Peter's Chair

Ezra Jack Keats' classic picture book, "Peter's Chair," tenderly explores the common anxieties a young child faces with the arrival of a new baby sibling. Peter, an African American boy, feels his world shifting as his familiar blue furniture is painted pink for his baby sister, Suzy. In a moment of frustration, he "runs away" with his cherished blue chair, only to realize he's grown too big for it. The story beautifully normalizes feelings of jealousy and displacement, offering a gentle resolution as Peter embraces his new role and growing independence.

When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair , and runs away.