Honors and memorials Ezra Jack Keats

ps 253, brooklyn

among many honors keats received 20-year contribution children’s literature are:

the snowy day awarded caldecott medal , named 1 of 150 influential books of 20th century new york public library.
keats first artist invited design greeting cards unicef.
a skating rink in kiyose, japan, named after him, in honor of book skates!.
keats member of white house forum on child development , mass media , appeared on celebrated pbs show mister rogers neighborhood several times; sesame street featured book peter s chair, read aloud first lady barbara bush.
he awarded university of southern mississippi silver medallion in 1980 during fay b. kaigler children s book festival outstanding children s book author-illustrator.
the city of portland, oregon, honored him parade, did readers in tokyo, japan.
the imagination playground set prospect park alliance in brooklyn, new york, based on characters keats books. centerpiece visited bronze statue of peter dog willie, story hour takes place weekly in summer.
p.s. 253 in brooklyn renamed ezra jack keats international school.




^ playgrounds . prospect park alliance. 2010-12-05.