Wikipedia page and I’m worried it may not adhere to Wikipedia’s guidelines because it is more of a deeper analysis, but still it could be helpful to add.

Horning, Kathleen T. "The Enduring Footprints of Peter, Ezra Jack Keats, and The Snowy Day." Horn Book Magazine, vol. 92, no. 4, 4 July 2016, pp. 70-77.

• This source is quite detailed and contains information that could be used in a variety of sections such as “Illustrations,” “History of the Snowy Day,” and “About the Author.” I found this source to be particularly interesting because it contains some negative commentary that was said after the book was published that accuses it of actually feeding into racial stereotypes.

John, Jasper. "BETHLEHEM'S SNOWY DAY' BABY: A CHRISTMAS DIALOGUE." Afro-American, 22 Dec. 1962.

• This source of an African-American contemporary newspaper article at the time The Snowy Day was written shares some reception of the book. Since the existing Wikipedia article has no reception on The Snowy Day, I plan on adding a quote or two from this article to a reception section of the article. This newspaper source is important because it also mentions reception on the book’s illustrations-- a topic that was left out of the Wikipedia article.

Loviglio, Joann. "''The snowy day': Kids book is focus of exhibit." Miami Times, Aug. 2013.

• This source explains more about Keats’ inspiration for The Snowy Day. Information from this source can be used either in the “About the Author” section or the “History of the Snowy Day” section including more about why Keats decided to set the story where it was as well as why he decided to use an African American boy.

"March 11th marks the 100th birthday of Ezra Jack Keats, 'grandfather of diversity' in children's illustrated literature: Acclaimed author-illustrator's landmark work, the snowy day, designated a 'book that shaped america' by the library of congress." PR Newswire, 9 Mar. 2016.

• This source praises Ezra Jack Keats on the anniversary of his 100th birthday. This source is useful because it shares information on The Snowy Day’s illustrations, Keats’ life and literary career, and also his foundation (The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation) which I may want to mention somewhere in the article.

Norford, Thomisina. "On the Town." New York Amsterdam News [New York City], 23 Mar. 1963.

• This source of a contemporary newspaper at the time the book was published shares some reception of the book the year after it was published. This source may be used to share reception surrounding how the children’s book was about an African-American boy and how this was a somewhat novel subject matter choice for a general children’s book, let alone one written by a white author.

"A POEM FOR PETER: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Sept. 2016.

• This source contains information about Keats’ inspiration for The Snowy Day. This source could be used in “History of The Snowy Day” and “About the Author” as it explains specific information about how Keats got his inspiration-- partly from Life magazine photographs.

"Postal service to dedicate forever stamps centered on an african-american child." Targeted News Service, 3 Oct. 2017.

• This source discusses how the illustrations were taken and put onto Forever stamps by the USPS. This source is useful either to be used under the illustration section or the analysis section because the article also mentions how the book was before its time representing an African American boy.

"'The snowy day' changed children's lit." Southern Jewish Life, Feb. 2022.

• This source contains various facts about Ezra Jack Keats and his life. This source could be useful in the “About the Author” section of the article. It contains some basic facts about his upbringing, career, and death that the current article leaves out. It could also be used to add to the “History of the Snowy Day” section because it mentions what inspired Keats to write The Snowy Day.