{"product_id":"becoming-ezra-jack-keats-virginia-mcgee-butler-9781496844743","title":"Becoming Ezra Jack Keats","description":"\u003ci\u003eBecoming Ezra Jack Keats \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the first complete biography of acclaimed children's author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) intended for adult readers. Drawing extensively from his unpublished autobiography and letters, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ezra Jack Keats\u003c\/i\u003e covers the breadth of Keats's life, taking readers through his early years as the child of immigrant parents, his introduction to illustration and writing, and the full arc of his remarkable career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond a standard biography, this volume presents a time capsule of the political, social, and economic issues evolving during the span of Keats's lifetime. It also addresses his trailblazing commitment to representation and diversity, most notably in his work \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Caldecott Medal as the first full-color picture book to feature a Black child as the protagonist. Keats far surpassed his father's prediction that he would be a starving artist. Instead, as shown in \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ezra Jack Keats\u003c\/i\u003e, he is now regarded as one of the most influential figures in children's literature, having published twenty-two books translated into sixteen languages, all featuring the diversity he saw in the children outside the window of his Brooklyn studio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia McGee Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496844742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496844743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.43w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 77","brand":"Virginia McGee Butler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074547052799,"sku":"9781496844743","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbaf48a5-1098-49c2-a8e1-8786a965d5eb.jpg?v=1685454381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-ezra-jack-keats-virginia-mcgee-butler-9781496844743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}