Happy NEW YEAR!

Dear Friends,

                          2010 is going out with a BANG

    We weighed in on the importance of letting children have time with picture books before advancing to chapter books and CBS featured us on their blog!  CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR FRIENDS ....SPREAD THE WORD!
 
                         2011 coming in with a  BLAST

    The 50th Anniversary of THE SNOWY DAY
                             is getting closer...

   And there's a way you can join in the celebration!  If you're the person who catches on video, the special moments when the children you know and love are enjoying Ezra's books, send us the clips! Read on for more details.
               Once again, have a happy and safe New Year!
                                                  Deborah Pope 

                                                  Executive Director

                                                                                       Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

                     

              THE SNOWY DAY

            FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

                    Only 12 months to go!
 

     A different Ezra Jack Keats book will be featured each month as we start our 12 month approach to celebrating the The 50th Anniversary of THE SNOWY DAY in 2012!

           

   This January we are putting out a call for imaginative videos of you reading THE SNOWY DAY to your child or class. Actually, it doesn't have to be you, it can be a friend, a grandparent,  an older child reading to a younger child or group of children you know and love.  It can even be a young child reading and exploring THE SNOWY DAY on their own.

   We will give honorable mention and post the top videos on our website, with links on facebook and twitter, inspiring caregivers and educators everywhere.

                      We are eager to see the children in your life
               get started on their way to a lifelong  love of reading