The snowy day and the art of Ezra Jack Keats
By: Claudia J. Nahson ; with an essay by Maurice Berger
Contributors: Keats, Ezra Jack; Berger, Maurice; Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Jewish Museum, under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Yale University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9780300170221
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Picture books for children; Exhibitions; History
Description: "Coinciding with 'The snow day's' 50th anniversary, this book features illustrations of Mr. Keats along with essays by Claudia J. Nahson and Maurice Berger discussing Keats' Jewish background, his advocacy of civil rights, his art and his influence"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, New York, Sept. 9, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Bringing the background to the foreground, or The poetry of a trash can / Claudia J. Nahson; title: One small step / Maurice Berger; title: The art of Ezra Jack Keats; title: Timeline / Emily Casden and Claudia J. Nahson.