Roberto Walks Home - Hardcover

Keats, Ezra Jack; Harrington, Janice N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670063169 ISBN 13: 9780670063161

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 2008

Synopsis

Roberto is thrilled that his older brother Miguel is going to walk him home from school. But when Miguel forgets and shoots hoops with his friends instead, Roberto is mad and has to walk alone. How will Miguel make it up to Roberto?

Inspired by the works of Ezra Jack Keats and featuring Roberto, a classic character from Dreams, Louie, and Pet Show!, this moving story by award-winning author Janice N. Harrington?with gorgeous Keatsian illustrations by Jody Wheeler?is sure to win the hearts of Ezra Jack Keats fans.

About this title

About the Author:

Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author ofThe 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 Dayhas come to be regarded as both a childrens 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, Peterthe star ofThe Snowy Day,Whistle for Willie,Peter's Chair,A Letter to Amy,Goggles, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online atwww.ezra-jack-keats.org

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3—Harrington follows Roberto, a character who appears a number of times in Ezra Jack Keats's picture books, on his way home from school. His older brother was supposed to have picked him up, and they were going to play basketball, but Miguel never shows up and Roberto is forced to walk the streets alone. When he passes the courts and sees Miguel playing a game of hoops with the bigger kids, Roberto is understandably furious. Back in their room, he slams and stomps until he wears himself out and falls fast asleep. After a wonderful dream in which he flies over the courts and snatches the ball away, Roberto is awakened by an apologetic Miguel, who takes him out to play. Keats was one of the first to feature children of color in picture books, and this homage is a reminder of what we owe to his artistic vision. Despite being derivative, the illustrations hold their own and evocatively emulate Keats's bright, colorful work. This story of two brothers who forgive each other's flaws is worth adding to most collections.—Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670063169
• ISBN 13: 9780670063161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Wheeler Jody