The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats · Grades K–2 · Picture Book
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is assigned in US schools at grades k–2, with a Lexile measure of 500L. It appears on 2 lists: 1 state standards document and 1 book-award list, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where The Snowy Day is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Lexile
- 500L
- Grade range
- Grades K–2See the list:K1st2nd
- Listed most for
- kindergarten (4 of 8 cited list rows)
- Age range
- Ages 3–7
- Pages
- 32
- Reading time
- about 35 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 1962
- Genre
- Picture Book
- ISBN-13
- 9780670867332
Sources: Lexile from MetaMetrics as recorded in our catalog (method); grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- Award won
- Caldecott Medal, 1963 (source: Wikipedia)
- Named in curriculum frameworks
- Common Core State Standards (ELA) (source: thefirstacademy.org)
- Catalog record
- First published 1962 · 32 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This picture book title reads at early-reader complexity and is typically read at grades k–2. Written in the 1960s; pairs with curriculum units on winter and seasons and city childhood; cited on 2 lists: 1 state standards document and 1 book-award list.
Themes
winter and seasons · city childhood · first-person exploration · everyday wonder · representation in picture books
Where this book is assigned
Caldecott Medal
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1963 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1963 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1963 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1963 Caldecott Medal winner
Common Core State Standards (ELA)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Snowy Day?
- The Snowy Day is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–2, with a Lexile measure of 500L. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 1 state, from kindergarten to grade 3. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What is the Lexile level of The Snowy Day?
- The Snowy Day has a Lexile measure of 500L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
- How long does it take to read The Snowy Day?
- It takes about 35 minutes to read The Snowy Day (32 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Snowy Day?
- The Snowy Day appears on reading lists for Caldecott Medal, Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Snowy Day banned in schools?
- The Snowy Day does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- 500L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
- Grade band
- Grades K–2 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state's ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, summer.