Peter's Chair

Peter is going to have a new baby sister soon and the whole family is getting ready.  Peter has an old chair that his family wants to give to the new baby.  Peter is too big to sit in his old chair, but he's not sure about how he feels giving it away.  A great story to help a child process the mixed feelings they might have when a new baby is expected.

Paperback edition.

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, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats' legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter-the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others.