My Snow Day / Ang Aking Araw ng Nyebe

by Ally Nathaniel, Milena Radeva (Illustrations)

It's the first day of snow and Gabi and her siblings are about to get creative. They have the most brilliant idea: they will build the best snow-woman ever! This book will not only empower your child by sending the message that children can trust their own thinking and ideas, and implement them all by themselves, but will also emphasize the importance of team work.

Genres: Picture Books

36 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2013

About the author

Ally (Ayelet) Nathaniel is a #1 best selling author and a self-publishing coach. She has three young children who have inspired her to write and publish children's books. To date she has published ten titles: "Sparkly Me," "Who's Under the Bed," "Fabulous Me," "Dancing with the Sun,"The 6 Steps Pan to e-Publishing" and more. "Sparkly Me", "Who's Under the Bed?" and "My Snow Day" made it to the #1 best seller position on Amazon for children ages 0-6. Currently she has sold more than 40,000 copies on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing).

Through Ally Nathaniel eBook Publishing Services, she assists business owners and authors to self-publish their books through Amazon KDP and by guiding them through the entire self-publishing process for Amazon Kindle and CreateSpace . She offers assistance with the writing, finding illustrators, editors and (when necessary) ghostwriters, and works with clients on ways to promote their books after publishing and listing on Amazon.

In addition to her work as a self-publishing coach, Ally has edited an on-line parenting magazine, managed parent-oriented forums, and has written and published articles for a parenting magazine. She is also a trained chef and is currently working on a unique cookbook that combines child-friendly recipes with parenting tips on how to build a child's confidence and develop a closer bond with your child in the kitchen.

Reviews

[Skylar Burris]

This book has cute illustrations. It requires editing, as the author consistently used capital letters for dialogue tags, as in: “Snow gear,” Echoed Adam, and sometimes two or three words are used when one would have worked better. The sentence structure is simple, on a child’s level, but some of the words might be a mouthful for the new reader (when the kids get “accessories” for the snowman, for instance). There’s nothing really poetic in the phrasing to capture the reader’s attention. A child will probably enjoy the pictures more than the story. Great children’s literature captures many of the elements of adult fiction (plot, character, poetry) on a child’s level (how, I don’t know; I admire children’s authors who can do that). The story in this book doesn’t manage to do that, but with the pictures, it may be a pleasing enough read for the child who loves winter and is excitedly anticipating playing in the snow. The point of the story, I think, is to show kids they can work together and independently of adults to accomplish something. My kids are a little too old for this book, but this is the type of book that, at age 2-4, they might have liked paging through but not necessarily having read again and again.

Note: I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Barbara Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would give this book top grades for many reasons. First, it provides the example of sibling cooperation, Adam, Gabi and Abigail use cooperation and teamwork. Second, they decide to build a snow-woman instead of the stereotypical snowman. Third, the illustrator, Milena Radeva draws adorable black children providing racial diversity in children's literature. The story is a simple one; the children each take part and describe the building process. Mom watches from the window, praises their creation and offers hot cocoa when they are finished. There are a few minor grammar and formatting issues, but the book is a gem for preschoolers and early elementary school children. It also makes a cute bedtime story when snow is in the forecast or your child is longing for it!

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Snow Day by Ally Nathaniel
Illustrated very colorful children's book about a snow day.
Gabbi, Abigail and Adam wake up and notice all the snow and collect all their clothes they will need to go outside.
When they get out there they all stick together and help one another to do some fun things, even make a snow woman.
They are very proud of what they did, together. Very simple concept for kids to grasp.
I like this book because it allows the child to image a day outside even when there is no snow yet.
Author's other works are highlighted at the end of the book along with her bio.
I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.

[Angela Lambkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Snow Day-Cute clean reads ebook for children and how to build a snow woman !

I liked the way she had used words but not just words but pictures as well to teach young kids how to build a Snow-Woman and making it lots of fun
for them to want to be outside and build a snow woman together! It was a very clean reads ebook for the young children. I recommend this ebook for the very young and those just learning how to read with an adult or older child who can read this ebook with no problem! I received this ebook for free through the Kindle Unlimited library and have now given it an honest review. Great work Ally! By Angela L.

[Jenny Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely adorable story that I will cherish and enjoy for years to come. I fell in love with the illustrations. They were colorful, vibrant, and just really enjoyable to sit and look at. This will be a book I will read to my niece when she is older. I recommend this book to parents with children. This book will have children wanting to have it read several times to them and will become a household story for years to come.

[Fátima Teixeira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple english (generally speaking), beautiful story and good message! The pictures are warm! Very good to practice english, both lecture and translation!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful read!

My son is two, but he really enjoyed this book. "More mommy. Read more." Very glad that I downloaded it.

[Summer Neill · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a perfect read for my daughter when we got snowed-in this February!