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Whistle for Willie

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats
Read by Karen LeBlanc

By Ezra Jack Keats
Read by Karen LeBlanc

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats
Read by Quincy Tyler Bernstine

By Ezra Jack Keats
Read by Quincy Tyler Bernstine

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Paperback $8.99

Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780140502022 | 3-7 years

Hardcover $18.99

Sep 04, 1964 | ISBN 9780670762408 | 3-7 years

Enhanced Ebook $6.99

Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780698165625 | Baby-3

Board Book $8.99

May 01, 1998 | Baby-3

Audiobook Download $5.00

Feb 20, 2018 | 4 Minutes | 3-7 years

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    About Whistle for Willie

    Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions of young readers with its nearly wordless text and its striking collage artwork depicting the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog. The New York Times wrote: “Mr. Keats’ illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer’s day.”

    About Whistle for Willie

    Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions of young readers with its simple writing and its striking collage artwork depicting the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog. The New York Times wrote: “Mr. Keats’s illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer’s day.”

    About Whistle for Willie

    Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions of young readers with its nearly wordless text and its striking collage artwork depicting the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog. The New York Times wrote: “Mr. Keats’ illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer’s day.”

    About Whistle for Willie

    When Whistle for Willie was first published in 1964, The New York Times wrote “Mr. Keats’ illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world. and the shimmering heat of a summer’s day.” Now the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog, is accessible to even the youngest child in a durable board book edition, with reinforced pages, a handy trim size, and safe, rounded corners. Ezra Jack Keats, who died in 1983, was the award-winning author of such children’s favorites as The Snowy Day, which won the Caldecott Medal, and Goggles, a Caldecott Honor Book.

    About Whistle for Willie

    Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions with the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog.

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    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 24, 1977 | 32 Pages | 9 x 7-1/2 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780140502022

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Sep 04, 1964 | 40 Pages | 9 x 8 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780670762408

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Enhanced Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 24, 1977 | 32 Pages | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780698165625

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Board Books

    Board Book | $8.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    May 01, 1998 | 32 Pages | 5-3/4 x 5-3/8 | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780670880461

    Category: Children’s Classics | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 20, 2018 | 4 Minutes | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780525597032

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