One Cold Night

by Claire Ewart

A touching celebration of the relationship between fathers and sons captures a month of Sundays in the life of a father and son in words and color illustrations.

Genres: Picture Books

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Erica Eyestone]

I really like this book. The girl is always searching for a "giant" her mom was talking about but the giant turns out to be her dad who has always been watching over her.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting book, filled with fantastic scenes of nature. The snow woman and the cloud coyotes are fanciful ways to describe the winter's onset. It's a short book and fun to read aloud.

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations tell the mythical tale of Winter in the Native American tradition. I immensely appreciated the artistic expression and simple story.

[Patricia Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: contemporary realistic fiction, grades 1-3
This is a truly heartwarming story about a girl's relationship with her father. The illustrations are a huge draw to this book, and I love the juxtaposition of the father against the giant the girl was imagining. I think that anyone who had a strong, protective father figure will relate to this story, which is my experience.

[Pamela Atkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the story as it reflects Native American legend.

[Rebel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. The cat looked like mine

[McKenna Banks · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book about the mythical Snow Woman who comes at the first of winter and frosts the ground and stills the streams, and brushes the leaves from the trees. She chases the animals into their winter dens and tucks us all into winter.

There wasn't a whole lot to this book, but the wording was pretty. The idea of the story was neat in a way too. I did like the illustrations a lot as well.

I could use this book as a read aloud at the beginning of winter, or it would be an easy read for a beginner reader.