Whistle for Willie is a 1964 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
 First edition | |
| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | (unpaginated) 32 |
| OCLC | 155082 |
| [E] | |
Plot
editThe protagonist, Peter, wants to be able to call his dog Willie by whistling. Although the whistling hurts him after a while he doesn't give up and eventually succeeds.
Reception
editWhistle for Willie has been used to educate children.[1][2][3]
Ann Marie Sammataro of Common Sense Media said that it 'celebrates a child's ingenuity'.[4] Kirkus Reviews stated that 'the Caldecott prize winner has captured in words and eye-stopping pictures a big day in a small boy's life...'[5]
Film
editIn 1964, Jan Harvey narrated and played the characters in the cartoon film.
References
edit- ^ "Whistle for Willie Printables". www.teacherspayteachers.com. TeachersPayTeachers. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Whistle for Willie". www.homeschoolshare.com. Homeschool Share. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats". www.school.familyeducation.com. Pearson Education Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Whistle For Willie". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Whistle for Willie". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media. 1 September 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2015.