Snow (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Uri Shulevitz Narrated by Sean Schemmel

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

This lyrical tale of winter wonder is as soft and welcoming as a fresh blanket of snow. It's a story of belief, imagination and appreciation, and it will warm your heart.

Snow is a 1998 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year and a 1999 Caldecott Honor Book.

"It's snowing, said boy with dog.
"It's only a snowflake," said grandfather with beard.

No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, they are also the only ones who know how to truly enjoy it.

Uri Shulevitz' playful depiction of a snowy day and the transformation of a city is perfectly captured in simple, poetic text and lively watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

People Magazine

A snowfall defies the grown-ups, who insist it won't last, and blankets a small boy's town in splendor.

...[A] gem — not to be missed.

Journal Starred, School Library

Finally, another of Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories has been made into a picture book— and a fine one.

Betsy Groban

...[A] picture book that young children in all climates are likely to relish. -- The New York Times Book Review

From the Publisher

Pure enchantment from start to finish. Shulevitz uses text as spare as a December landscape to cast a spell of winter magic [and] works a bit of visual alchemy as the tale progresses.” —Starred, Publishers Weekly

“Outstanding . . . filled with humorous touches . . . Youngsters will joyfully join the boy in his winter-welcoming dance.” —Starred, School Library Journal

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169455717
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	09/29/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	Up to 4 Years

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