A Letter to Amy
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A Letter to Amy written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats; Harper & Row, 1968. (deG/PZ/7/.K2253/Le)


In this episode of the continuing saga of Peter, we share another universal experience of childhood. Peter wants very much to invite Amy to his birthday party, but is afraid of how some of the other boys will react to her presence. Said Keats, "I wanted to show an ordinary human situation, about a boy who has a crush on a girl, and the magic of what it's like in the city when it rains... I wanted to reflect the quality of magic which transforms the city in so many ways."

Brilliant, variegated pictures show a yellow-slickered Peter against a background of angry skies, sodden buildings, and rain-drenched streets.



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