The Snowy Day tells the story of a young boy who ventures out to play in the snow in his bright red snowsuit, climbing, sliding, making tracks, and building a snowman. Middle school students at St.

The answer is “The Snowy Day,” a 1962 children’s picture book by Ezra Jack Keats about a young boy ... “There’s an aria by Peter’s mother, ‘Mama’s Misgivings,’” Adams said.