The Snowy Day: Peter Looking at His Footprints

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The Snowy Day: Peter Looking at His Footprints USPS Stamp is a commemorative stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in 2017 to honor the classic children’s book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The stamp features a smiling Peter, the main character from the book, standing in the snow, looking at his footprints. The image is based on the original 1962 illustration from the book. The stamp is part of the USPS’s Literary Arts series, which celebrates great authors and works of literature.

The Snowy Day is considered to be one of the most influential books in children’s literature, introducing a young African American character to the world of children’s literature and helping to diversify the characters and stories featured in books. It has won numerous awards, including the Caldecott Medal in 1963 and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1968. The stamp is a fitting tribute to this beloved book, and a reminder of the importance of diversity in literature.

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Peter awoke on a crisp winter morning to find that snow had fallen overnight. He quickly scrambled out of bed and raced to the window, peering out at the blanket of white that had transformed his neighborhood into a winter wonderland.

Excitedly, Peter put on his snow clothes and ventured outside. He immediately noticed his footprints in the snow, and he stopped to take a closer look. As he surveyed his footprints, he marveled at how the snow had filled them in, making them look like they had never been there.

Peter thought of all of the wonderful things he could do in the snow. He could make snow angels, build a snowman, or even have a snowball fight. But for now, he was content just to stand there and admire his footprints in the snow.

He smiled as he looked at each one, and he savored the feeling of standing in the snow and taking in the beauty of the winter morning. It was a moment of peace and solitude that he would not soon forget.

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