This is a great book to read when teaching about pets, community, and problemsolution. Peter, from keats the snowy day, is having a birthday party, and hes asked all of his friends to come. I know an old lady who swallowed a fly nursery rhyme kids songs by the learning station duration. Ezra jack keats changed the world of picture books with his 1963. So i read the book she had on hand, a letter for amy. This book has the same illustration style as whistle for willie. A letter to amy picture puffin books keats, ezra jack on. Students at the garfield park lending library in new castle, delaware, celebrate the ezra jack keats book a letter to amy with a letterwriting. Peter bumps into amy and grabs the letter just begore it lands in amys hand. Tell the children they can write a letter to a friend. In a letter to amy by ezra jack keats, peter is inviting only one girl to his birthday party. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the. A letter to amy is a 1968 childrens picture book by american author and illustrator ezra jack keats.
Amy, the title character in a letter to amy, is given a great challenge by her. Story elements foldin book, directions, graphic organizer. Discovering more about the post office and mail carriers can be a great part of a. What he wants to change up about his birthday party is that he wants to invite a girl but does not know how the other boys will feel about it. Peter, from keats the snowy day, is having a birthday. The end of the story finds peter responding to amys request that he make a wish and. When he rushes out in a thunderstorm to mail it, though, he bumps smack into amy. However, just as cake is being served, amy arrives with her pet parrot. He calls this book amy book, and we read it over and over again. In the more than twenty childrens books he wrote and illustrated, ezra jack keats.
But amy is a special friend because she is a girlso peter decides to write her a special invitation. Amyand her parrotare a hit with the boys, and when peter blows out the candles, he keeps his birthday wish to himself. Peter writes a letter to amy, inviting her to his birthday party. Please support the official book or even a better audio recording here. Art teachers could use any of keats books along with martins big words to.
The horn book ezra jack keats 19161983 was the beloved author andor illustrator of more than eightyfive books for children. A book list featuring mail carriers and post office for preschool, prek, and kindergarten. A letter to amy is about a little boy peter who is having a birthday party on saturday. Encourage the children to talk about what they want to write in their letter.
Writing paper, pen, envelope, stamp use book illustration to connect activity to the story. On the day of the party, everyone comes except amy. This is a great book to read when teaching about pets, community, and problem solution. Model writing a letter with a focus on the purpose of writing i. Letters to and from amy american libraries magazine. He decides to write amy a letter to come to his birthday party on saturday at 2. A master of ingenious collages, keats has made brilliant variegated pictures. Now, for the first time, peters chair, a letter to amy, and goggles.
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