These quick activities help students enjoy the influential literature of Ezra Jack Keats. Here, students focus on the story Hi, Cat! Before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of the story.

On his way to hang out with the neighborhood kids, Archie very innocently greets a stray cat who follows him and gets in the way. The cat ruins everything - Archie's street show is a mess and his audience drifts away. But things aren't all bad: when Archie goes, the cat follows him all the way home, too!

Jennie's favorite aunt is sending her a new hat, and Jennie is sure it will be beautiful. But when the box arrives, the hat inside is very plain. She had imagined a wonderful hat with big colorful flowers and even tries to make her own hat from a straw basket! Jennie is almost ready to give up on her dream when she receives a fanciful surprise from some very special friends. Ezra Jack Keats's timelessly charming illustrations will leave readers wishing for a dream hat of their own.

When Peter and his friend Archie find motorcycle goggles, some bigger boys try to take them away. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

How can you enter a pet show when your pet runs away? That's the question Archie faces when he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show. Fortunately, he does some fast thinking to win a prize in this beloved classic from award-winning author-illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.

These quick activities help students enjoy the influential literature of Ezra Jack Keats. Here, students focus on the story Peter's Chair. Before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of the story.

These quick activities help students enjoy the influential literature of Ezra Jack Keats. Here, students focus on the story Jennie's Hat. Before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of the story.