Snow

by Clark Joan, Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)

Snow falls all day. Snow falls all week. Snow falls all month! Sammy’s world is a blanket of white. As he clambers up the heaps and mountains of snow, he imagines what might lie beneath — whales and seals, a black bear and her cubs, or could there be elves mining rubies and emeralds? Finally, the weather turns warm and the snow begins to melt, and Sammy finds a green surprise. In this simple, atmospheric book, author Joan Clark and illustrator Kady MacDonald Denton create a paean to that magical substance that enchants the eyes of children in winter.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Christmas, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 3, 2006

Reviews

[Kaethe · Rating 4 out of 5]

#25 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and request to Goodreads that the Top Readers, etc. lists be fixed. For a full explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf.

We got snow this week. We didn't get anything like this kind of quantity, and it mostly melted by noon or so, but for several hours there it was beautiful. This book does a lovely job of capturing the magical feel of a snow day, at least for those of us who don't have more than a couple a year at best. And you know I thought the art was great. For fun, pair this up with Snow. Or for a dose of realism, read it with The Long Winter or ramp up the horror withThe Shining. Feel free to point out particular favorites in comments.

[Erin · Rating 1 out of 5]

All tell and no show makes a book a dull toy. Everything in this story is imagined by the boy who does absolutely nothing in the story but sit and imagine. Honestly, I felt so sorry for the boy. He seemed so lonely. Not for me.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Jamie Forrest · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a Shining Willow Award Nominee. It is the story of one boy's imagination. His world gets covered in snow and he spends the days imagining what lies underneath. His imagination is wonderful and the illustrations (watercolour paintings, I believe) bring his dreams to life. I really loved this book.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sammy wakes one morning to snow falling. The snow falls for a month, and Sammy's world is covered in snow, and that stimulates Sammy's imagination to wonder and visualize what could possibly be under all of that snow.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snow is a story about so much snow that you begin to daydream about the green grass.

Used for "Snowy Things" storytime-01/2010.

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.