雪是誰的?

by Antonie Schneider

耶路撒冷是一個特別的地方。
它將許多人聚集在這裡。這裡很少下雪。有一天，它下雪了，引起三個朋友進行一場有趣的辯論﹕雪是誰的？他們分別詢問自己最信任的人，卻驚訝的發現──神父、拉比和伊瑪目導師都說了同樣的話。


這個愉悅的故事述說分享的意義，以及看似不同的我們，其實有許多相似之處。

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 31, 2020

Reviews

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

It snowed in Jerusalem and the kids got the day off of school (of course). Three children divide the snow and ultimately it ends in an argument about who owns the snow. They decide to seek help from their elders and try to bring the snow to the religious men. Of course, the snow has melted before each child can get to their place of worship. The next time it snows, all of the people in the community, including those children, simply enjoy the beauty and wonder of it all.

This story reminded me of a trip I took to Jerusalem in the 1990's. I felt so much awe of the peace of major religious groups living, working, and praying alongside one another. There was so much respect for each culture. It was lovely.

[Anne Lutomia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Authors Schneider and Chang tactfully introduce children to the Israeli and Palestinian border conflict, sreligious similarities, everyday reality, and finding harmony using the metaphor of the snow.

[Annie MacPherson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good parable about conflict, but the illustrations really let it down in my opinion.