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Η χιονονιφάδα
Ψηλά στον ουρανό, ένα χειμωνιάτικο βράδυ φτιάχτηκε μια χιονονιφάδα. Κι άρχισε να χοροπηδά, να στροβιλίζεται και να στριφογυρνάει ανάμεσα στα σύννεφα. Σύντομα άρχισε να πέφτει.
Με εξαιρετική γλώσσα και πανέμορφη εικονογράφηση, ο Benji Davies αφηγείται την ιστορία ενός μικρού κοριτσιού, της Νοέλ, και μιας χιονονιφάδας, που λαχταρούν να βρουν τη δική τους ξεχωριστή θέση στον κόσμο.
Μια αξέχαστη ιστορία από τον διεθνώς καταξιωμένο συγγραφέα και εικονογράφο, που θα γίνει μια από τις κλασικές των Χριστουγέννων.
Με εξαιρετική γλώσσα και πανέμορφη εικονογράφηση, ο Benji Davies αφηγείται την ιστορία ενός μικρού κοριτσιού, της Νοέλ, και μιας χιονονιφάδας, που λαχταρούν να βρουν τη δική τους ξεχωριστή θέση στον κόσμο.
Μια αξέχαστη ιστορία από τον διεθνώς καταξιωμένο συγγραφέα και εικονογράφο, που θα γίνει μια από τις κλασικές των Χριστουγέννων.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2020
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About the author
Benji Davies
256 books265 followersBenji Davies is the illustrator of the Bizzy Bear books, Bizzy Bear: Let’s Go and Play and Bizzy Bear: Fun on the Farm. As a child, Benji knew that when he grew up he either wanted to make films or draw pictures in books. He is still working out which he likes best, and currently divides his time between illustrating children’s books and directing animation.
He has worked on a huge range of subjects and platforms, with clients as diverse as such Waterstone’s, Sainsbury’s and Oxfam, and in countries as different as India and Australia. He’s illustrated for several major publishers and is pleased to be working on Nosy Crow’s start-up list.
He lives in Hackney in London.
He has worked on a huge range of subjects and platforms, with clients as diverse as such Waterstone’s, Sainsbury’s and Oxfam, and in countries as different as India and Australia. He’s illustrated for several major publishers and is pleased to be working on Nosy Crow’s start-up list.
He lives in Hackney in London.
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December 4, 2021
2.5 stars
The illustrations are very nice, pretty colours and some lovely scenes of winter, snow and lighted shop windows.
The story starts with a smiley snowflake falling down to earth and feeling worried about falling and hoping to land somewhere nice. I like the idea of a little smiley snowflake that has feelings but then you know what will soon happen to them which is sad. A little girl hopes she can have a Christmas tree this year but they can't afford one, she picks up a little piece of a tree that has fallen off and she puts it in a pot outside on the windowsill and decorates it. The snowflake falls on the little girls tree, the snowflake has found a special place to land and provides a shining star for the little girls tree.
This was a nice story and luckily we don't see the snowflake melt but I found the main idea that this family couldn't afford a tree confusing. They live in a pretty detached house in the countryside, if they lived in a flat in town this would have made more sense. Living where they do, if they had fallen on hard times they could easily have cut a branch to bring in and decorate, they had plenty of room and decorations. I suspect the setting of the detached house was nicer to illustrate but doesn't add up with the storyline.
The illustrations are very nice, pretty colours and some lovely scenes of winter, snow and lighted shop windows.
The story starts with a smiley snowflake falling down to earth and feeling worried about falling and hoping to land somewhere nice. I like the idea of a little smiley snowflake that has feelings but then you know what will soon happen to them which is sad. A little girl hopes she can have a Christmas tree this year but they can't afford one, she picks up a little piece of a tree that has fallen off and she puts it in a pot outside on the windowsill and decorates it. The snowflake falls on the little girls tree, the snowflake has found a special place to land and provides a shining star for the little girls tree.
This was a nice story and luckily we don't see the snowflake melt but I found the main idea that this family couldn't afford a tree confusing. They live in a pretty detached house in the countryside, if they lived in a flat in town this would have made more sense. Living where they do, if they had fallen on hard times they could easily have cut a branch to bring in and decorate, they had plenty of room and decorations. I suspect the setting of the detached house was nicer to illustrate but doesn't add up with the storyline.
December 23, 2022
Come iniziare ad amare la lettura, se non con un libricino illustrato ed a tema natalizio?
January 2, 2023
Kalėdiška, švelni, ypatinga... Tobula!!!
November 5, 2020
Day 1- A picture book that makes me happy.
LOVE this book, made me feel so warm and really made me smile. The illustrations are beautiful and it really does show the power of fate. Also has a Christmas theme!! What’s not to like!? Everyone should read this book, I guarantee it will warm your heart.
LOVE this book, made me feel so warm and really made me smile. The illustrations are beautiful and it really does show the power of fate. Also has a Christmas theme!! What’s not to like!? Everyone should read this book, I guarantee it will warm your heart.
December 2, 2021
Почему так трогательно?
October 30, 2023
Un po' presto per le letture a tema natalizio, ma - come diceva un vecchio spot pubblicitario - il Natale quando arriva arriva.
Un bel volume illustrato per bambini di OGNI età, Fiocco di neve, pubblicato per la prima volta in Gran Bretagna nel 2020 e apparso in Italia due anni fa grazie al marchio Giralangolo della casa editrice EDT di Torino.
Sia il testo che i bellissimi disegni sono stati firmati da Benji Davies, autore e illustratore londinese (classe 1980, così si legge in rete), i cui libri per bambini sono stati tradotti in oltre 40 lingue con milioni di copie vendute in tutto il mondo. Vincitore di importanti riconoscimenti a livello internazionale, Davies è anche regista di animazione e di video di diverso tipo.
Quella narrata (e illustrata) in queste pagine è una piccola storia senza tempo sullo sfondo appunto del periodo delle feste natalizie; il protagonista è un fiocco di neve che, volteggiando tra le nuvole, non vuole cadere giù. Il suo, in balìa del vento, sarà un lungo viaggio che lo condurrà sulla punta di un alberello improvvisato, là dove qualcuno, pur senza saperlo, già lo attende.
Si dovrebbe sempre trovare un modo per smettere di cadere, ed esiste per tutti un luogo in cui infine fermarsi nonostante le tempeste della vita.
Un ringraziamento a chi, tempo fa, me ne consigliò la lettura! Cercherò anche altri titoli di questo artista.
Un bel volume illustrato per bambini di OGNI età, Fiocco di neve, pubblicato per la prima volta in Gran Bretagna nel 2020 e apparso in Italia due anni fa grazie al marchio Giralangolo della casa editrice EDT di Torino.
Sia il testo che i bellissimi disegni sono stati firmati da Benji Davies, autore e illustratore londinese (classe 1980, così si legge in rete), i cui libri per bambini sono stati tradotti in oltre 40 lingue con milioni di copie vendute in tutto il mondo. Vincitore di importanti riconoscimenti a livello internazionale, Davies è anche regista di animazione e di video di diverso tipo.
Quella narrata (e illustrata) in queste pagine è una piccola storia senza tempo sullo sfondo appunto del periodo delle feste natalizie; il protagonista è un fiocco di neve che, volteggiando tra le nuvole, non vuole cadere giù. Il suo, in balìa del vento, sarà un lungo viaggio che lo condurrà sulla punta di un alberello improvvisato, là dove qualcuno, pur senza saperlo, già lo attende.
Si dovrebbe sempre trovare un modo per smettere di cadere, ed esiste per tutti un luogo in cui infine fermarsi nonostante le tempeste della vita.
Un ringraziamento a chi, tempo fa, me ne consigliò la lettura! Cercherò anche altri titoli di questo artista.
November 23, 2020
A very adorable and sweet book about a snowflake and girl and it brought me straight into the holiday spirits.
I read this beautiful book in Dutch but decided to write this review in English.
I just adore Benji Davies’ books, he really has a way with words but also definitely with art. I get most of the books because of the amazing art, yes, I confess! The stories are often great as well, really, but the art is just so outstanding and gorgeous.
And it is the same in this one. I enjoyed the story featuring two characters, a little snowflake who wants to land in the right spot (and dreams of being a star on top of a Christmas tree), and a little girl who is living with her mom and grandpa and wants to have a wonderful Christmas. I loved seeing the snowflake not wanting to land, not just on anything at least, and I could fully understand that, because everyone knows what happens to snowflakes when they land. At least in my country it doesn’t generally stay in a big fluffy blanket of cold. It just smushes up. I was just rooting for this little snowflake to find her home, at least for a while. I liked how the little girl made her own little tree, as if she knew that there would be something special happening.
But the art. WOW. That was just stunning and I took my time soaking up all the details. It really gave me those holiday vibes that I was hoping to find.
The ending was great, I loved seeing both the girl and the snowflake be happy (and I had a laugh at the dog’s reaction).
All in all, a snowy and holiday spirit filled book that I would recommend.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I read this beautiful book in Dutch but decided to write this review in English.
I just adore Benji Davies’ books, he really has a way with words but also definitely with art. I get most of the books because of the amazing art, yes, I confess! The stories are often great as well, really, but the art is just so outstanding and gorgeous.
And it is the same in this one. I enjoyed the story featuring two characters, a little snowflake who wants to land in the right spot (and dreams of being a star on top of a Christmas tree), and a little girl who is living with her mom and grandpa and wants to have a wonderful Christmas. I loved seeing the snowflake not wanting to land, not just on anything at least, and I could fully understand that, because everyone knows what happens to snowflakes when they land. At least in my country it doesn’t generally stay in a big fluffy blanket of cold. It just smushes up. I was just rooting for this little snowflake to find her home, at least for a while. I liked how the little girl made her own little tree, as if she knew that there would be something special happening.
But the art. WOW. That was just stunning and I took my time soaking up all the details. It really gave me those holiday vibes that I was hoping to find.
The ending was great, I loved seeing both the girl and the snowflake be happy (and I had a laugh at the dog’s reaction).
All in all, a snowy and holiday spirit filled book that I would recommend.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
November 26, 2023
Pretty book. I enjoyed Benji Davies artwork and I liked the story it’s just that I grew up without a lot and I always had a tree. Granted we had property and I lived in Washington State but this little girl isn’t in a city without access to trees. She easily could have cut a branch or small sapling and brought it in. But what do I know? I guess the snowflake wouldn’t have had a place to land. I suppose the location, with the story, was off for me. I know, I am being completely critical.
November 21, 2020
A lovely book following the story of two characters simultaneously, one a young girl called Noelle and the other a falling snowflake. You see their different lives during the festive season and eventually come together in a joyous celebration. Would definitely recommend.
September 2, 2021
Μια τρυφερή, απαλή και λαμπερή ιστορία 🎄❄️💚
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December 21, 2021ilus silmale ja ilus hingele!
November 5, 2020
This is such a beautiful book all about Christmas, family and the belief that things will work out exactly how they are meant to be. A must read.
November 26, 2021
“Igaüks neist isemoodi, igaüks neist imekaunis.”
Lumehelbekese ja Noelle lugu on äärmiselt armas ja südantsoojendav. Väga tore oli jälgida lumehelbekese seiklust läbi nende imeliste illustratsioonide.
Piltide puhul meeldis meile Adelyniga see, et neid oli niisamagi tore vaadata ja oma jutuke juurde rääkida. Näiteks ei jäänud lapsele märkamata emme koos vankriga vōi öökull pimedas puu otsas.
Pildid, mis panevad loole kaasa elama!
Tore raamat siia jōulude ootuse aega!
Lumehelbekese ja Noelle lugu on äärmiselt armas ja südantsoojendav. Väga tore oli jälgida lumehelbekese seiklust läbi nende imeliste illustratsioonide.
Piltide puhul meeldis meile Adelyniga see, et neid oli niisamagi tore vaadata ja oma jutuke juurde rääkida. Näiteks ei jäänud lapsele märkamata emme koos vankriga vōi öökull pimedas puu otsas.
Pildid, mis panevad loole kaasa elama!
Tore raamat siia jōulude ootuse aega!
January 12, 2021
Zoet verhaal zonder diepgang. Viel me een beetje tegen van Benji.
July 20, 2022
La historia es adorable. las ilustraciones son otro mundo, increíbles, magnificas, preciosas.
February 23, 2023
Εγγύηση ο Davies
December 21, 2023
4.0⭐️ found this in a free library & it was so cute!
January 12, 2025
Jauki istorija, labai gražios iliustracijos.
January 2, 2026
Labai graži istorija-alegorija.
May 3, 2025
What a beautiful little story about a little star who finds her way to be a big star.
October 8, 2021
A sweet winter story!
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January 8, 2022Отличный Бенджи Дэйвис, с красивейшими картинками.
September 13, 2022
I was here for the illustrations which did not disappoint. The storyline felt scattered and I didn't understand why the little girl couldn't have a tree in her house. I know that the illustrations show the girl and her family making decorations so they have the supplies. Maybe the family doesn't have the resources to buy or get a tree. (We lived in the country when I was younger and could get a tree from the woods near us.) I agree with another reviewer who said that if she lived in the city, in an apartment, this would make more sense to me. All in all the confusion over this and the confusion over the snowflake had the story fall flat for me.
December 2, 2022
Armas lugu lumehelbekese seiklusest. Meenutab mulle ühte lugu, mis oli kas vihmapiisast või ka lumehelbekesest ning kus just see pilvest lahkumise ja enesele oma koha leidmise lugu oli praktiliselt täpselt sama.
Ja koheselt on ära tunda raamatu autor :)
Ja koheselt on ära tunda raamatu autor :)
November 22, 2021
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THE SNOWFLAKE is a beautiful story about hope, finding your place, and coming together. A little snowflake is released from a cloud and floating on the wind - she is not sure where she is going and wants to stay with the cloud, but it encourages her that she will find her place. She travels on and on. Meanwhile, a little girl named Noelle is traveling home with her Pappie, and her path intersects with that of the little snowflake. She wishes for a fancy tree like in the store window, though it is not possible, and instead finds a little branch that she decorates. She leaves it outside her window, hoping snow will fall and cover it. When she awakes the next morning, she finds one snowflake on the top - the little snowflake has found her perfect place!
What I loved: This is a sweet and lovely read that is perfect around the holidays. The themes of finding your way, making the best of what you have, and hope resonate throughout this beautiful story. The writing is soft and travels between Noelle and the snowflake with powerful results. The illustrations are just perfect, in Davies's usual style, with the right amount of details and plenty of visual interest to capture young imaginations. This is a sweeping and gorgeous story, perfect for a fall or winter read, that is sure to captivate and warm the heart.
What left me wanting more: As a small point, some of the text on the snowstorm pages is really hard to read, as it is black font over a medium/darkish blue. This is particularly challenging in lowlight such as bedtime or evening. Luckily, most pages are easy to read with the clear font over light or white color backgrounds.
Final verdict: A lovely story of hope and finding your place, THE SNOWFLAKE is a beautiful read that will appeal to picture book lovers of all ages. Highly recommend as fall or winter pick.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
THE SNOWFLAKE is a beautiful story about hope, finding your place, and coming together. A little snowflake is released from a cloud and floating on the wind - she is not sure where she is going and wants to stay with the cloud, but it encourages her that she will find her place. She travels on and on. Meanwhile, a little girl named Noelle is traveling home with her Pappie, and her path intersects with that of the little snowflake. She wishes for a fancy tree like in the store window, though it is not possible, and instead finds a little branch that she decorates. She leaves it outside her window, hoping snow will fall and cover it. When she awakes the next morning, she finds one snowflake on the top - the little snowflake has found her perfect place!
What I loved: This is a sweet and lovely read that is perfect around the holidays. The themes of finding your way, making the best of what you have, and hope resonate throughout this beautiful story. The writing is soft and travels between Noelle and the snowflake with powerful results. The illustrations are just perfect, in Davies's usual style, with the right amount of details and plenty of visual interest to capture young imaginations. This is a sweeping and gorgeous story, perfect for a fall or winter read, that is sure to captivate and warm the heart.
What left me wanting more: As a small point, some of the text on the snowstorm pages is really hard to read, as it is black font over a medium/darkish blue. This is particularly challenging in lowlight such as bedtime or evening. Luckily, most pages are easy to read with the clear font over light or white color backgrounds.
Final verdict: A lovely story of hope and finding your place, THE SNOWFLAKE is a beautiful read that will appeal to picture book lovers of all ages. Highly recommend as fall or winter pick.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
December 27, 2020
The Snowflake|Benji Davies
Up in the sky a snowflake is formed inside a cloud, bouncing and dancing happily until she begins to fall. She didn't want to fall, though. In a town far away, a young girl Noelle walks with her grandfather Papi back home. Where will Noelle meet this fluffy, crystal white snowflake? How do they cross paths?
A warm book for children written by an author and illustrator who creates exquisite literary worlds with his brush strokes. Benji Davies' books always fill me with peace especially when they narrate such simple stories which touch issues like the ephemeral of existence and the search one's purpose in the world.
Highly recommended for ages 3+.
www.unepetitebibliophile.com
Η Χιονονιφάδα
Ψηλά στον ουρανό ένα βράδυ φτιάχτηκε μια χιονονιφάδα που στροβιλιζόταν και χόρευε όλο χαρά μέχρι που άρχισε να πέφτει. Μα δεν ήθελε καθόλου να πέσει. Και κάτω μακριά σε κάποια πόλη η μικρή Νοέλ περπατούσε με τον παππού της κατευθυνόμενοι προς το σπίτι. Πού θα συναντήσει η Νοέλ τη μικρή άσπρη χιονονιφάδα; Πώς σμίγουν οι ευχές τους;
Ευχάριστο, ζεστό παραμύθι από έναν δημιουργό που πλάθει όμορφους κόσμους με τα πινέλα του. Τα παραμύθια του Davies με γεμίζουν πάντα με μια γαλήνη και ηρεμία ακόμα και όταν αγγίζουν θέματα όπως το εφήμερο της ύπαρξης και η αναζήτηση σκοπού στο απέραντο του κόσμου.
Δημιουργός: Benji Davies
Τίτλος πρωτοτύπου: The Snowflake
Α'έκδοση στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία: Harper Collins Children's Books, 2020
Ηλικία: 3+
Α' Έκδοση στην ελληνική: Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2020
Μετάφραση: Αντώνης Παπαθεοδούλου
Up in the sky a snowflake is formed inside a cloud, bouncing and dancing happily until she begins to fall. She didn't want to fall, though. In a town far away, a young girl Noelle walks with her grandfather Papi back home. Where will Noelle meet this fluffy, crystal white snowflake? How do they cross paths?
A warm book for children written by an author and illustrator who creates exquisite literary worlds with his brush strokes. Benji Davies' books always fill me with peace especially when they narrate such simple stories which touch issues like the ephemeral of existence and the search one's purpose in the world.
Highly recommended for ages 3+.
www.unepetitebibliophile.com
Η Χιονονιφάδα
Ψηλά στον ουρανό ένα βράδυ φτιάχτηκε μια χιονονιφάδα που στροβιλιζόταν και χόρευε όλο χαρά μέχρι που άρχισε να πέφτει. Μα δεν ήθελε καθόλου να πέσει. Και κάτω μακριά σε κάποια πόλη η μικρή Νοέλ περπατούσε με τον παππού της κατευθυνόμενοι προς το σπίτι. Πού θα συναντήσει η Νοέλ τη μικρή άσπρη χιονονιφάδα; Πώς σμίγουν οι ευχές τους;
Ευχάριστο, ζεστό παραμύθι από έναν δημιουργό που πλάθει όμορφους κόσμους με τα πινέλα του. Τα παραμύθια του Davies με γεμίζουν πάντα με μια γαλήνη και ηρεμία ακόμα και όταν αγγίζουν θέματα όπως το εφήμερο της ύπαρξης και η αναζήτηση σκοπού στο απέραντο του κόσμου.
Δημιουργός: Benji Davies
Τίτλος πρωτοτύπου: The Snowflake
Α'έκδοση στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία: Harper Collins Children's Books, 2020
Ηλικία: 3+
Α' Έκδοση στην ελληνική: Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2020
Μετάφραση: Αντώνης Παπαθεοδούλου
January 20, 2022
Un precioso cuento de Navidad en el que las ilustraciones dejan sin aliento. Su dulce narración recoge a la perfección la sensación cálida de estas fechas.
Benji Davies vuelve a asombrar con sus entrañables personajes, dibujados con su característico toque personal que rezuma cariño. Es fácil intuir a primera vista que el punto fuerte de este libro son las imágenes que resumen los sentimientos que afloran durante la época de festejo. Con una gran abundancia de colores fríos y pasteles, envuelve al lector en la ilusión infantil que nace con la Navidad. Asimismo, los detalles asombran conforme avanza la lectura.
La trama nos enseña la importancia de esperar, además de ahondar en los deseos y la esperanza en su lado más puro. He de decir que no es una historia que realmente funcione en todos los ámbitos y que, en cierto modo, queda encajada en la festividad en torno a la que versa. Es cierto que los valores que enseña no son muy versátiles, pero cumple perfectamente la función de despertar ese espíritu navideño que todos necesitamos.
Por tanto, si quieres vivir este momento exprimiendo al máximo su esencia con los más pequeños, te recomiendo totalmente que escojas como lectura este bellísimo álbum ilustrado. Es arte acogedor al alcance de tu mano.
Benji Davies vuelve a asombrar con sus entrañables personajes, dibujados con su característico toque personal que rezuma cariño. Es fácil intuir a primera vista que el punto fuerte de este libro son las imágenes que resumen los sentimientos que afloran durante la época de festejo. Con una gran abundancia de colores fríos y pasteles, envuelve al lector en la ilusión infantil que nace con la Navidad. Asimismo, los detalles asombran conforme avanza la lectura.
La trama nos enseña la importancia de esperar, además de ahondar en los deseos y la esperanza en su lado más puro. He de decir que no es una historia que realmente funcione en todos los ámbitos y que, en cierto modo, queda encajada en la festividad en torno a la que versa. Es cierto que los valores que enseña no son muy versátiles, pero cumple perfectamente la función de despertar ese espíritu navideño que todos necesitamos.
Por tanto, si quieres vivir este momento exprimiendo al máximo su esencia con los más pequeños, te recomiendo totalmente que escojas como lectura este bellísimo álbum ilustrado. Es arte acogedor al alcance de tu mano.
December 29, 2022
The Snowflake by Benji Davis
2⭐️
Children's Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
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I read this book at storytime at work a while ago. Honestly, I'm completely unimpressed by this book. It was slow and not engaging to the kids. Hard as I try, the snowflake was often hard to point out because it blended into the background. The best part is when the snowflake lands on the little girls' Christmas tree.
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A wintery tale about a young girl wishing for a perfect Christmas tree, and a young snowflake wishing for the perfect place to land.
High, high up in the clouds, a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly fluffy and white, she tumbles and bounces on the clouds. But then, to her dismay, she begins to fall. . . .
The Snowflake tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl—both longing for their own special place in the world—that spin together into a magical ending. The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine.
#books #thesnowflake #bookworm #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #picturebook
2⭐️
Children's Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
📚📚📚📚
I read this book at storytime at work a while ago. Honestly, I'm completely unimpressed by this book. It was slow and not engaging to the kids. Hard as I try, the snowflake was often hard to point out because it blended into the background. The best part is when the snowflake lands on the little girls' Christmas tree.
📖📖📖📖
A wintery tale about a young girl wishing for a perfect Christmas tree, and a young snowflake wishing for the perfect place to land.
High, high up in the clouds, a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly fluffy and white, she tumbles and bounces on the clouds. But then, to her dismay, she begins to fall. . . .
The Snowflake tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl—both longing for their own special place in the world—that spin together into a magical ending. The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine.
#books #thesnowflake #bookworm #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #picturebook
October 11, 2023
Homesick for Heaven. Yes, that's a thing.
Children may feel that more often than we know. As adults, many of us have certainly felt that kind of homesickness.
Often around the time of religious holidays, like Christmas, Homesick for Heaven is often expressed in terms of making the celebration perfect. Such as Noelle, in this story, who longs for a perfect Christmas tree. And the snowflake who seeks -- and finds -- a perfect home atop Noelle's little Christmas tree.
HOMESICK FOR HEAVEN. SO HARD TO EXPRESS IN WORDS.
Longing is the emotion, a spiritual emotion. Even for adults, words may fail to do this justice. Since these are human words, and what we long for is not human.
Noelle --and her author, Benji Davies -- do an excellent job of expressing that longing, seems to me:
But as Noelle went up to bed,
she felt that there was something else missing from her tree.
Something important.
Only she wasn't quite sure what it was.
FIVE STARS for author and illustrator Benji Davies.
Children may feel that more often than we know. As adults, many of us have certainly felt that kind of homesickness.
Often around the time of religious holidays, like Christmas, Homesick for Heaven is often expressed in terms of making the celebration perfect. Such as Noelle, in this story, who longs for a perfect Christmas tree. And the snowflake who seeks -- and finds -- a perfect home atop Noelle's little Christmas tree.
HOMESICK FOR HEAVEN. SO HARD TO EXPRESS IN WORDS.
Longing is the emotion, a spiritual emotion. Even for adults, words may fail to do this justice. Since these are human words, and what we long for is not human.
Noelle --and her author, Benji Davies -- do an excellent job of expressing that longing, seems to me:
But as Noelle went up to bed,
she felt that there was something else missing from her tree.
Something important.
Only she wasn't quite sure what it was.
FIVE STARS for author and illustrator Benji Davies.
December 4, 2024
Really sweet, pretty winter book about a snowflake who is not ready to fall out of her cloud. The cloud says it's time to fall and she'll be okay, and the wind carries her all over the place. She sees a big Christmas tree that she wants to be the star on top of.
A little girl walking with her grandpa wishes she could have a big beautiful Christmas tree, but not this year. So she finds a branch and makes herself a little tree to place on the window sill in hopes of snow.
When she wakes up, the snowflake has landed on top of her little tree, making both of their wishes come true!
My only reservation with this one is that super sensitive kids like me will start thinking about the wishes of every snowflake in the sky and feeling bad for the ones that land in dirty puddles or the middle of the dark ocean. But perhaps that's a separate issue not solved by avoiding the personification of inanimate things in kids' books...
A little girl walking with her grandpa wishes she could have a big beautiful Christmas tree, but not this year. So she finds a branch and makes herself a little tree to place on the window sill in hopes of snow.
When she wakes up, the snowflake has landed on top of her little tree, making both of their wishes come true!
My only reservation with this one is that super sensitive kids like me will start thinking about the wishes of every snowflake in the sky and feeling bad for the ones that land in dirty puddles or the middle of the dark ocean. But perhaps that's a separate issue not solved by avoiding the personification of inanimate things in kids' books...
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