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Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show and all of their friends have come to see it, including she Louie. As the show begins, Louie becomes fascinated by the smiling puppet Gussie and shouts "Hello!" in front of a silent audience. After the show, Louie goes home and dreams about Gussie. When he wakes up, he discovers that his friends have left a gift for him. This classic Ezra Jack Keats story of love and generosity is as meaningful today as when it was first published more than twenty years ago.
Author Notes
Ezra Jack Keats was born Jacob Ezra Katz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1916. He was a mural painter for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for three years before taking a job as a comic book illustrator. During World War II, he joined the United States Air Corp and was a camouflage pattern designer. After the war, he changed his name to make his Jewish heritage less noticeable.
He wrote and/or illustrated more than 85 children's books. The first book he illustrated was Jubilant for Sure by Elizabeth Hubbard Lansing, which was published in 1954. The first book he wrote was My Dog is Lost, which was published in 1960. His other works include Pet Show and The Snowy Day, which won a Caldecott Medal in 1963. He was also awarded the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children's literature in 1980. He died of a heart attack on May 6, 1983.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
Roberto and Susie put on a puppet show for their friends. Silent, remote Louie, who never speaks to anyone, stands up and bursts into speech, overcome with love for Gussie, the round-eyed puppet baby. Brilliant paintings form a backdrop for a tender story of spontaneous unselfishness. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A child's total captivation by a puppet show character is the subject of this small but touching story. When Susie and Roberto give the show for the neighborhood children, little Louie is fascinated by the mouse puppet and then transported by a second one, a green-faced baby-bonneted figure named Gussie. Louie holds Gussie after the show and, when Susie and Roberto take the puppet away, he goes home to a sad, sweet dream. He awakens to a happy ending though, for Susie and Roberto have set up a trail that leads to Gussie, propped on a newel post and attached to a welcoming ""HELLO"" sign clearly meant for Louie. If the older children's sensitive generosity is a lucky break for Louie, Keats' way of seeing through the little boy's eyes will inspire the same empathic understanding from his audience. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
