Today I listened as  a book was read to a class of kindergartners called Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats. I really enjoyed this story and the children seemed fascinated as well. The story was so beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated that I decided I wanted to learn more about this author, the illustrator,Pat Cummings, and their other amazing stories. So I found this website fascinating ezra-jack-keats.org that gives a pretty good description:

"As a storyteller, Ezra Jack Keats is synonymous with celebrating the world of children, where the reality of everydayness meets the realm of imagination. In his books, life is full of pleasure, disappointment, hope and accomplishment..."