 One teacher told Keats that, for the first time, she watched as children selected brown crayons for their self-portraits.By the 1980s, critics began to recognize how far "The Snowy Day" had come from the stereotypical depictions in "Little Black Sambo".A 50th anniversary edition of the book was published in 2011 and featured photos of the child who inspired Peter and a letter from Langston Hughes.