The Snow Globe Family

by Jane O'Connor, S.D. Schindler (Illustrator)

Overview

Oh, when will it snow again? wonders the little family who lives in the snow globe. They long for a snowstorm? if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a shake. Baby would love to. She notices the little family, but the snow globe is too high for her to reach. But then Baby is alone during a snowstorm. Will the snow globe family get a chance to go sledding, too?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142412428
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/02/2008
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jane O'Connor lives in New York City.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"[A] fine winter bedtime treat." -Kirkus Reviews

Editorial Reviews

"[A] fine winter bedtime treat." -Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

In a Victorian family's parlor sits a snow globe. And within the snow globe is another Victorian family-albeit a tiny one. Unbeknownst to the bigger clan, the snow globe family yearns to go sledding. And who better to stir up a snowstorm than the huge, curious baby peering in? This fanciful tale is sure to stir your child's imagination too! (ages 4 and up)
The November 2006 issue of Child magazine

A small and gentle foray into imagination. A mama, a papa, a boy, a girl and a baby live in a big Victorian house. On their mantel sits a lovely old snow globe, and inside it lives a tiny family of the same configuration. The tiny snow globe family wishes for a big storm-someone to shake the globe-but that has not happened for some time. The papa tells of times the dishes were knocked off the shelves and he was thrown out of the tub. In the big world, a blizzard sends the family out with their sled, but mama and baby stay inside. Baby manages via footstool and pillows to reach the top of the mantel, to tumble over with the snow globe, providing just the "storm" the snow globe family had hoped for. They go out sledding on their tiny hill, Baby's mama decides the snow is too wonderful for them to miss outside the big house and off they go, too ("Wheeeeee!"). Schindler's colored inks and gouache in a wry, slightly exaggerated style capture the Victorian setting perfectly, vivacious line and muted color making a fine winter bedtime treat. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews