![]() I doubt there are many out there (adult and otherwise) who don't become kids again when the seasons shift and we all get a second chance. right through to the moment when spring appears and the wonder is reborn. So sweet the way the whole community (kids, fauna and all) celebrate in the majestic splendor of the new fallen landscape. ![]() Then, just when no one was looking, it came. While the children watched the low grey sky, waiting for the first snowflake to fall. Even the rabbits knew it, and scurried around in the dead leaves. The policeman said it felt like snow, and his wife said her big toe hurt, and that always meant snow. Having been published in 1947, author Alvin Tresselt’s prose and Roger Duvoisin’s unique illustrations remains to be a classic for readers that encountered the book as a child in grade school. Winner of the 1948 Caldecott Medal, more than any other book (save maybe The Snowy Day), this one highlights the magic of the first snow, celebrating the wonder of the winter season. White Snow, Bright Snow depicts the simplicity of the winter season’s natural progression that readers of all ages will enjoy. Since I saw snow for the first time in seven years this week and our neighborhood just put up its community Christmas tree (already, can you believe!?!), I thought I'd celebrate with a wee bit of snow love. Juvenile Easy Paperback - Closed Stacks, Available, - E PB TRESSELT. ![]() ![]() Alvin Tresselt ~ Roger Duvoisin ~ Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1947 White snow, bright snow / by Alvin Tresselt illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. ![]()
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