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 swirling snowstorm—if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a great big shake.

Baby would love to. She alone notices the little family. She gazes longingly at their snowy little world, but the snow globe is up way too high for her to reach. Then, when a real snowstorm sends the big children outside sledding in the moonlight, Baby finds herself alone in the parlor. . . . Will the snow globe family at last get a chance to go sledding too?

As readers follow the parallel adventures of both families, big and little, they will take special pleasure in the miniature world of the snow globe, where the skating pond is the size of a shiny quarter and a snowman is no bigger than a sugar cube.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524738921
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/07/2006
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	86 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jane O'Connor lives in New York City.
S. D. Schindler lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

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

Editorial Reviews

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

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

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