History Literature / TheSnowyDay

* FreeRangeChildren: Peter's mom has no real problem letting her seven or eight year old son walk down the street by himself.

A children's picture book written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, first published in 1962.

* CheerfulChild: Peter, and pretty much all the kids in the animated special.

* CoolOldLady: Peter's Nana.

* InkSuitActor: The characters voiced by Music/BoyzIIMen.
* {{Keet}}: Peter again.

* SliceOfLife

* AdaptationExpansion: Amazon’s animated special adds the plot of Peter going to his Nana’s house to prepare for a family party, and greatly expands the cast.

* CloseKnitCommunity: In the animated adaption all the people on Peter’s street know each other by first name and get along splendidly.
* CoolOldLady: Peter’s Nana.
* FiveTokenBand: Exaggerated in the animated adaption - Peter’s neighborhood includes white, black, Jewish, Latino, Asian and Middle-Eastern residents. Of course, this is TruthInTelevision for a lot of major cities, and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools true to the spirit of the original book]].

* InkSuitActor: The characters voiced by Boyz II Men.

* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: The Boyz II Men expies do an impromptu number midway through the special for no reason beyond “It’s a perfect day for singing!”
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the animated adaption, Peter loves his Nana’s mac and cheese.

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Peter wakes up to find his New York neighborhood covered in snow, and spends the day frolicking and playing, before returning home excited for another snowy day tomorrow.

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, “The Snowy Day” is considered a children’s classic, both for its simple yet beautiful illustrations and for being the first children’s book to feature an African-American protagonist. Amazon has since adapted it into a 2016 animated special.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the animated adaption, Peter loves his Nana’s mac and cheese.

* FiveTokenBand: UpToEleven in the animated adaption - Peter’s neighborhood includes white, black, Jewish, Latino, Asian and Middle-Eastern residents. Of course, this is TruthInTelevision for a lot of major cities, and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools true to the spirit of the original book]].

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, ‘’The Snowy Day’’ is considered a children’s classic, both for its simple yet beautiful illustrations and for being the first children’s book to feature an African-American protagonist. Amazon has since adapted it into a 2016 animated special.

* FiveTokenBand: UpToEleven in the animated adaption - Peter’s neighborhood includes white, black, Jewish, Latino, Asian and Middle-Eastern residents. Of course, this is TruthInTelevision for a lot of major cities, and [[TropesAreNotBad true to the spirit of the original book]].

* SweetDreamsFuel: Both the book and the adaption.

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* AllStarCast: The animated adaption features the voices of Laurence Fishbourne, Regina King and Boyz II Men.

* AdaptionExpansion: Amazon’s animated special adds the plot of Peter going to his Nana’s house to prepare for a family party, and greatly expands the cast.