num_pages: 32
description: When Whistle for Willie was first published in 1964, The New York Times wrote "Mr. Keats' illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world. and the shimmering heat of a summer's day." Now the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog, is accessible to even the youngest child in a durable board book edition, with reinforced pages, a handy trim size, and safe, rounded corners. Ezra Jack Keats, who died in 1983, was the award-winning author of such children's favorites as The Snowy Day , which won the Caldecott Medal, and Goggles , a Caldecott Honor Book.
language: English
title: Whistle for Willie
titlecomplete: Whistle for Willie
genres: Family, Fiction, African American, Dogs, Classics, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Cultural
ratings_count: 11279
series: Peter
publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers