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A review by librariandest
Before Morning by Joyce Sidman
3.0
True story: my daughter and I read this and within an hour it started snowing. This book is obviously magic.
It's also a little too abstract and flowery for my taste. My kid is still a toddler so she just wanted to look at pictures of snowflakes. She did not follow the story in the pictures about the mom pilot being grounded by the snow. But I really liked the note at the end about invocations and the power of words. This book would be a great writing prompt for students to write their own invocations.
Beth Krommes' illustration style is not my favorite, but I can see how it has appeal. She is a Caldecott winner, so obviously at least 15 people really dig her.
It's also a little too abstract and flowery for my taste. My kid is still a toddler so she just wanted to look at pictures of snowflakes. She did not follow the story in the pictures about the mom pilot being grounded by the snow. But I really liked the note at the end about invocations and the power of words. This book would be a great writing prompt for students to write their own invocations.
Beth Krommes' illustration style is not my favorite, but I can see how it has appeal. She is a Caldecott winner, so obviously at least 15 people really dig her.