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Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780140502022 | 3-7 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Sep 04, 1964 | ISBN 9780670762408 | 3-7 years Buy
Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780698165625 | Baby-3 Buy
May 01, 1998 | Baby-3 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Feb 20, 2018 | 4 Minutes | 3-7 years Buy
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Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780140502022 | 3-7 years
Sep 04, 1964 | ISBN 9780670762408 | 3-7 years
Feb 24, 1977 | ISBN 9780698165625 | Baby-3
May 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780670880461 | Baby-3
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9780525597032 | 3-7 years
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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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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
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