Snow

by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

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Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace attended the University of Connecticut, and majored in sociology and psychology with a minor in art history, then continued on for a master’s degree in child development.

For many years, she worked at Yale-New Haven Hospital with children and teenagers as Child Life Specialist helping children to understand what was going to happen if they needed to have a medical test or an operation or a cast.

Then she took two adult education courses, one was about traditional Scherenschnitt (share- en -sssh -nit) scherren means scissors, schnitt means cut. The other was about writing and illustrating children’s books. When she brought in a
cut-paper illustration, the teacher said, “You’ve found your medium!”

Nancy is married to Peter Banks. They have been married for more than 30 years. He is a high school Physics teacher.

They live in Branford, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book that shares all the activities that you can do with snow: sledding, snow angels, snowballs, snowman, feeding birds and so much more.

"Now grown, a rabbit reminisces about the magic and warmth of the times when he, his brother, and his mother frolicked in the first snowfall of the year."

[Mya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a wonderful story that I wished I read around the Christmas holidays. It has that perfect Christmas vibe to it.

[Angela Lambkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an intriguing baby and up story, full of adventures and fun!

I bet some very little kids will fall in love with this short story of Snow day fun . Thus I wish then to recommend this very short story for five stars as well for k7ds ages 0-3,:and those in P-K.
I received this for free using KU , now in return, here is my honest review. Great work Nancy! By Angela

[BreAnna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the paper cut out illustrations. Very unique.

[☼Bookish in Virginia☼ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Should Have Been Done in a LARGER Format

This isn't a bad book. It's just not a good book (at all) for Babies and Toddlers, the usual targets of boardbooks.

For one thing, the illustrations are 'muddy'. There are brown bunnies in front of a brown wall which has a brown door with a brown decoration on it, and around it. Where's the brilliant colors babies and the very young adore? Missing.

Even the trees are a dull color, as is the sky. One bird on a tree is... you guessed it... light brown. The bunnies cloths are dark (muddy) purple and green... and brown.

The other problem I had with the book is the wordiness. Okay, not especially the wordiness --as I believe small children can enjoy the cadence of spoken speech -- but the 'high level concepts.

This isn't Lois Erhart's SNOW, with simple sentences about snowballs and cold. This is a book about looking back to simpler times. Where brothers lay motionless in the snow, listening to the poignant silence. These are things elementary aged children can relate to. Not topics for toddlers.

Nancy Wallace's story and language is wonderful. Her artwork was probably wonderful too, but this book production is awful. It should have been in a non-boardbook format for older children, and it should have been carefully reproduced so that the sky was the brilliant blue that see on older publications.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We've had this book for years and it was such a nice, cozy winter bedtime story when B. was little. It isn't much of a story - more like a poem really - kid's anticipation and joy of playing in the snow. I like papercut illustrations usually - these are pretty simple and bright - but I think a dreamier illustration style would really make this book magic. Oh well - still nice.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read again with next child in 2014
and really enjoyed it! Changed rating from two to four stars. Interesting to consider how I've changed in the last 4-5 years and how that may affect how I read and what touches me in a book.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is an excellent book about snow and all our favorite things about! Would recommend for toddlers!

[Meagan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the text too long for a board book.

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story

[Elisa Pereyra-Molina · Rating 1 out of 5]

This children's book has setting of winter and is told by way sharing memories. This is a ideal way of sharing a mothers warmth with a young listener.

[Lady reading under the Willow · Rating 4 out of 5]

A papa bunny tells the story of his childhood snow adventures. This is a richly-worded board book with soft illustrations. E liked it. ☺

[Stephen Snyder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thank you for the loan Franklin Public Library.