Goggles!
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| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
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| Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Cover artist | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Macmillan (New York) |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 36 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-88062-1 |
Goggles! is a 1969 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats published by the Penguin Group in 1998. The books is about two boys finding motorcycle goggles. Goggles won a Caldecott Medal in 1970. the illustration consist of mellow colors. "Keats drew on his own experiences growing up, often offering positive outcomes as an antidote to his unhappy childhood. Yet the particular events and environments in Keats' stories have an emotional resonance that children around the world have responded to."[2]
Plot
Peter, the main character, and his friend Archie find motorcycle goggles near their hideout. they encounter some "big boys" that want to take the goggles. They get a surprise from Peters dog and end the day safe with the goggles.
Characters
- Peter: A young boy who found goggles.
- Archie: A young friend of Peter who goes through the journey of getting the goggles back.
- Willie: Peter's dog who helps the two friends out.
References
Notes
[1] Keats, Ezra Jack. Goggles. Penguin Group, 1998. Print. [2] Ezra Jack Keats