Goggles

• Title: Goggles
• Author: Ezra Jack Keats
• Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication year: 1969
• Brief Summary: From Scholastic Inc.-“Peter and his friend Archie call upon faithful dog Willie to outsmart a gang of tough bullies who want Peter’s motorcycle goggles.”
• Ideas for using this book in classroom or library – There are some interesting ways to use this in a classroom on Ezra Jack Keats webpage, including how this book could be used to bring up the issue of bullying and what to do about bullies.
• Whatever additional notes you’d like to add about this book and why you liked or didn’t like it – As with A Snowy Day, the illustrations are detailed. I think children will find the character’s adventures humorous.