Snow Days
Book 1 in Weather Days
- Subject
- Concepts - Seasons
- Age
- 0-3 years
- Format
- Board Book
- Pages
- 24
- Publisher
- Pajama Press
- Size
- 17.6 cm Ă 20.0 cm
- ISBN
- 9781772782202
First snow, surprise snow: Nature's sparkly magic show
The award-winning celebration of preschoolers and snow is now available as a board book!
For small children, snow is a wonder. It sparkles and glitters. It transforms the outside world. Every kind of snow brings its own magic. It invites snow angels, skating, fort-building, and snowballs. Even blizzard days are exciting, when routines are overturned and everyone bands together to clear the snow away. For the youngest among us, winter is magical.
In Snow Days, author Deborah Kerbel captures that magic with nimble couplets that Kirkus Reviews calls "a playful celebration of wintry weather." Illustrator Miki Sato's fascinating textural collage art, called "deceptively simple" by Publishers Weekly, looks intimately touchable. She recreates the coziness and spectacle of the season in paper, felt, and embroidery silk, creating masterpieces that invite readers to look again and again.
With a diverse cast of children, a closing spread of five age-appropriate STEM experiments, and a sturdy Toddler Tough board book format, Snow Days will invite repeated reads everywhere from lap time to story time to bedtime.
About the creators
Deborah KerbelAuthor
Deborah Kerbel is the author of seven novels for middle grade and young adult readers as well as the picture books Before You Were Born, Snow Days, and Sunny Days. Her novels have been shortlisted for the Governor Generalâs Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association YA Book of the Year, and the Manitoba Young Readerâs Choice Award. Deborah lives in Thornhill, Ontario, with her husband, two book-loving children, and a schnoodle named Alfredo.
Miki SatoIllustrator
Miki Sato is a Japanese-Canadian illustrator who uses a variety of different textures and materials to create three-dimensional images. Originally from Ottawa, she moved to Toronto to complete her degree in illustration from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her picture books include Golden Threads written by Suzanne Del Rizzo and Snow Days and Sunny Days written by Deborah Kerbel.
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What reviewers said
2020 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Finalist
2020 Northern Lights Book Award: Board Book Category Winner
2021 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
CBC Books âThe best Canadian picture books of 2020â selection
Open Book âBeyond the Claus: Winter & Holiday Reading Recommendations That Go Beyond Just Christmasâ selection
âKerbelâs couplets include both concrete details and more poetic abstractions. Satoâs deceptively simple illustrations are almost tangible in their layers, showcasing an array of stitches, paper finishes, and fabric surfaces, and depicting an inclusive cast.â
