Ezra Jack Keats
(1916-1983)
American children's writer and illustrator
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Ezra Jack Keats (né Jacob Ezra Katz; March 11, 1916 – May 6, 1983) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for illustrating The Snowy Day, which he also wrote. Keats wrote A Letter to Amy and Hi, Cat! but he was most famous for The Snowy Day. It is considered one of the most important American books of the 20th century.
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Jacob Ezra Katz 11 March 1916 Brooklyn, New York, USA
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6 May 1983 (aged 67) New York City
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