Books like Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
Peter discovers that his blue furniture will be turned pink for the arrival of a new baby sister. Determined to keep the chair he loves, he rescues the last untouched piece and flees home, as the family works to protect their treasured belongings.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Ezra Jack Keats
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