![]() ![]() These interests were depicted most frequently through print and television. Kennedy was President, the space race was heating up, war continued in Vietnam, and the idea of racial equality spread in a climate used to segregation and color distinctions. This exploration of one’s environment is a timeless moment frozen during a shifting world that allowed the picture book to tell a beautiful story, but in a more honest depiction of the current world state.Īmerica during the 1960s was rife with racial struggle. Peter, the protagonist of the story, explores the snow that has fallen overnight in his city landscape, and carves his own pathway as he discovers its joys and fleeting qualities. Written in 1962, Keats’s work proved that racial diversity could be successful in mainstream publishing. Ezra Jack Keats’s picture book, A Snowy Day came onto the scene at a time when picture books needed a push forward to reflect the culture and social climate of the moment. Not only has the medium and the format been explored, but the content has evolved to reflect the changing social consciousness. The modern picture book has come a long way. ![]()
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