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naughty_librarian's review
5.0
An invocation asking the universe to gift us with a snow day, this simple read will invite you to curl up and be cozy on a winter's day. Exquisite linocut-style illustrations of scratchboard art appear to carve out the snowy day which inspires the city to rest.
kaskeels's review
5.0
This book is like doing a rain dance for snow - it makes you want to look out the window and see flurries in the sky. It takes you on a tour of a city as a young girl wishes for snow so that her mother, an airline pilot, can stay home. The pictures are amazing and you will want to spend lots of time looking at them and waiting for the snow to fall outside.
jmshirtz's review
5.0
The poem in this book is actually an invocation. I liked that and that it introduced the idea of "putting things out there". However, the majority of my like for this book is for its marvelous illustrations. I adore them so much!
manyyarns's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful picture book for winter that encapsulates the desire for togetherness.
I particularly appreciate the city setting since so many "picture books about families" are set in the suburbs or countryside.
I particularly appreciate the city setting since so many "picture books about families" are set in the suburbs or countryside.
tashrow's review against another edition
5.0
Days are busy, filled with activity. One child whose parent is heading off to pilot a plane in the early morning put her wishes into words in the form on an invocation. She asks for snow to come, to change the face of the city and the pace of their life. She wishes for a slowness and as the book continues readers will see the snow start to fall, the parent leave for the airport, then the airport start to fill with waiting passengers who are not going anywhere. Then the parent catches a snowplow ride back home where the family spends a day together in the snow sledding.
Sidman’s invocation is simple and heartfelt. She voices it with the clarity of a ringing bell and real honesty. She plays her quiet voice against the hustle and busyness of an urban setting, allowing the snow and the wonder of it to slow the entire book down to the pace of the invocation itself. It’s a beautiful effect, strengthened by the illustrations and the beauty of the words themselves.
I was thrilled to see another pairing of Sidman and Krommes. Krommes creates scratchboard illustrations that have the organic feel of block prints. They are rich with details and fill the pages with subtle colors and dancing snow. The art has an inherent warmth to it, inviting snuggling under covers together.
Another great achievement for this author and illustrator pair, this is a great winter story that focuses on family and time spent together. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Sidman’s invocation is simple and heartfelt. She voices it with the clarity of a ringing bell and real honesty. She plays her quiet voice against the hustle and busyness of an urban setting, allowing the snow and the wonder of it to slow the entire book down to the pace of the invocation itself. It’s a beautiful effect, strengthened by the illustrations and the beauty of the words themselves.
I was thrilled to see another pairing of Sidman and Krommes. Krommes creates scratchboard illustrations that have the organic feel of block prints. They are rich with details and fill the pages with subtle colors and dancing snow. The art has an inherent warmth to it, inviting snuggling under covers together.
Another great achievement for this author and illustrator pair, this is a great winter story that focuses on family and time spent together. Appropriate for ages 3-5.