Snowflake Kisses and Gingerbread Smiles

by Toni Trent Parker, Earl Anderson (Illustrator)

A sparkling holiday picture book with a soft, padded cover featuring striking photos of young African-American children celebrating Christmas, one of the most popular holidays of the year.

What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Christmas trees, Santas, reindeers, presents galore, and more are captured in this precious holiday book. Made up of 16 sturdy, cardstock pages, this book features snappy, rhyming text by author Toni Trent Parker that focuses on all of the things young children identify within their Christmas celebration. Photographer Earl Anderson illustrates the text effectively with full-color photographs of the popular Christmas items and adorable African-American children all dressed up for the holidays.

Genres: Picture Books, Christmas

16 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish this was still in print so we could buy a replacement. I really like these Toni Trent Parker holiday books because they're so incredibly simple and perfect for toddlers. The pictures are so joyful and the rhyming text is really fun! There's a lot of beauty in simplicity, especially when it comes to toddler books, and this holiday series is a real bullseye.

[Jennifer Kelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures! Great book for the little ones!

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love that Santa was black and that all the kids are as well.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty basic but representation for kids of color.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple rhyming text showing photographs of African-American children getting ready for Christmas.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet holiday book for toddlers with large, colorful photos.

themes: African-American, Christmas, family