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Sneeuw!
Een jong konijntje hoeft niet naar school omdat het sneeuwt. Hij wil evenwel onmiddellijk naar buiten, maar dat mag niet. Hij bekijkt hoe alles stil is en ondersneeuwt. Prentenboek met sobere, ietwat ruwe prenten. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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Komako Sakai
61 books28 followersKomako Sakai was born in Hyogo, Japan, in 1966. After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Sakai worked at a kimono textile design company.
Komako Sakai is one of the most popular children’s author/illustrators in Japan. She has won awards around the world, including Japan Picture Book Prize, a Golden Plaque at the Biennial of Illustration in Slovakia, and a Silver Griffin in the Netherlands.
Komako Sakai is one of the most popular children’s author/illustrators in Japan. She has won awards around the world, including Japan Picture Book Prize, a Golden Plaque at the Biennial of Illustration in Slovakia, and a Silver Griffin in the Netherlands.
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November 30, 2017
This is so sweet. A gentle, cozy read. The illustrations and the overall tone of the book made me long for a heavy snowfall and experience the quiet stillness that often follows. I read it to my two year old and she begged me to reread it three times, until I said, "No, it's time for bed. We can read it again tomorrow."
February 23, 2018
Dumb. Viruses cause colds. Playing outside in all sorts of weather builds one's health.
Now, if it there were another reason to stay inside all day, then go outside after the snow stopped falling and the sun had set, I might have given it one more star.
But I'm not particularly fond of the art, either. Why? Because fresh snow is brilliantly reflective, and the home would be all lit up, not gloomy as portrayed.
I think it's really a story about a mom who is vulnerable to depression but fighting it....
Now, if it there were another reason to stay inside all day, then go outside after the snow stopped falling and the sun had set, I might have given it one more star.
But I'm not particularly fond of the art, either. Why? Because fresh snow is brilliantly reflective, and the home would be all lit up, not gloomy as portrayed.
I think it's really a story about a mom who is vulnerable to depression but fighting it....
January 2, 2019
A little bunny wakes up one morning, only to be told by his mother that he can sleep late: Kindergarten has been canceled due to the snow. So begins a quiet day, as the bunny and his mother play cards, and watch the snow fall. Mother bunny has promised that when it stops falling, they can go outside, and when it finally does, late in the evening, they share a magical night-time walk...
Originally published in Japan, Komako Sakai's attractive picture-book pairs a gentle, pitch-perfect narrative with lovely illustrations. The grays and whites, relieved by an occasional yellow, are well-suited to the snowy world being depicted, as is the sense of quiet evoked throughout. Any child who has enjoyed the beauty of a walk through freshly fallen snow, when the world is hushed and seemingly abandoned, will appreciate this book, and identify with its understated and elegant depiction of a Snow Day.
Originally published in Japan, Komako Sakai's attractive picture-book pairs a gentle, pitch-perfect narrative with lovely illustrations. The grays and whites, relieved by an occasional yellow, are well-suited to the snowy world being depicted, as is the sense of quiet evoked throughout. Any child who has enjoyed the beauty of a walk through freshly fallen snow, when the world is hushed and seemingly abandoned, will appreciate this book, and identify with its understated and elegant depiction of a Snow Day.
November 10, 2024
Dolce
Questo libro mi è piaciuto per l'equilibrio fra i morbidi disegni a pastello sui toni del bianco e del grigio e il realismo minimale della storia e nel complesso mi ha ispirato un profondo senso di pace. Un bimbo e la mamma, conigli, abitano in un appartamento di una città ferma per una grande nevicata. A questa notizia, il bimbo salta giù dal letto, deliziosa immagine dinamica, perchè vorrebbe correre fuori. La tenera età del coniglio viene espressa con piccoli dettagli rossi sul pigiamino, il suo pelouche è un dinosaurino imbronciato. Trascorrerà la giornata con la mamma, aspettando che la città riprenda a muoversi.
Questo libro mi è piaciuto per l'equilibrio fra i morbidi disegni a pastello sui toni del bianco e del grigio e il realismo minimale della storia e nel complesso mi ha ispirato un profondo senso di pace. Un bimbo e la mamma, conigli, abitano in un appartamento di una città ferma per una grande nevicata. A questa notizia, il bimbo salta giù dal letto, deliziosa immagine dinamica, perchè vorrebbe correre fuori. La tenera età del coniglio viene espressa con piccoli dettagli rossi sul pigiamino, il suo pelouche è un dinosaurino imbronciato. Trascorrerà la giornata con la mamma, aspettando che la città riprenda a muoversi.
February 18, 2009
You know when a picture book is successful? When it can conjure up a feeling or a memory you didn't even know you had. I remember playing in the snow at night as a small child. The contrast of bright white snow lit by the streetlights, and the jet-black sky above. In my experience, picture books that deal with simple subjects generally have a hard road to hoe. They either are accused of glutting the market with more of the same, or they are so unique that they're told that they won't find their readership. I find it hard to believe that The Snow Day by Komako Sakai will share either of these fates, though. A Japanese import from the creator of the equally compelling and mesmerizing Emily's Balloon, Sakai's title turns gray to gold. Any child who has ever watched flakes fall in rapid succession is going to get a kick out of this book. A title capable of finding the dreamlike beauty in stark reality.
When a little rabbit wakes up early one morning its mother assures it that there's no reason to get up. "Kindergarten's closed. It's been snowing all night, and the school bus got stuck." A snow day! But rather than be allowed to run outside, the rabbit's mother informs it that it will have to wait until the snowflakes stop falling. So together they play cards and watch the flakes fall from the balcony. At night the little rabbit is just about to go to bed when it realizes that the snow has stopped falling. So together, in the well-lit dark, the two of them go outside to play in the snow. They'll play again tomorrow, and tomorrow daddy (stuck in an airport) will be home, "because it stopped snowing."
Since we are dealing with a child wearing a snowsuit playing in a mass of white fluffiness there are bound to be people who equate it with The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. That's an unfair comparison on so many levels, though. I mean, both books have that slow, methodical feeling you get when you walk outside and the sounds of the world are hushed by the fall of the flakes. When the little rabbit in the book says, "Mommy, we are all alone in the world," that could sound twee or quaint, but instead it feels exactly right. Snow reinforces the loneliness that comes with silence. And while Keats chose to beautify the ugliness of a city with his white canvass, Sakai seems far more interested in beautifying the seeming ugliness of an apartment complex. It's a different world and it inspires a wholly different feel. Keats' book was all about experiencing the snow. Sakai's book is all about waiting to experience it.
My edition of this book did not say how the art was made, but we can infer a little. Some paint looks like it came into play. The clusters of snowflakes falling as light masses of white are definitely painted. Crayon also looks like it was a medium. The moment when the little rabbit changes into a snowsuit (ears on his hoodie and all), a single red crayon line curls and pools on the ground, becoming the red stretch of yarn that connects one red mitten to another. And is that a thick smear of some kind of oil-based crayon or paint I see as well? It's hard to say. Whatever its make-up might be, the book's illustrations bring to life that cool gray light that comes on overcast days. The kind of light that seeps into every corner of your home, no matter how many lamps you turn on to banish it. I am always impressed by an artist's skill with figures and landscapes, but lighting is the hardest of these. And the most impressive.
Sakai has cleverly avoided giving the little rabbit a gender. Lest you doubt me, this is not an easy thing to do. It takes a very very particular art style to make a convincing any-old-gender-will-do child in a book, regardless of what animal they might be. The downside to this is that because the artist has made the bunnies here look pretty much like real bunnies, however, they initially appear to be a touch expressionless. As the story continues, however, their faces melt a little, as when the little rabbit jumps out of bed for joy, or when the two go outside and make snow dumplings and monsters. Particularly in the latter scene there's a great image of the mother rabbit watching over her little one, an identical smile on both their faces.
Children understand waiting. They don't like it, but they understand it. They may not all know what snow days are like, or even what snow itself is, but the feeling of having to wait to do something fun is universal. This book is universal. A class unto itself, if you want to get lofty about it. If these are the picture books the Japanese are putting out these days, I think we should demand to have more of them translated and put on our bookstore and library shelves. A book that will please both grown-up and child and happens to be a little beautiful, just for kicks.
Ages 4-8.
When a little rabbit wakes up early one morning its mother assures it that there's no reason to get up. "Kindergarten's closed. It's been snowing all night, and the school bus got stuck." A snow day! But rather than be allowed to run outside, the rabbit's mother informs it that it will have to wait until the snowflakes stop falling. So together they play cards and watch the flakes fall from the balcony. At night the little rabbit is just about to go to bed when it realizes that the snow has stopped falling. So together, in the well-lit dark, the two of them go outside to play in the snow. They'll play again tomorrow, and tomorrow daddy (stuck in an airport) will be home, "because it stopped snowing."
Since we are dealing with a child wearing a snowsuit playing in a mass of white fluffiness there are bound to be people who equate it with The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. That's an unfair comparison on so many levels, though. I mean, both books have that slow, methodical feeling you get when you walk outside and the sounds of the world are hushed by the fall of the flakes. When the little rabbit in the book says, "Mommy, we are all alone in the world," that could sound twee or quaint, but instead it feels exactly right. Snow reinforces the loneliness that comes with silence. And while Keats chose to beautify the ugliness of a city with his white canvass, Sakai seems far more interested in beautifying the seeming ugliness of an apartment complex. It's a different world and it inspires a wholly different feel. Keats' book was all about experiencing the snow. Sakai's book is all about waiting to experience it.
My edition of this book did not say how the art was made, but we can infer a little. Some paint looks like it came into play. The clusters of snowflakes falling as light masses of white are definitely painted. Crayon also looks like it was a medium. The moment when the little rabbit changes into a snowsuit (ears on his hoodie and all), a single red crayon line curls and pools on the ground, becoming the red stretch of yarn that connects one red mitten to another. And is that a thick smear of some kind of oil-based crayon or paint I see as well? It's hard to say. Whatever its make-up might be, the book's illustrations bring to life that cool gray light that comes on overcast days. The kind of light that seeps into every corner of your home, no matter how many lamps you turn on to banish it. I am always impressed by an artist's skill with figures and landscapes, but lighting is the hardest of these. And the most impressive.
Sakai has cleverly avoided giving the little rabbit a gender. Lest you doubt me, this is not an easy thing to do. It takes a very very particular art style to make a convincing any-old-gender-will-do child in a book, regardless of what animal they might be. The downside to this is that because the artist has made the bunnies here look pretty much like real bunnies, however, they initially appear to be a touch expressionless. As the story continues, however, their faces melt a little, as when the little rabbit jumps out of bed for joy, or when the two go outside and make snow dumplings and monsters. Particularly in the latter scene there's a great image of the mother rabbit watching over her little one, an identical smile on both their faces.
Children understand waiting. They don't like it, but they understand it. They may not all know what snow days are like, or even what snow itself is, but the feeling of having to wait to do something fun is universal. This book is universal. A class unto itself, if you want to get lofty about it. If these are the picture books the Japanese are putting out these days, I think we should demand to have more of them translated and put on our bookstore and library shelves. A book that will please both grown-up and child and happens to be a little beautiful, just for kicks.
Ages 4-8.
December 8, 2009
I probably should have read this when we had our snow day yesterday--today it is ICE day and I still can't go out! In any case, I read it a few days ago and while I enjoyed it and can certainly see why the artwork has won such accolades (this was recently named one of the NY Times Ten Best Children's Books of 2009) I was not quite as wowed by it as I thought/hoped I would be. Some of the illustrations (such as the cover art) really touched me, and others were just so-so. Still, I think it's wonderful to expose children to a variety of styles and this is certainly different from most picture books out there. It's also cool because it was originally published in Japan and I love "imports"! ;-) Mostly, though, I think children will just enjoy that it's a story about snow--being home from school but not able to go out in the snow--oh, such a deliciously painful state! It's sweet how the mother and the little rabbit interact, too.
September 13, 2012
"Mommy, we're all alone in the world."
I really like this author's books. They are simple and sparse yet have a strange melancholy to them.
I really like this author's books. They are simple and sparse yet have a strange melancholy to them.
March 6, 2009
The feelings of a small child are here. But,it is not geared towards children in practice rather than in theory.
Perhaps using a small child instead of a blobby bunny might have given this the universal feel the author is aiming for with the bunny. But instead the juxtaposition of an animal on a very real world somehow clashes.
Sorry, no one has ever done it better than Ezra Jack Keats did it in The Snowy Day. You can read that to a bunch of 2009 high tech, overstimulated preschoolers and they will still thrill to the emotion it evokes.
This one is an exquisite work of art--you could hang some of the illustrations in an art gallery. But it just doesn't have the heart and soul of a children's picture book.
Perhaps using a small child instead of a blobby bunny might have given this the universal feel the author is aiming for with the bunny. But instead the juxtaposition of an animal on a very real world somehow clashes.
Sorry, no one has ever done it better than Ezra Jack Keats did it in The Snowy Day. You can read that to a bunch of 2009 high tech, overstimulated preschoolers and they will still thrill to the emotion it evokes.
This one is an exquisite work of art--you could hang some of the illustrations in an art gallery. But it just doesn't have the heart and soul of a children's picture book.
July 20, 2009
Loved the cozy illustrations. Did not love the story.
December 18, 2020
There's a wunny bunny. And you are a good girl. And you know what to do. Bunny is catching a ride and now etgr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 5, 2022
Een mooi boek, ietsje out of season op dit moment met hoe warm het is, maar ik had het even nodig. Even denken aan winter, aan sneeuw, aan kou. In dit boek volgen we een klein konijn die voor het eerst heel veel sneeuw ziet vallen. Het boek straalde gewoon een rust uit. Het einde vond ik helemaal tof, wat lief van zijn moeder, ik dacht al dat ze helemaal niet meer naar buiten zouden gaan, haha. En dat kan toch niet, kijk eens hoeveel sneeuw er ligt! Daar moet je toch even in gaan spelen. Ik zou zelfs niet eens wachten tot het is op gehouden. Ik zou gewoon lekker dansen terwijl het sneeuwt.
De illustraties waren niet helemaal altijd mijn ding maar ik vond ze wel bij het verhaal passen.
De illustraties waren niet helemaal altijd mijn ding maar ik vond ze wel bij het verhaal passen.
December 27, 2019
Charming in its wonder and melancholy. Beautifully illustrated.
December 26, 2019
Soft and quiet, and very very pretty.
March 13, 2015
Read in digital format.
What is it about rabbits in children's books that makes a person go aaawww? The cover reminded me on one of my favorite children's books about another rabbit, so I decided to read this book and see if it was just as good; it was! The main character is never called by his name in the text, yet the story is based around a snow storm that prevents the main character from being able to go outside or to school . As I flipped through the pages and looked at the simple but lively illustrations, I reflected on my own childhood and shared the main characters excitement to play in the snow. Although the snow is fun to the main character, it keeps him from some things that are important to him. I won't tell you anymore because you should read it for yourself. This would be a great story to read to a kindergarten classroom to talk about the weather.
What is it about rabbits in children's books that makes a person go aaawww? The cover reminded me on one of my favorite children's books about another rabbit, so I decided to read this book and see if it was just as good; it was! The main character is never called by his name in the text, yet the story is based around a snow storm that prevents the main character from being able to go outside or to school . As I flipped through the pages and looked at the simple but lively illustrations, I reflected on my own childhood and shared the main characters excitement to play in the snow. Although the snow is fun to the main character, it keeps him from some things that are important to him. I won't tell you anymore because you should read it for yourself. This would be a great story to read to a kindergarten classroom to talk about the weather.
March 23, 2009
Quiet and appropriate to the weather as well as to the Japanese sensibility. I especially liked the fact that the rabbit family lives in an apartment - first the child goes out on the balcony and is only allowed to go downstairs after the snow has finished. The animals' body language is very expressive, especially the ears.
I like the way many of the illustrations are framed - as if looking in a window.
I was struck by the movement - constantly forward - (as in the double page spread as he goes out and the following pages). Nicely rendered into English but no translator given.
I like the way many of the illustrations are framed - as if looking in a window.
I was struck by the movement - constantly forward - (as in the double page spread as he goes out and the following pages). Nicely rendered into English but no translator given.
April 21, 2013
I really enjoyed the pictures in this story. They had this certain sense of haze, but were delightfully abstract while still capturing a strong sense of character and place. There were elements of harshness and soft, but they still blended together well and I never thought the illustrations were messy. The little bunny was quite cute as well. It was sweet to gimplse the world from his eyes. The story was fairly simplistic, but still fun.
*Taken from My Sentiments Exactly!: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2013...
*Taken from My Sentiments Exactly!: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2013...
August 11, 2016
So the kid had a snow day and was home all day but his mother wouldn't let him go out and play in the snow because it was still snowing and too cold. What kind of a snow day is that?! A sad one if you ask me. I really liked the art work but the story didn't do it for me.
February 4, 2015
A quiet story about a bunny and his/her mother enjoying a snow day. I think this might work better in PJ story time than my preschool story time. As a quieter story it seems more like a bed time or lap story to me.
August 23, 2011
love these illustrations. and i've always loved a good snow day. beautiful little book.
February 21, 2020
The Snow Day is a story about a young rabbit who wakes up to the news that kindergarten has been cancelled due to a snow day. The rabbit gets incredibly excited, but his mother makes him wait to play in the snow until it stops so that he does not catch a cold. This wait builds up the anticipation and excitement for later that night, when the snow stops, and he and his mother can finally go outside and play in it. Along with this excitement, there is also sadness and longing for his father, who is stuck in another city's airport because of the snow.
The overall theme of this book is the importance of family, both in the mother/son relationship and the mother/father/son relationship. The tone throughout the book is largely set with worry as the father is stuck in a different city after his plane was delayed due to the snow. The mother and son still have fun and enjoy their snow day, but the absence of the father remains a concern that is present throughout the book. This depiction demonstrates the importance of family and those relationships no matter if you are all together or separated.
When I read The Snow Day, I found myself feeling very nostalgic. This book has the power to bring up memories, and for me it brought back memories of my childhood that I had not thought about for years. I believe that this ability to evoke feelings and memories is something incredibly unique and powerful in a book.
I would recommend this book because it demonstrates the power of family and sticking together, even if you are physically separated. Additionally, this book depicts the story of a snow day and the wide variety of emotions that can come along with one, which is something that a lot of people can relate to and can connect to their own personal memories.
The overall theme of this book is the importance of family, both in the mother/son relationship and the mother/father/son relationship. The tone throughout the book is largely set with worry as the father is stuck in a different city after his plane was delayed due to the snow. The mother and son still have fun and enjoy their snow day, but the absence of the father remains a concern that is present throughout the book. This depiction demonstrates the importance of family and those relationships no matter if you are all together or separated.
When I read The Snow Day, I found myself feeling very nostalgic. This book has the power to bring up memories, and for me it brought back memories of my childhood that I had not thought about for years. I believe that this ability to evoke feelings and memories is something incredibly unique and powerful in a book.
I would recommend this book because it demonstrates the power of family and sticking together, even if you are physically separated. Additionally, this book depicts the story of a snow day and the wide variety of emotions that can come along with one, which is something that a lot of people can relate to and can connect to their own personal memories.
January 2, 2026
Yuki ga Yandara (The Snow Day) by Sakai Kamako is a delightful and visually captivating children's book that I stumbled upon at the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum. I was instantly drawn to the book's distinctive, stylized illustrations of rabbit characters set against a snowy landscape.
The story centers on a rabbit child and its mother who awaken to a heavy snow day. The mother wisely keeps them indoors, fearing the child might catch a cold. Kamako uses the following pages to convey the stillness and isolation brought on by the severe weather. The beautiful drawings make the world feel entirely contained within their home, highlighting the deep bond between the mother and child. The narrative builds a quiet tension until the snowfall finally ceases. The child's pure, unadulterated joy as they rush out to play in the newly fallen snow is palpable. The book concludes with a sense of happy anticipation, a comforting promise of more snow play on the morrow.
It's a charming read, perfect for a cozy afternoon, and a highly recommended addition to any collection of illustrated children's stories.
The story centers on a rabbit child and its mother who awaken to a heavy snow day. The mother wisely keeps them indoors, fearing the child might catch a cold. Kamako uses the following pages to convey the stillness and isolation brought on by the severe weather. The beautiful drawings make the world feel entirely contained within their home, highlighting the deep bond between the mother and child. The narrative builds a quiet tension until the snowfall finally ceases. The child's pure, unadulterated joy as they rush out to play in the newly fallen snow is palpable. The book concludes with a sense of happy anticipation, a comforting promise of more snow play on the morrow.
It's a charming read, perfect for a cozy afternoon, and a highly recommended addition to any collection of illustrated children's stories.
January 17, 2019
L grabbed this at the library and I will admit it's not one that caught my eye but I'm glad she picked it out because it turns out that it stands out from the pack of snow-related children's books. The illustrations are actually rather gloomy, but I like that because it makes the book feel gritty and more realistic somehow (despite the fact the characters are bunnies). It's an inner-city-kid-experiencing-snow book, really. It brought Baltimore to mind for me, actually, which is strange because, like I said, it's a bunny and the apartment complex is nondescript. The only thing that bugged me was the mom's explanation for why the bunny can't go out while it's snowing--that he'll catch a cold. I hate how many children's books perpetuate the myth that being out in the cold can make you ill with a virus. Still, I liked the vibe of this book.
February 15, 2025
Beautifully conceived and executed, this is the ultimate SNOW DAY picture book.
First of all, it helps that Komako Sakai-san is both the illustrator and author. She excels at both roles. I especially love the floating snow globs in the two page illustration (facing pages) with this announcement from the little rabbit's mother:
The playfulness of the young rabbit, and the loving companionship of his mother -- this elevates the story and so many of the illustrations. For instance, the artist who illustrates shows, at a distance, how "Mommy and I put our footprints in the fresh white snow." etc. Then, in the next double page spread, we see the rabbuit and his mother much closer up. The contrast may take your breath away, Goodreaders. (Did for me.)
FIVE STARS for this magnificent picture book.
First of all, it helps that Komako Sakai-san is both the illustrator and author. She excels at both roles. I especially love the floating snow globs in the two page illustration (facing pages) with this announcement from the little rabbit's mother:
The playfulness of the young rabbit, and the loving companionship of his mother -- this elevates the story and so many of the illustrations. For instance, the artist who illustrates shows, at a distance, how "Mommy and I put our footprints in the fresh white snow." etc. Then, in the next double page spread, we see the rabbuit and his mother much closer up. The contrast may take your breath away, Goodreaders. (Did for me.)
FIVE STARS for this magnificent picture book.
January 30, 2018
This book is about a little rabbit who wakes up one morning to a snow day! School is canceled, snow is falling, and theres not a rabbit in sight when he looks out of the window. But whats a fun snow day if the whole family isn't there to celebrate? The rabbit and his mother spend a majority of the day waiting to hear back from his father about when his flight will land and when he'll finally be home.
I really enjoy the simplicity of this book. A low fantasy book with elements of real life events.
In the classroom, I would use this book as a prompt to encourage my kids to share some of the activities they've had during a snow day or over winter break.
I really enjoy the simplicity of this book. A low fantasy book with elements of real life events.
In the classroom, I would use this book as a prompt to encourage my kids to share some of the activities they've had during a snow day or over winter break.
March 1, 2018
This is a great winter snow book with a cute little bunny who doesn't have to go to school because of the snow. But the bunny can't go outside until the snow stops, and the bunny's father is stuck in an airport somewhere because of the snow.
When the snow finally stops, Bunny enjoys the magic.
Kids really enjoyed this book.
I liked how it pointed out downsides that can happen when it snows too much (such as plane cancellations.)
When the snow finally stops, Bunny enjoys the magic.
Kids really enjoyed this book.
I liked how it pointed out downsides that can happen when it snows too much (such as plane cancellations.)
December 15, 2020
This book is simple but heartfelt. School is canceled because it’s snowing. But you can not play outside, and Daddy’s plane can’t take off. This book fosters a peace and a calmness that comes along with a quite snowy night. The illustrations are not typical of modern picture books, but their very uniqueness helps the reader feel at peace, and cozy, and in the presence of others who care.
#Wintergames #teamreadnosereindeer +16
#Wintergames #teamreadnosereindeer +16
December 9, 2018
I just don't like anthropomorphic animals. Here rabbits live in an apartment building, and do human things like eating and the dishes. The activities include playing in the snow, after proper dressing to prevent a cold. The daddy rabbit misses his airline flight. Come on. Use little children and people, there are so many pretty little faces to match the pretty background illustrations.
March 6, 2020
Simplicity itself, told from the sure point of view of a child waking to a snow day. Daddy can't get home as his flight is canceled and Mommy can't get to the grocery store so just the child and its mother share a quiet, waiting day crowned by a late night walk in the snow. Just beautiful.
May 8, 2020
I found this book in my textbook. I was able to find a read aloud. The reader had the right tone and voice. The video was focused on the book pages.
The illustrations are beautiful; the grainy looking photographs complement the story very well.
This story is perfect for younger children.
The illustrations are beautiful; the grainy looking photographs complement the story very well.
This story is perfect for younger children.
September 27, 2024
The art has both a poignancy and a calmness to it, really capturing the interior light of a home during winter. I especially like the rabbit family lives in an apartment. The father is away but expected back soon, a sense of anticipation that ties in beautifully with the mood of winter and snow.
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