Book Descriptions
for Snow Song by Dawn Lo and A.K. Riley
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"Fine pearls of snow / Then a twirl of snow. / Around the eaves / A curl of snow." A young, dark-haired girl, who appears Asian, leaves her city building on a snowy morning and heads to the park to play with friends. The lyrical, sensory-rich rhyming narrative cleverly describes every aspect of her day in reference to snow-what the snow is doing, how it makes things appear, how it feels or makes her feel, and more. Back home at day's end, in her pajamas, she gazes out her window at "bright falling stars" of snow. Cheerful mixed-media illustrations offer a variety of perspectives across pages showing the girl and snow in the cityscape and in the natural setting of the park, where she plays with a diverse group of friends. (Ages 3-6)
CCBC Choices 2021. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2021. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
The perfect winter story. This ode to snow, told in rhythmic free verse, follows a girl delighting in the outdoors on a wintry day. All she encounters is framed by the snow. There are fine pearls of snow, a twirl of snow, a curl of snow. The sky unravels into snow, while the hills are knitted caps of snow. She is captivated, as the snow swaddles her world, and makes everything snug — from first light, to the darkness of bedtime. The glorious snow-filled pages of this enchanting story will have children everywhere searching for their mittens.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.