“Then began an experience that turned my life around-working on a book with a black kid as hero. None of the manuscripts I'd been illustrating featured any black kids-except for token blacks in the background. My book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along. Years before I had cut from a magazine a strip of photos of a little black boy. I often put them on my studio walls before I'd begun to illustrate children's books. I just loved looking at him. This was the child who would be the hero of my book.”
Quote by Ezra Jack Keats
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Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats was an American children's literature writer known for his unique artistic style and depiction of multiculturalism. His works are beloved by both children and adult readers, particularly for his 'Peter Rabbit' series. more
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