Στέλλα, η βασίλισσα του χιονιού

Stella

by Marie-Louise Gay, Γιώργος Παπαδόπουλος (Translator)

Ο Νικόλας και η Στέλλα παίζουν με ενθουσιασμό στο χιόνι και η φαντασία τους καλπάζει!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Canada, Fiction, Storytime, School, Kids

36 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Marie-Louise Gay is the illustrator of many award-winning children's books. She is from Montreal, Canada.

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book! Cute little girl introducing snow for the first time to her little brother. Beautiful illustrations and a story both my twin 3 yr olds and my 6 yr old enjoyed. A great family book. Highly recommended!

[Hope L. Justice · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although the relationship between Stella and Sam is really cute, I don't find this original. It reminds me so much of Max & Ruby, which is another series people seem to really love that I don't. Stella is a know-it all. She tells Sam things that he readily believes because he trusts her. The illustrations are super cute, and with the snow, kind of dazzling. I just don't find Stella likable. I think the formatting (Stella said, Sam said) is annoying. I would find this exchange more cute if the truth were some how more obvious in the illustrations, and Sam would observe them on his own. Instead he is just lied to because Stella thinks she knows things and is annoyed by Sam's curiosity.

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the way Stella stands out against all the white space.

Library copy

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, but not quite as much as Stella, Fairy of the Forest. The main reason is that it's hard to tell how Sam is feeling about the snow and their activities until the end, even though the activities and his reactions are most of the story. The illustrations are great, as always, and it's nice to see the relationship between Stella and Sam. It's sweet and I enjoyed it; my son said, "It was okay."

[Raelynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this with my 5yr old goddaughter this morning. We had our first big snowfall so it seemed fitting. Very cute story with bright illustrations. Fun for both of us!

[rimbluebooks (Rim) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this. It's so fun and made me think of snow, I want to see the snow so baaad.

[Nessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big patient sister enjoying winter with her inquisitive little brother. She tries to get him to play in the snow but he has bigger questions.

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 4 out of 5]

عنوان ترجمه فارسی: آدم برفی کجا می خوابد؟

[Natalie Cosellian · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. Stella and her brother sam explore what snow has to offer. They go ice skating, build snow and and make snow angels, and go sledding. Sam has a lot of questions for Stella and she answers them the best she can.
2. This book made connections with chapter seven in our textbook. It has a lot of examples of similes such as "soft as baby rabbit fur" and " cold as vanilla ice cream". This book is great for providing ideas of what children can do outside in the snow.
3. I liked this book because it really captures what winter or snow is all about. There was a lot of questions in the book that could answer what younger children were always wondering. This book is perfect for ages birth through 2nd grade in my opinion.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have recently been talking about similes and this book had a lot of great examples.


Loved the questions in this book. Some of them are questions many people wonder about. Others were questions that my students had never even thought to ask. They were quite captured by this story, which surprised me, since it is quite a simple story. Often the best ones are the simplest.

These two characters reminded my students of Max and Ruby. Me too!

I got to hear Marie-Louise Gay speak one time at Kaleidoscope. After listening to her talk about how she creates her illustrations, I was totally sold on her books. Love her!

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Big sister Estela knows all about the snow and imparts her knowledge of all its wonder to her little brother, Samuel, who asks a lot of questions. She shows him all sorts of things that can be done in the snow--making snow angels and snowmen, having snowball fights, building forts, ice skating, and sledding. This is a cute story that has a Charlie Brown feel to it.

I'll be adding it to the Spanish storytelling collection. One thing to note is that the text may seem long, but it flows pretty quickly and can even be shortened without taking away from the story.

[Bev Walkling · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading this to my 3 year old grand-daughter. She speaks very little French, but this was the version I had which tells the story of Stella and her little brother Sacha who is experiencing his very first snow storm. The illustrations are wonderful and I was able to read it to her in French and translate it with just a little help from her Dad. (I learned some new words in French - like goosebumps!). She loved it! (so did I!)

[Katja Labonté · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars & 4/10 hearts. This darling little book has always been a part of my life. As a child I pored over the pages until my copy is in tatters. The illustrations were so fun! I have the story nearly memorized, and even though the text on the last three pages is torn off, I still remember it... it goes something like this:

"Can snow angels sing?" asked Sam.
"Of course," said Stella. "Can't you hear them?"
"Yes!" whispered Sam.

<33 my heart.

[Amy Stipp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you forget how to enjoy snow? Reading this will jog your memory as Stella and her brother Sam have a new snow adventure at the turn of each page. This would be a great big book to get and read to the younger students on a blistery, snowy day. Turns out their snow adventures in Europe parallel mine in Chicago.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really only gave this a 2 because I was hoping it would be for a younger audience (ie my 2 year old) but it was still really cute. I'm sure he'll like it when he gets older. Especially since it did such a good job of describing snow and different activities to do in the snow--something we don't have much experience with here in southern Arizona!

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just discovered a brand new heroine - Stella - authoritative, creative, absolutely whimsical, big sister to James who is a bit more on the cautious side. I think she has been around for a few years, but that's what happens when the kids are grown and I haven't started buying books for grandchildren yet.

[Bvlmc Buchanan Verplanck Elementary School · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stella brings her little brother outside to play with her in the snow and Sam is just full of questions. As they talk about snowflakes, make a snowman, ice skate, watch their breath, make a fort and have a snowball fight, sleigh ride, observe the birds and make snow angels Stella answers all Sam’s questions in both the factual and whimsical way that children observe and think of snow.

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but a bit confusing for young children I think, because Stella made quite a few inaccurate statements about snow (including snowmen eat snowsuites).

Edited Feb 2021 to add: now that my kids are a bit older, I think they enjoyed it more, because they knew more of what Stella says is complete nonsense and they laughed so much.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a cute story. Sam, Stella's little brother, wants to know all about the snow. Stella takes him outside to play in it, and he has so many questions that Stella can't even answer them all. Adorable story and illustrations.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty good, not the best book. I like the part where she said they only eat pink snow: and the little boy asked, "Do they eat snow?" and the little girl replied, "just pink snow," and the little boy asked, "Do they eat white snow?" and she said, "no, just pink snow." Ha ha ha ha ha.

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish that I would see an illustration of a redhead without curly hair although that is the norm. The first time that we experience snow is magical and all our curiosities are answered before we quickly scurry to the warm hearth.

[Sophie]

I read this one at the LaSalle Library with daddy today. The little boy asked a lot of questions, and I asked a few questions about Stella, too.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story of an older sister introducing her skeptical little brother to the joys of snow.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love what a positive, respectful relationship Stella & Sam have!

[Lu · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story isn't really great but it's better than the other ones I read recently. The 3 stars are mostly for the illustrations.

[Asher H.K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spoiler alert.
My dogs said Stella is a liar. Sam is NOT from upstate New York.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stella and her little brother go exploring outside in the snow.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stella is a sassy and smart character and her brother Sam is sweet.

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter and I read a e-book treasury of the Stella series, so this review applies to all. The Stella anthology is one of the suggested summer reading picture books for kids entering grade 2 (7-8 yo's). My 7yo gave the series 60 stars, which is the highest rating yet on the recommended reads list! Here, in the real internet world, I rate this adorable picture book with five bright stars. Stella is big sister to Sam and Sam has a lot of questions for his big sister. Stella shows Sam the ropes and Sam's imagination visits to new places. Totally reminds me of 7yo asking 9yo life questions and 7yo telling 4yo about the way of the world. The pictures are beautiful and really nice to look at. Nothing overwhelming, just soft images showing Stella's bright red hair and Sam's crazy blonde hair. Very cute, recommend to all.

[Jennifer Orosco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall I thought this book was just okay, nothing really stood out. I read it as I thought it could be a good story about sibling / big sister relationships for a social emotional related lesson. Although I did enjoy the sister/brother relationship portrayed in the book, I found the how the dialogue was written to be a bit frustrating. Also, there’s not really a plot, just a brother and sister having a conversation back and forth (which could be the whole point), but I hoping for a moment that really defined their relationship for students to learn or have a discussion about. Overall it’s a “nice” story, but not something I would read again.