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OverviewRoberto is excited about the paper mouse he made in school, until Amy asks, ""Does it do anything?"" Roberto isn't sure, so he leaves the mouse on his window sill and goes to bed. Before long his apartment building is quiet, but Roberto can't fall asleep. So he gets up to look out the window and sees Archie's cat being chased by a big, snarling dog! Roberto doesn't know what to do, but fate steps in and an unlikely hero comes to the cat's rescue. ""The artist's skillful use of a combination of acrylic painting and collage has never been more effectively employed than in this quiet tale."" -The Horn Book Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ezra Jack Keats , Ezra Jack KeatsPublisher: Penguin Random House Australia Imprint: Puffin Dimensions: Width: 19.70cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.142kg ISBN: 9780140567441ISBN 10: 0140567445 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 09 October 2000 Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , General , Preschool (0-5) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEzra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication,The Snowy Dayhas come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats' legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter-the star ofThe Snowy Day,Whistle for Willie,Peter's Chair,A Letter to Amy,Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online atwww.ezra-jack-keats.org Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |