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Snowballs : A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids by Lois Ehlert (1995, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100152000747

ISBN-139780152000745

eBay Product ID (ePID)54913

Product Key Features

Book TitleSnowballs : a Winter and Holiday Book for Kids

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicNature & The Natural World / Weather, Sports & Recreation / General, General, Sports & Recreation / Cycling

IllustratorYes, Ehlert, Lois

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorLois Ehlert

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN94-047183

Reviews"Diverting and beautifully realized."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Ms. Ehlert is a talented artist whose books are visually distinctive."--The New York Times Book Review "Spectacular."--School Library Journal "The winning combination of art and text encourage[s] attentive reading and promote[s] observation of detail."--The Boston Globe, "Diverting and beautifully realized."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Ms. Ehlert is a talented artist whose books are visually distinctive."--The New York Times Book Review "Spectacular."--School Library Journal "The winning combination of art and text encourage[s] attentive reading and promote[s] observation of detail."--The Boston Globe --, Only an artist as gifted as Ehlert (Nuts to You!) could take so well-worn a topic as building a snowman and make it as fresh as-well, new-fallen snow. Her faultless sense of design immediately engages the reader: tidy white circles dot the gray backgrounds of her collages; cut-paper birds show off their hand-painted wings; and an offscreen narrator exhibits a sackful of "good stuff"-birdseed, peanuts, corn kernels, etc.-accumulated in anticipation of the "perfect snowball day." Soon the narrator and invisible colleagues have constructed a whole family of snow people and their pets. Each member of the snow family receives a full spread, to be viewed vertically, and each is decorated with "good stuff." Birds (and squirrels) can feast upon some of the adornments; and bright textiles (a Bolivian hat, a Guatemalan purse) imaginatively intermingle with stones, twigs and such prosaic items as a luggage tag and a claim check. Factual information about snow is included as well as a spread featuring photos of 13 snow creations. Even jacket space is not wasted-the flap has a recipe for popcorn balls, while the back cover features a selection of snowy newspaper forecasts. A joyful and inventive book just brimming with its own "good stuff." Ages 3-8., PreSchool-Grade 2-Ehlert once again displays the innovative collage style that so vividly celebrated spring and summer in Growing Vegetable Soup (1990) and Planting a Rainbow (1988), and autumn in Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (1991) and Nuts to You! (1993, all Harcourt). Here, she puts a creative twist on one of the favorite traditions of winter'building a snowman, or, in this case, a snow family, including pets. Children who believe snowmen must have charcoal eyes and carrot noses will be inspired by the unique adornments, for each creation here is decorated with the narrator's cache of "good stuff in a sack." Mom's hair is a Guatemalan belt; boy's nose is a toy compass; baby's arms are plastic picnic forks; dog's spots are a collection of buttons. As in the previous books, bold, rhyming text describes the simple pleasures of the season. The contrasting sensations of the crisp iciness and dreary isolation of winter are effectively created by placing the colorfully decorated white figures against a textured gray background on double-page vertical spreads. The background glows bright orange as the sun appears. Ehlert concludes her book with some winter facts, photographs of snowmen, and a recipe for popcorn balls. Another spectacular effort.-Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN, star "Only an artist as gifted as Ehlert could take so well-worn a topic as building a snowman and make it as fresh as-well, new-fallen snow. . . . A joyful and inventive book." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) pointer "There is a generous spirit to this jolly, unassuming book. . . . The whole package is fun to look at, fun to read, and fun to share." -Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal[E]

SynopsisIt's time to build a snowman in this fresh and imaginative winter classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert., It's time to build a snowman in this fresh and imaginative winter classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert. Ehlert creates a wintry world with her signature style by collaging vibrant cut paper and textured found objects, like buttons, fabric, and seeds, to illuminate the most wonderful time of the year. Readers young and old will marvel at the innovation in this dazzling snow-filled tale and just might feel inspired to build their own unique snow creations., Pull on your mittens and head outside with Lois Ehlert for a snowball day Grab some snow and start rolling. With a few found objects, like buttons and fabric and seeds, and a little imagination, you can create a whole family out of snow. "Ehlert uses collages of cut paper and vibrant, textured objects to dazzling effect in her tribute to building a snowman--and snowgirl and snowcat. Her inventive designs extend the reader's perspective and tweak the limits of the picture-book format."-- Publishers Weekly

LC Classification NumberPZ7.E3225Sn 1995