BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY FLAKE APPRECIATION DAY!

​It’s the time of year when those of us who live in the northeast start thinking of snow. As an adult, I dread the shoveling, but I do remember how thrilled I was to wake up to a yard blanketed in snow and learn that I had a snow day off from school! This book captures the magic of snow from a child’s point of view:

​TITLE: SNOW IS…

AUTHOR: Laura Gehl

ILLUSTRATOR: Sonia Sánchez

PUBLISHER: Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

OPENING LINES:
Snow is a feeling like the moment you wake.
Snow is a stillness before the first flake.
Snow is the birds huddled close in their nests.
Snow is your heart pounding hard in your chest.

This lyrical picture book is a beautiful ode to the snow. Told from the point of view of child, this story follows a day in his life, beginning when he wakes up to see his yard blanketed in white and ending with a warm fire, snuggles, and I love yous. Laura Gehl’s soothing rhyme and Sonia Sánchez’s dreamy illustrations in a muted color palette make this the perfect winter bedtime story.
 
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