Ezra Jack Keats, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ezra Jack Keats

American children's writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1916

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-1983

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ezra Jack Keats (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.Keats is best known for introducing multiculturalism into mainstream American children's literature.
He was one of the first children’s book authors to use an urban setting for his stories and he developed the use of collage as a medium for illustration.