Little Owl's Snow

by Divya Srinivasan

Overview

Little owl looks for his first snowfall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593115343
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Series:	Little Owl
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Divya Srinivasan lives in Austin, Texas. Her illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker magazine, and she has done work for This American Life, They Might Be Giants, Sundance Channel, Sufjan Stevens, and Weird Al Yankovic, among others. Divya was also an animator on the film Waking Life. She has written and illustrated many picture books, including Little Owl's Night, Little Owl's Day, and Octopus Alone. More of Divya's work can be seen at www.pupae.com.

Editorial Reviews

…lovely…Srinivasan paces her gentle story perfectly, and her simple digital art is appealing, with cute, watchful creatures and soft-edged shapes.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

2018-10-15

The whimsical little owl with the huge eyes is back (Little Owl's Day, 2014, etc.), exploring the joys of a new and unfamiliar season.

Feeling a chill in the air, he thinks, "Something is happening!" The leaves are changing color and beginning to fall, geese are flying away, and many animals are preparing to hibernate. "Bear sleeps through all the fun," Raccoon explains. As he flits through the silent forest, Little Owl sees the magic of winter. Snow begins to fall, and the forest is transformed into a crystalline fairyland. Tracks appear in the snow, fish swim under the frozen pond. Little Owl starts to miss his hibernating friends, especially Bear and Hedgehog, but Mama encourages him to enjoy the snow, "a special secret not everyone can know." Little Owl finds he can still have fun playing in the snow with everyone who is awake through the winter. Srinivasan's stylized illustrations are colorful tapestries on black backgrounds depicting a realistic variety of fall and winter foliage and animal life. The forest floor is rich with mushrooms, nuts, leaves, and berries. Bear's paws and mouth are stained with the blueberries he is gorging in preparation for his long sleep.

A gentle encouragement to explore and get the best out of unfamiliar situations. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews