Peter's Chair By Ezra Jack Keats

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About Book

Title: Peter's Chair
Author & Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
Major Book Awards: No major book awards 
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
Appropriate Grade Levels: Pre-k to 3rd Grade

Summary

This book written by Ezra Jack Keats, talks about a boy named Peter who is learning how to adapt to the changes in his house when his parents just had his baby sister, Susie. Peter isn't the only child anymore. His mom tells him to quiet down when he was playing with his blocks. They took his cradle and painted it pink. And his dad even asks if he wanted to help paint his blue chair pink as well. Seeing all of this made him angry and upset. His jealousy made him come to the decision of running away. He quickly got up to get his dog Willie and filled a bag with cookies and dog biscuits. He also plans to take his blue chair, crocodile, Willie's bone, and a picture of him when he was a baby. But as soon as he was about to leave, he decided to sit in his blue chair. Unfortunately, he couldn't fit in it. This made him realize that he is now a big boy and offers to paint his baby sister's chair pink. 

Evaluation - Would I Incorporate this book in the Classroom?

This book does a great job in trying to portray what many kids may go through when it comes to having a new member of the family. I also love the way Ezra Jack Keats has illustrated the art in this book. I can also feel the love that Peter's parents have for him through this book. I would incorporate this book in my classroom, just because I feel like a lot of elementary kids can relate to this story. Around that age, most kids probably already have a younger sibling or is about to have a younger sibling. And this book does a great job reminding them that their parent(s) love them. I see this book being more appropriate for students in Pre-K to 3rd grade. Activities that I would do with this book is telling the students to connect the story to a personal experience, identify the feelings or behaviors that the character goes through in the story, and/or discuss about sharing and dealing with change in their life. So, mainly discussions or I can make this into a writing activity where they write it out and share it with the class.

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