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  Whistle for Willie: A candid tale about the hardships involved in learning to whistle.

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  The Snowy Day: This ground-breaking story about a young African-American boy and his snowy adventures won Keats the Caldecott medal.

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  Goggles!: When Peter finds a pair of motorcycle goggles, trouble’s not far away.

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  Pet Show!: It’s the day of the Pet Show, but will Archie find his cat in time?

From the moment you crack the spine of Keats’s Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury, you’ll be entranced by his colourful, naïve depictions of ordinary life in mid-20th century urban America. This lovingly designed book collects ten of his favourite stories, including The Snowy Day, Goggles! and Peter’s Chair. Sharing their memories of the “guy with the whispery, gravelly voice”, who cherished his young readers, are four equally acclaimed children’s book writers and illustrators – Eric Carle, Jerry Pinkney, Reynold Ruffins and Simms Taback.

Says Ruffins of his friend, “He turned snow into gold.”

Keat’s Neighbourhood: An Ezra Jack Keasts Treasury, (Viking Juvenile, 2002) A$43.95, Kinokuniya