Ezra Jack Keats , Caldecott-winning writer of The Snowy Day, was one of the most important children's literature writers and illustrators of the 20th Century.
keats is well known for introducing multiculturalism into mainstream American children's literature. He was one of the first children's book writers to use an urban setting for his novels and he developed the use of collage as a medium for illustration.
Ezra Jack Keats
